THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO STAFF WORKING IN: SEN, 0-25 CSC and COMMUNITY CHILD HEALH Background: To increase confidence and good practice in working with disabled children and their families in order to assess children’s needs, identify risks and take effective and timely action to protect children at risk of harm. This course will explore…
Background: There are 75,000 children and young people in Newham – more than a third of our residents are under 18 – and we want each of them to have the best possible start in life. We have a strong universal service in Newham – our schools, children’s centres and health services – but some…
Background: This course aims to enhance practitioner’s knowledge of the complexities of safeguarding children and families when faith and belief are possible factors. Explore the risks but also highlight strengthens within this arena for some children and families. Training Level: 2 Learning Outcomes: By the end of the 1 day course participants will : Understand…
This workshop will give an overview of why we risk assess victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA), the history, purpose and use of the Domestic Abuse Stalking Harassment and Honour Based Violence (DASH) risk identification checklist (RIC). Attendees will consider how to respond to disclosure of domestic abuse with empathy and understanding and the…
Background: The course will inform and ensure that practitioners, volunteers and managers understand safer recruitment procedures and are able to consider organisational safeguarding from a wider perspective. Training Level: 3 Learning Outcomes: By the end of the 2 hour workshop the learners should be able to: Increase their awareness of child protection cases that have…
We hope to broaden participants’ understanding of issues relating to substance use and parenting, allowing them to feel able to make more informed assessments in this area. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course the learners should be able: To develop an understanding of drug and alcohol use and awareness of the effects and…
What EVERYONE needs to know To understand the prevalence and impact of suicide. To explore the language, and the challenges, when talking openly about suicide. To recognise the ‘signs’ that may indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide To consider how we can all contribute to a suicide safer community.
Background: The NSPCC Graded Care Profile GCP2 is a standardised tool for assessing the quality of parental care where neglect is a concern. It provides an assessment of the quality of care across the 4 domains of physical; safety, emotional; developmental needs. Newham LSCB have adopted the tool and training key professionals to use this…
Newham’s approach to Complex and Contextual Safeguarding This new suite of modules have been designed to embed understanding, knowledge and skills to identify the impact and complexities within this arena. The modules build on understanding and must be attended in order
Newham’s approach to Complex and Contextual Safeguarding This new suite of modules have been designed to embed understanding, knowledge and skills to identify the impact and complexities within this arena. The modules build on understanding and must be attended in order