Background: This is a half-day training aiming to increase practitioners’ understanding and awareness about self-harming and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in children and young people. The course aims to increase compassionate and effective responding to such presentations, through the development of relationships and interactions which can help to facilitate communication, validation and alternative coping…

Aim: To ensure participants have an appreciation and understanding of Mental illness in the Perinatal Period, including issues related to detection, treatment, support, and risk. Objectives: Participants will develop and understanding of what the term perinatal mental illness means and its recognition You will be informed of local treatment pathways You will have an understanding of…

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: A Child Protection Conference is a multi-agency meeting to decide if children are at risk of significant harm and if so to recommend a Child Protection Plan. Core group meetings are an essential part of multi agency planning process. It is imperative that all agencies ensure a total commitment to these parts of the…

Background: Newham Children’s Social Care designed a model approach for assessment and planning for children who have complex safeguarding needs as a result of Exploitation.   This half day workshop will provide participants with an understanding of contextual safeguarding and the tools used in Newham to assess the risk of criminal and sexual exploitation for…

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…

Background: Building professional confidence in effectively addressing the exposure to extremism within context of safeguarding Training Level: 3 Learning Outcomes: By the end of the 1 day training, participants will have: Revisit understanding of the Prevent Duty and processes and pathways Explore how exposure to extremism is a safeguarding matter and the different levels of…

When allegations are made against staff or volunteers who work with children, organisations need to be aware of their statutory duties. This course aims to inform participants of what these duties are, how the LADO Process works and how to complete internal investigations both inside and outside of this process. Training Level: 3 Learning Outcomes:…

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: 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…