Background: Communicating effectively with parents is essential for enabling families to understand and engage with practitioners. This course aims to support practitioners to feel more confident in this task. It provides an opportunity to stand back from the detail of the work and reflect on how we engage in productive relationships with parents whilst keeping…

Background: This half day course is suitable for any staff working in FGM practicing communities or with an interest in this area. It is recommended that at least 2 staff in each setting/team attend this training as mobility of practitioners and families means that all may encounter this at some stage. This course will enable…

  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…

  ½ day Surgery for who have previously attended the GCP2 training and Have not used the tool and need to refresh or used the tool but need reflect Planning to conduct the home visit and utilise the tool   Skills to implement the GCP2 and beyond – exploration of the GCP2 tool and how…

Background: All staff employed within a multi-agency arena have an important role to play in safeguarding children and are often in key positions to identify and respond to concerns about abuse and neglect. This course is to enable all those who come into frequent contact with children and young people to develop awareness of, and…

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…

  Background: Neglect is the most common form of maltreatment suffered by children in the UK (NSPCC, 2014). The impact of neglect on children cannot be overestimated. Neglect causes great distress and harm to children and leads to poor health, educational and social outcomes in the short and long-term. In some cases, neglect will be…

Background: This is one day intense course which provides an overview into how children and young people access new information technologies, what the safety issues are and how we as professionals can help parents and young people to keep safe. Participants will gain an awareness of social media and new technological advances that children and young…

  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…

Background: To enhance knowledge of sexual abuse; how to recognize signs and the impact on children and young people. How to support a child who has been sexually abused and what to do when a child has made a disclosure. Training Level:  2 Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course participants will : Know…

LEVEL 2 Background: In 2017, the Government introduced national guidance to help identify and protect those exploited through criminal exploitation. This guidance is part of the cross-government approach to ending gang violence and exploitation. Learning Outcomes: Attendees will gain the following knowledge How young people are targeted to join groups. The business model of county…

**PLEASE READ BELOW** THIS IS A 2 DAY COURSE, IF YOU BOOK FOR 29TH OCTOBER YOU WILL BE SENT A CALENDAR INVITE FOR BOTH 29TH AND 30TH OCTOBER  PLEASE ENSURE YOU CAN ATTEND BOTH DAYS.   This course moves away from the outdated focus on ‘models of CSE’ and ‘grooming lines’ to take an in-depth look at…