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| Course Outline |
| TARGET AUDIENCE |
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| All practitioners and volunteers who work regularly with children, young people and adults who may be parents/carers AND who may be required to participate in child protection processes beyond referral, e.g. strategy meetings, child protection conferences, developing, implementing and monitoring child protection plans, core groups and reviews. These may include health visitors, housing officers, designated teachers for child protection, new |
| social workers and children centre workers, midwives, providers of adult services (e.g. domestic abuse, substance misuse) who may be required to contribute to child protection processes. |
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| COURSE AIMS |
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| To provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills to contribute effectively in multi-agency process to safeguarding children, with particular reference to case conferences (including reports), developing and implementing child protection plans, core groups and reviews, in order to enhance outcomes for children and in accordance with Working Together 2008 and other guidance. |
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES |
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| · Demonstrate the ability to work with other practitioners, children and families on complex tasks that have specific knowledge or skill requirements. For example, joint enquiries under section 47 of the Children Act 1989, contribution to core assessments, participation in strategy meetings for conference and review, and ensuring that children's issues are heard and their views sought. |
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| · Be able to write clear evidence based and outcome focused reports as appropriate, assess the relevance and status of information and know when it is appropriate to pass it on or share it |
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| · Demonstrate an understanding of the role of assessment, analysis, planning and review in contributing to the change process |
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| · Identify and analyse the risks, strengths and needs of individuals and families at an inter-personal, intra-personal and systemic level which influence the capacity and motivation of individuals to make and maintain changes |
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| · Identify a range of barriers to effective practice in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and develop strategies to minimise their impact (e.g. managing conflict between agencies, or with carers, dealing with aggression and non-compliance and effective communication with children, young people and their families). |
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| · Be aware of the effect of one's own values and beliefs on practice and show a commitment to valuing diversity and promoting equality |
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| · Develop the confidence to contribute in line with one's own role, responsibilities and accountabilities whilst able to challenge and question decisions in complex situations by looking beyond own immediate role |
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| PRE-REQUISITES |
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| All applicants to this course will need to show that they have completed the CYSCB web-based Child Protection Basic Awareness course and the 1-day multi-agency Working Together course, or equivalent. They must also be familiar with Working Together to safeguard Children 2006. |
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| TRAINERS |
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| Sandy Goodwill, Independent reviewing Officer |
| Claire Medley, Independent Reviewing Officer |
| Jane Martin, York Hospital NHS Trust |
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| COST |
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| Free of charge. |
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| LUNCH |
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| Drinks and light refreshments will be provided. Lunch will not be provided. Please ensure that you bring your own lunch along, or be prepared to purchase locally. Details of local food outlets will be available on the day. |
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| TO BOOK |
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| To book a course, visit our website and follow the links to the course application form - print the form & return to the address on the form (NB. This is our preferred route for registration). |
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| www.saferchildrenyork.org.uk |
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| Or, phone 01904 555650 if you do not have access to the Internet |
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