Safeguarding and Welfare

Course Title

Aims and learning Objectives

Cost and Audience

Dates/ Time

Introduction to Safeguarding Children

Facilitators:

Colleagues from the Integrated Workforce Development Team, Nottingham City Council

To enable participants to understand their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

By the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Understand their responsibilities in safeguarding children
• Understand the nature of child abuse and neglect
• Recognise the indicators that child is suffering harm
• Consider how diversity issues should be considered in an assessment of child's needs
• Understand the appropriate action to take in order to safeguard a child from harm
• Understand the role of the Common Assessment Framework in safeguarding a child

Audience:

Anyone working with Children, young People and their Families in Nottingham City

Cost:

Places on the course are charged at £100 per place Booking Form

Contact us to discuss developing a bespoke session for your organisation by emailing

IWDTEventInbox@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Introduction to Safeguarding Children

Facilitators

Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS)

This course is for VCS organisations who need to know more about safeguarding children who use their services, to gain the skills you need to act  appropriately confidently to protect the children you work with.  This will also include information to help organisations to update their children's safeguarding policies.

To find out more and book please click on the link below;

Safeguarding Training

Signs of Safety Awareness Briefings

Aim:

To provide colleagues with an introduction to the Signs of Safety approach and explore how it is being used in Safeguarding practice in Nottingham City.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the Signs of Safety approach;
• Consider how this approach can be used to involve parents, children and young people in assessments and planning;
• Examine how judgements based on a balance of information regarding concerns and safety can be evidenced and improved;
• Identify the benefits of using this model in multi-disciplinary work and with partnership agencies.

Who is the course for?

For practitioners, managers and volunteers working in settings where there is direct contact with children and young people.

To book

Please contact the Safeguarding Children Partnership - ncscbtraining@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Safeguarding Children and Young People from Child Sexual Exploitation

Aim

To increase awareness of child sexual exploitation amongst staff who work directly with young people and to enable them to respond appropriately and confidently to concerns or disclosures of such exploitation, and manage cases effectively.

Learning outcomes 

• Understand issues related to child sexual exploitation, the different ways it can occur and the associated legislation
• Be able to identify factors which may leave children and young people exposed to sexual exploitation
• Be able to recognise signs and indicators of child sexual exploitation
• Be able to manage suspicions and disclosures effectively and take appropriate action
• Be able to act in accordance with Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Board Child Sexual Exploitation Practice Guidance and Pathways

Who is the course for?

For practitioners, managers and volunteers working in settings where there is direct contact with children and young people

To book

Please contact the Safeguarding Children Partnership - ncscbtraining@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence and Abuse

Facilitator

Equation

This one-day course aims to create a shared understanding of domestic violence and abuse among professionals working in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, and to increase appropriate responses.

Learning outcomes

• Explore different aspects of domestic violence and abuse and its causes
• Explore the myths and stereotypes of domestic violence
• Examine the reasons why people stay and return to abusive relationships and
• Consider the impact living with  domestic violence has on survivors and children
• It also enables participants to identify, develop and implement communication and support skills, such as asking about the presence of domestic violence and safety planning, considering risk and effective signposting

To find out more and how to book please click here to go to Equations website.

Safeguarding Disabled Children

Facilitators are from Nottingham City Council 

We have developed a training programme specifically aimed at all those who regularly work with disabled children

It provides a more in depth view of what we should do to promote the welfare and safeguarding of disabled children and young people.

Within the course we will:

•  Identify areas of vulnerability which are particular to a disabled child or young person.
• Recognise the impact of own feelings/perceptions and how these affect decisions on actions.
• Consider how disabled children may be disadvantaged within the Safeguarding Framework.
• To identify and promote positive practice when working with disabled children and young people.
• Understand the importance of communication preferences with disabled children and young people, ensuring that their wishes, feelings and views are considered.

Aimed at all those who regularly work with disabled children

It is advisable for delegates to have attended initial Safeguarding Training before attending this session (see details above)

Cost:

£100 per place (£75 for Voluntary and Community Organisations) 

Alternatively, contact us to discuss developing a bespoke session for your organisation.

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Contact us for dates and times available.

The MARAC process and using the DASH_RIC to identify levels of risk for people affected by domestic abuse

Facilitators

Member of the MARAC training pool

The course aims to;

• Provide an overview of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

• Offer and follow an effective and consistent approach at the MARAC locally

On completion of the course, you will be able to;

• Increase your understanding and confidence in using an evidence-based checklist to identify the level of risk for survivors, children and vulnerable adults affected by domestic abuse - the DASH_RIC (the Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Harassment and Honour Based Violence Risk Identification Checklist)

• Identify high risk cases that would benefit from multi-agency safety planning at the MARAC

• Procedures for supporting survivors and family of medium and standard risk cases

• Recognise the potential benefits of proportionate information sharing with other agencies and how this can be done as safely as possible

• Highlight the benefits of action planning in a co-ordinated way and the impact of more complete information on the response offered to victim, children and vulnerable adults in the household and perpetrators

• Be aware of how to access appropriate specialist advice and support and agency MARAC reps contact details

Audience:

Staff who work with Children, Young People and Families (adults with children).

No Charge

To Book

Please email us IWDTEventInbox@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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All 9:30am - 1pm via MS Tea