- Safeguarding Children and Young People
Neglect
Learning outcomes
- To identify signs and indicators of neglect and consider the significance of individual perspectives when identifying neglect including the definition from Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
- To understand the ‘start again’ approach to neglect cases and consider the implications for practice.
- To understand the range of tools to assess the impact of neglect on the child and their development.
- To understand the concept of ‘good enough’ parenting.
- To apply frameworks for the assessment of parental capacity to change.
- To explore approaches that are helpful in engaging with neglectful families.
Description
This course aims to provide a group of multi-agency practitioners to be able to understand what neglect is, identify the indictors of neglect, understand the threshold for a referral, gain knowledge about the legislative and local framework and reflect on research and learning from Serious Case Reviews. Through interactive and small group work the course intends to provide the participant with opportunities to learn about the tools for assessment and share how to apply these practice tools in their workplace.
This course is delivered by our expert facilitators who will bring their first hand experience and tailor the course to suit your learning needs.
Our course covers the following topics:
- Introduce self and aims for today
- Good enough parenting
- Learning from SPR and research
- Signs and indicators of neglect
- Consequences of neglect on children and child development
- Assessing parenting capacity and capacity to change
- Tools and interventions for assessing and working with neglect
This course includes:
- Case studies
- Safeguarding practice reviews
- Group work
- Resources
Benefits of the course:
- Up-to-date and in line with the key legislation and guidance in the UK
- No pre requisites needed to join this course
- Delivery from professional and expert facilitators in the field
Course Reviews
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- Fostering
- Practical Core Skills
- Safeguarding Children and Young People
Trauma Informed Practice
- VR-enabled
- 1 day
- up to 12 people face to face
- Children Specialist Practice Areas
- Fostering
- Practical Core Skills
- Safeguarding Children and Young People
Creating Genograms
- In-house
- half a day
- up to 22 people face to face
- Education
- Practical Core Skills
- Safeguarding Children and Young People
Level 2 Train the Trainer
- Open
- 1 day - Via Zoom (9:30am – 16:00pm)
- £90 + VAT
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