Safeguarding Children and Young People

Neglect

This highly specialised course supports participants to understand the range of tools they need to assess the impact of neglect on the child and their development

In-house

1 day

up to 22 people face to face

up to 15 people remotely

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

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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

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