Safeguarding Group C - Children and Young People

Provided by Nicole James, New Pathways

Face to Face training (4 half days)

Target Audience: Registered or regulated practitioners with an assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating role. They will have a clear protection planning role (core group, case conference, strategy meeting attendees) and have a statutory function.

Aim

This 2-day advanced level course aims to ensure participants are able to make decisions about keeping children/adults safe and know when they need to put protection processes in place.

Key Learning Objectives:

I understand that giving people voice and control is an essential part of decision making - child-centred practice
I understand everyone's roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding process
I have the ability to make clear and proportionate decisions.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course you will be able to:

apply relevant legislation, policies and codes of conduct to your day-to-day practice and advise others of these
safeguard and protect children and young people based on evidence available at the time and escalate concerns to the next level
reflect on factors, situations and actions that may contribute to abuse, harm or neglect and provide rationale to challenge these
know how, when and to whom to report different types of abuse, neglect and harm
follow the Wales Safeguarding Procedures and the regional decision making process and advise other colleagues of these when required
follow the Regional Safeguarding Board's protocol for 'Resolving Professional Differences'
evidence that the voice of the child is central to safeguarding decisions throughout the safeguarding process
explain the role of advocacy
understand your role and responsibilities and contribute to relevant safeguarding forums and processes
use professional curiosity to consider information from a variety of sources to gain an understanding of what a child's or family's life is like and to assess potential risks
advise others of safeguarding processes
work in partnership in a multi-agency way
be clear about the role and responsibilities of other professionals

Group C practitioners must do:

A minimum of eight hours of training within the probation period of a new role, plus training on safeguarding topics specific to the role, via New Pathways - 2 full day training - delivered in ½ day sessions. Separate courses for Childrens or Adults, depending on your work domain.
Have refresher training on the generic training (at least eight hours every three years)
do at least 18 hours (six hours per year) of additional training, including detailed training on specific safeguarding topics or internal processes,
do additional training relevant to specific roles and duties, which should:
Reflect any changes to practice and application.
Include training that needs to be done sooner than three years (for example: new diagnostic methods in areas of healthcare).