Child Neglect training - virtual course

Level: Themed

Date/s: 22/11/2022

Time: 10.00 am- to 4pm (please login 10 mins before meeting)

Venue: Virtual Meeting - Zoom link to be sent once accepted onto course View on Map

Requires Introduction to Safeguarding : N

Cut Off Date For Applications: 04/11/2022

Places left: -3

Course Description

To gain knowledge on child neglect and recognise signs of child neglect.

To support families where neglect is a factor. Understand the Manchester neglect strategy

Aims

The course will help participants to develop their understanding of the impact of neglect on the lived experience of the child. It will consider strategies for working with families with complex needs, assessing risk and working towards effective interventions.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to-

Appreciate complex indicators of neglect and assess its impact on the development of children and young people

Have increased awareness of current research and tools for assessing neglect within the local procedural context
Employ an increased understanding of the origins of neglect and compromised parenting to assess and support capacity for change
Develop skills in professional judgement relating to assessment of need and risk

Become more familiar with local tools available to assist information gathering, assessment and intervention
Develop effective strategies for working with families within a multi-agency framework
Share a greater awareness of dilemmas relating to issues of thresholds for intervention; personal and professional values and the emotional impact of working with uncertainty and resistance
Develop action plans for future practice

Learning Outcomes

Course outcomes - To gain knowledge on child neglect and recognise signs of child neglect.

To support families where neglect is a factor. Understand the Manchester neglect strategy

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