An essential introduction to child safeguarding, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to recognise the signs of abuse, understand child development, respond appropriately to disclosures, and report safeguarding concerns in line with best practice.
This course is suitable for anyone who comes into contact with children in their work, and covers how to recognise child abuse, the forms abuse can take, responding to disclosures, acting on concerns, and reporting abuse.
8 topics · approx 70 minutes
The prevalence of child abuse, what child abuse covers, the responsibility of professionals who work with children and young people, the definitions of child protection and safeguarding.
The prevalence of neglect, what neglect covers, the four types of neglect, signs and symptoms, the short and long-term effects of neglect.
Some statistics, definition of physical abuse, signs and symptoms of physical abuse, identifying inflicted bruises and wounds, the effects of physical abuse.
The definition of emotional abuse including active and passive emotional abuse, and the five types of passive emotional abuse, the signs, symptoms and effects of emotional abuse.
The prevalence of reported sexual abuse, what sexual abuse covers, some myths about sexual abuse, signs and symptoms of abuse, the effects of abuse both in childhood and later in life.
The prevalence of child exploitation, including a look at both child criminal exploitation and child sexual exploitation.
The different types of disclosure and ways that you may become aware of abuse, responding appropriately to a child who is disclosing abuse, and what prevents and encourages disclosure.
Passing on information to people who will be able to take action, talking to parents, what should be reported.
This course is produced by a specialist compliance e-learning provider with over a decade of experience, used by over 60 multi-academy trusts and hundreds of schools across the UK. Every course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service.