Safeguarding Children (Child Protection)

Providing the essential knowledge required to handle child protection issues in the workplace.

Child abuse is the physical or physiological mistreatment of a child by his or her parents (including adoptive parents), guardians, or other adults. While this term emphasises carrying out wrong acts, a related term is child neglect: not doing what is necessary, negligence.

This training is for employees who work with children and young people and helps them recognise and understand all indicators of potential child abuse and neglect.

Providing guidelines around how abuse should be identified and reported, this course is mapped to the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) induction standards 3.4, 3.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and meets the Care Council for Wales Social Care Induction Framework 3.3, 4.2.9.

This training is for:

This training is designed for those working within a childcare setting or service needing to understand child protection issues and how to maintain a healthy and safe environment.

It is ideal as part of an employee induction programme, or as part of wider training in Child Protection.

Key learning objectives:

On completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the legislation, policies and national guidance relating to protecting (safeguarding) children.
• Understand your workplace’s policies and procedures on helping children and young people who have been abused.
• Know about your local Safeguarding Board and any role your agency, organisation or employer has on it.
• Understand what child abuse is and the different forms of abuse.
• Understand the signs and indicators of possible abuse and neglect.
• Understand how to support families and carers.