Child Protection Level 2

As you deepen your understanding of child protection, how can you more effectively identify and respond to complex safeguarding issues?

This e-learning module builds on foundational knowledge to provide a more in-depth understanding of child protection.

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Understand the legislation surrounding child protection
• Knowledgeably refer to The Children Act 1989
• Identify the categories and common indicators of abuse
• Understand measures that can be taken if potential for abuse is suspected
• Understand the referral process and what to do if abuse is disclosed or reported
• Refer to the Common Assessment Framework
• Understand formulation of child protection plans
• Explore serious case reviews
• Understand the role of local safeguarding children’s boards
• Identify vulnerable children in special circumstances

Topics

• Defining child protection & The Children Act
• Serious case reviews: Victoria Climbié
• Legislation
• Every Child Matters: the ‘five outcomes’
• Types of abuse
• New threats
• Children and the internet
• The common assessment framework
• Child protection plans
• Child protection conferences
• Looked after children
• Children in special circumstances
• Facts and statistics
• Local safeguarding children’s boards
• Information sharing

This training is critical for those with a role in safeguarding to ensure a robust and informed approach to protecting children.

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Your purchase entitles you to 3 attempts at the post course test and access to the course materials for one year from the date of purchase.

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