Safeguarding Partnership Jersey

Audience

This course is intended for everyone who works with children and/or families either in a professional or voluntary capacity.

Aim

To raise participants awareness of safeguarding children and to gain an understanding of their role and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children.

Learning outcomes

• Define the terms ‘Safeguarding’
• Recognise the ways in which society’s beliefs, values and attitudes, procedures and laws towards children and child abuse have changed over time
• List the four main categories of abuse, as well as their signs and indicators, and identify current and emerging risks
• Identify at least five barriers/enablers that may prevent/support the effective safeguarding of children and young people
• Respond effectively to concerns about the safety and welfare of a child/young person following my organisation and SPJ policy and procedures
  
  

Course format: Three-hour face-to-face session
Cost: Free to attend