Safeguarding Children Refresher

Objectives

After you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a recharged knowledge of:

• The definitions of ‘safeguarding’ and ‘child protection’
• Legislation in place around safeguarding children, such as the Children Act 1989
• The importance of Safeguarding Practice Reviews and their findings
• Why information sharing is crucial
• Contextual safeguarding – what it means
• Who we are safeguarding, and what we are safeguarding from
• How a child might respond to abuse
• The important principles around safeguarding
• Key indicators of abuse and neglect, and how you should respond
• The different types of disclosure
• When to ask questions, and how to do so appropriately
• The stages of the referral pathway and process
• Dangerous safeguarding practice to avoid
• Using chronologies and their importance
• The Child Protection Process stages

Modules

This is a one module course