The contents included in this course are:

• Introduction to Safeguarding Children

  • CQC or Care Quality Commission

  • Child Protection Responsibilities

  • Children's Rights

• Acts and Regulations

  • Safeguarding Children

  • Legislation relating to Safeguarding Children

  • Discriminatory abuse and the Human Rights Act

  • The Human Rights Act

  • Protection from Harassment Act 1997

  • Sexual Offences Act 2003

  • The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006

  • Serious Organised Crime and Police Act

• Child Abuse

  • What is abuse and neglect

  • Every Child Matters

  • Abuse and the Indicators of Abuse

  • Psychological Abuse

  • Disclosure

  • Physical Abuse

  • Emotional abuse

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Institutional/organisational abuse and Discriminatory Abuse

  • Neglect and the act commission

  • Other types of child abuse

• Prevention and Awareness

  • Working with others

  • Key Supporting Information

  • What children want from professionals

  • Protecting Yourself against allegations

• Reporting abuse

  • Reporting Child abuse

• Summary

Learning outcomes:

• To understand what is abuse and neglect

• To be able to know the indications that there may be a problem

• Know the signs of abuse

• Understand the types of abuse

• Reporting of abuse

• The law and regulations

• Dealing with children and adults when abuse is disclosed or identified

• The Police and abuse

• Avoiding problems and keeping safe

• Risk assessing and children

The contents included in this course are:

• Acts and Regulations

  • Discriminatory Abuse and the Human Rights Act

  • The Human Rights Act 1998

  • Protection from Harassment Act 1997

  • The Sexual Offences Act 2003

  • The Mental Capacity Act 2005

  • The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006

  • The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles

• The Data Barring Service

  • What is a DBS Check

  • The DBS Process

  • New Update Service to DBS with effect from 17th June 2013

• SOVA

  • Facts and Information about abuse

  • Who is a vulnerable adult

  • Abuse and the indicator of abuse

  • Physical Abuse

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Financial Abuse

  • Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission

  • Institutional And Discriminatory Abuse

  • Duty of Care

  • Consent

  • Disclosure

  • Serious Case review and sources of advice

  • Managing risk and Multi-Agency safeguarding of adults

• Reporting Abuse

  • Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse

  • Reporting abuse

  • Whistleblowing

  • How to Whistleblow

Child protection learning outcomes plus:

• Acts and Regulations

  • Discriminatory Abuse and the Human Rights Act

  • The Human Rights Act 1998

  • Protection from Harassment Act 1997

  • The Sexual Offences Act 2003

  • The Mental Capacity Act 2005

  • The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006

  • The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles

• The Data Barring Service

  • What is a DBS Check

  • The DBS Process

  • New Update Service to DBS with effect from 17th June 2013

• SOVA

  • Facts and Information about abuse

  • Who is a vulnerable adult

  • Abuse and the indicator of abuse

  • Physical Abuse

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Financial Abuse

  • Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission

  • Institutional And Discriminatory Abuse

  • Duty of Care

  • Consent

  • Disclosure

  • Serious Case review and sources of advice

  • Managing risk and Multi-Agency safeguarding of adults

• Reporting Abuse

  • Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse

  • Reporting abuse

  • Whistleblowing

  • How to Whistleblow