Inter-agency Training Programme 2016/17

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1 Coventry Safeguarding Children Board Inter-agency Training Programme 2016/17

2 Foreword Welcome to the Inter-agency training programme. Coventry Safeguarding Children Board continues to provide a programme of training for staff working with children, young people and their parents and carers in Coventry in order to ensure that they have the skills, knowledge and qualities required to safeguard and protect those who are vulnerable. A wide range of courses are available covering key aspects of safeguarding children that are important for Coventry at this time. Key messages include the importance of professionals understanding and listening to the voices of children in Coventry. The evaluation process shows that the multi-agency training in Coventry does improve outcomes for children and young people. This process is an essential part of the programme with courses being selected each term for follow up, by those attending and their managers, to assess impact on practice and outcomes for children. Feedback is also used to review courses provided and their content. The Learning and Development Sub Committee is committed to ensuring that training is up to date and relevant for professionals. Courses are constantly updated and reviewed in the light of Coventry experiences, serious case reviews, audits and research. If there are any gaps in the programme we would be happy to hear from you. All courses are delivered by local experienced and knowledgeable practitioners (level 1 and 2) and local and national specialist trainers (level 3 specialist course). If your organisation has specialist knowledge and you would like to be part of the team delivering training in Coventry your contributions will be valued. If you wish to contact us regarding gaps in the programme or to be part of the training team, please contact Anne Pluska, Training Officer, contact details on page 3. Janet Mokades Independent Chair, Coventry Safeguarding Children Board 2

3 Foreword Membership of the sub committee Jayne Phelps Lead/Designated Nurse Safeguarding Adults and Children (Chair) NHS Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group Moira Bishop Named Nurse, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) Anne Walker Hospital Education Service Kim West Early Years Louison Ricketts Children and Families First Team Carol Clarke Coventry Diocese Janet Goode Social Care Practice Educator Gillian Attree Named Nurse University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) Carol Morgan Social Care Ann Stacey/Rob Matthews Education Alison Heath Probation (National) Beverley Green Probation (Community Rehabilitation) Yassir Mahmood Workforce Development Kath Hartley Police Anne Pluska Safeguarding Children and Adult Boards (Vice Chair) If you need this document in another format or language please contact Anne Pluska Telephone: CB 3

4 Contents Information Welcome and general information 5 Training and development frameworks 6-15 Application information 16 Charging policy and cancellation charges 17 Trainers 18 Level 1 Introduction to safeguarding children Level 2 Working together to safeguard children 21 Undertaking common assessments and acting as lead professional Common assessment framework awareness 24 Level 3 Domestic violence and abuse and safeguarding children 25 Emotional abuse and neglect 26 Working with children who display harmful sexual behaviour 27 Understanding sex abusers in order to safeguard children 28 The impact of parents with mental health issues and safeguarding children 29 Skills for working with resistant families 30 Working together to safeguard the child or young person who is self-harming 31 Substance Abuse and Safeguarding Children 32 Female Genital Mutilation 33 Forced marriage and honour based violence 34 Spirit possession and witchcraft and safeguarding children 35 Safeguarding children through effective supervision 36 Child sexual exploitation - awareness raising 37 Safeguarding disabled children - awareness raising 38 Safeguarding children in whom illness is fabricated or induced 39 Effective use of core groups 40 An Introduction to family group conferencing 41 Appendix Training booking process 42 Coventry Children and Young People s Strategic Partnership CYPSP Common 43 Assessment framework - training booking form CYPSP - awareness training booking form 44 Courses at a glance 45 4

5 Welcome and general information The Safeguarding Boards Training Officer, Anne Pluska, would like to welcome you to the fifteenth Coventry Safeguarding Children Board inter-agency training programme. The majority of Coventry inter-agency courses are delivered through a workshop model and are designed to be inter-active and promote shared learning. Government guidance, the latest legislation and the Coventry Safeguarding Children Board s Inter-Agency Child Protection Procedures inform them. The courses highlight best practice and the lessons learned from audits and serious case reviews As trainers and course organisers we actively promote anti-discriminatory practice throughout all Coventry inter-agency training. We work to provide a balanced mix of participants on the courses to fully promote multi-agency working in order to safeguard children across the city. The training courses provide valuable opportunities for practitioners and managers to come together in a stimulating and safe learning environment to share knowledge and experience and to build those relationships that promote the well being and safety of the children of Coventry. If you are working with children, young people and their families, whatever your job or role, including services primarily supporting parents with their own health needs that may impact upon their ability to care for their child; these training courses are designed with you in mind. The Coventry Safeguarding Children Board is a body made up from all the local agencies with responsibility for promoting the safety and well being of children and young people in the City of Coventry. This includes Health, Education, Schools, the Police, Probation, Social Care, the NSPCC, Youth Offending Service, CAFCASS and Community Services. It is the aim of the Coventry Safeguarding Children Board to raise awareness and understanding of the need for all adults to work together to create a city where children and young people are listened to, valued and protected, making safeguarding children everyone s business. The current structure has been in place since the Children Act 1989, and of course inter-agency working has existed far longer than that. Following the Laming Enquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié, the Children Act 2004 places a duty on all agencies to co-operate to improve the well being of children. Local Safeguarding Boards have statutory powers to ensure that agencies work together, and senior officers will be directly responsible for the performance of their organisation. The focus of the inter-agency training programme is primarily the areas where professionals from different agencies are brought together to work collaboratively. The target audience is: Practitioners and managers from the statutory, voluntary and independent agencies who work with children and families People working with adults where there are children in the home 5

6 Training and development framework It is for managers to decide the appropriate level of training to meet the needs of their staff, as indicated by their level of responsibility in working with children, and whether this training is done through single or interagency training. Training is available at a number of levels to address the learning needs of staff, based on their degree of contact with children and/or parents/carers and their level of responsibility. (see Inter-agency Safeguarding Children Framework page 7). Working Together (2010) identifies eight groups of worker to assist with identification of learning and development needs. (see pages 8-15 Inter-agency Framework for responsibilities and suggested minimum training content and method for each of these groups) For Health Agencies refer to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Intercollegiate Document (2014) and each Health Agency s specific strategy. All staff working with children need to have an understanding of the Common Assessment Framework and its assessment thresholds. General advice is available from the Safeguarding Boards Training Officer and members of the Learning and Development Sub-Committee. However, for advice on your own agency s guidelines around training please speak to your designated staff member. The Learning and Development Sub-Committee will recommend standards in safeguarding children training to all agencies for use in the provision of in-house training. However, it is not the responsibility of the sub-committee to make sure that this in-house training takes place. 6

7 Table 1 Training levels within Inter-Agency Framework 7 Level Title Target audience Key outcomes Single Agency Basic / Induction Awareness 1 (2 for Health Staff) 2 (3 core competencies for Health) 2 (3 specialist competencies for Health) These can be provided by single agencies with multi agency attendance Introduction to Safeguarding Children Working Together to Safeguard Children Specialist courses All staff - Awareness of why safeguarding children is everybody s responsibility - Awareness of their own responsibility within their agency s procedures Newly qualified and/or newly appointed practitioner staff at an early level of experience and expertise in work in this field. Staff who have contact with children and/or their families and will work directly with them. Practitioners who have completed single agency/voluntary sector foundation training or Level 1 interagency training. Practitioners who work directly with children or adults who are parents and those involved in assessment and intervention to safeguard children Practitioners and managers with specific child protection responsibilities who have a proven ability to work at a high level of practice competence often with particularly difficult cases, who have completed all relevant earlier training. Practitioners who work in a specialist area of service delivery and who have completed all relevant earlier training. - Have an understanding of the Common Assessment Framework - Contribute and take whatever actions are needed to safeguard children - Recognise and respond to concerns about a child in need - Appreciate own role and that of others - Communicate and act appropriately within national and local guidance to safeguard children - Be familiar with local arrangements, services and sources of advice for supporting families and safeguarding children - Accomplish core tasks together to safeguard and promote children s welfare for example: assessments, planning, core groups, conferences,decision-making - Have sound understanding of principles and processes for effective collaboration - Communicate and develop working relationships in the interests of children - Understand contribution made by others to safeguarding children - impact of own decisions and actions on others - Work together using the Common Assessment Framework and its thresholds - Co-work on complex tasks or particular areas of practice that have specific knowledge or skill requirements, for example, joint enquiries and investigations, investigative interviews, complex assessments - Establish and maintain partnerships of mutual trust and respect. - Understand legal and organisational frameworks including levels of accountability of decision making in other agencies. Training and development framework Health agency levels refer to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Intercollegiate Document (March 2014)

8 8 Group 1 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 1 Those who have occasional contact For example: n Librarians n Administrative staff n Cleaning Staff n Volunteers n Fire Service n Ambulance Service n Health (Non-Clinical) Employees or volunteers in agencies/organisations working with children, young people and/or parents/carers which: n may bring them into contact; or n have periods of intense but irregular contact; and have a concern about the welfare of a child and/or young person or their parents carers ability to care for them n n n n n n What is child abuse and neglect? Signs and indicators of abuse and neglect Maintaining a child focus What to do in response to a concern about the welfare of a child Knowledge of own organisations safeguarding policy Their own role and responsibilities Single Agency (basic) Induction Programme/ Supervision E-Learning provided by EDU/ Social Care Learning Forum/ Workforce Development Workshops provided by Workforce Development Employer - responsible for organisation and delivery CSCB - responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff within organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance. n Impact of adult behaviour on children

9 Group 2 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 2 Those in regular or in intensive but irregular contact For example: n Housing, n YOS staff, n Youth Workers n GP s n Hospital Staff n Faith groups n Foster Carers n Governors Employees or volunteers in agencies/organisations working with children, young people and/or parents/carers which: n may bring them into contact; or n have periods of intense but irregular contact; and have a concern about the welfare of a child and/or young person or their parents carers ability to care for them As above plus:- n n n Understanding Information sharing Basic awareness of the Common Assessment Framework and Team Around the Child (dependent on role) Child Development As Group 1 above, and: Single Agency Level 1 (Level 2 for Health Staff) Recognition of Child Abuse and Neglect (in line with own agency training strategy) Or Inter-agency Training: Level 1 (Introduction to Safeguarding Children) E-Learning Provided by EDU (for Foster carers) Employer- responsible for organisation and delivery CSCB - responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff within organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance. EDU- responsible for organisation and delivery and Introduction to Safeguarding Children for Foster Carers based on CSCB Level 1 9

10 10 Group 3 New and existing members Group 3 Those who work predominantly with For example: n Early Years n Police (Divisional) n Connexions n Health Visitors n Midwives n School Nurses n Probation n YOI s n Youth Workers n Teachers n GP s n Learning Mentors n Teaching Assistants n Hospital Staff n Adult Services e.g. Learning Disability, Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Misuse n Residential Social Workers n Foster Carers Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Members of the workforce who work predominantly, with children, young people and/or parents/carers and who could potentially contribute to: n assessing, n planning n intervening: and n reviewing the needs of the child and parenting capacity where there the child/ young person has additional needs which require a multi-agency child in Need (s. 17) response to safeguard and promote their welfare. Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities All of the above and a practical working knowledge of: n n n n n n n n The impact of parenting issues e.g. domestic abuse, parental mental health, parental substance misuse, parental learning disability, on parenting capacity Recognising the importance of family history and functioning Techniques for direct working with children, young people, their parents and/or carers Working with children and family members where there is lack of cooperation and superficial compliance Using professional judgements to make decisions Working with complexity Working Together to Safeguard Children The Common Assessment Framework Single agency specialist training, Interagency Training (Level 2 and 3) and Professional development related to specific role E-learning A range of modules to raise awareness on particular themes. (Workforce Development) Inter-agency Training Level 2 Working Together to Safeguard Children CLYP Training CAF Training Employerresponsible for organisation and delivery CSCB - responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff within organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance.

11 Group 4 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 4 Members of the workforce who have particular responsibility For example n Police n Social Workers n Those that work with complex cases n Health n Education Members of the workforce who have a particular responsibility in relation to undertaking section 47 enquiries and/ or staff responsible for co-ordinating assessments of children in need. The above and a practical working knowledge of: n Section 47 enquiries n Using professional judgements to make decisions as to whether a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer significant harm n Taking emergency action n Working with complexity n Communicating with children in line with interviewing vulnerable witness guidance n ABE n Care Planning n Chairing Skills n Court Skills Single Agency Specialist Training Agencies must ensure that their own training strategy includes how their staff are trained to undertake their professional roles and responsibilities, e.g. child protection Sect. 47 enquiries, ABE training. Inter-agency training (Level 2 and 3) A range of multi agency training events will be provided each year; these will support single agency training and reflect local identified need. Employerresponsible for organisation and delivery EDU- responsible for organisation and delivery CSCB - responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff within organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance. 11

12 12 Group 5 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 5 Professional advisors, named and designated lead professionals Professional advisors, named and designated lead professionals. As per the contents for groups 1, 2 and 3 and 4 if advising staff in that group, and: n Promoting effective professional practice n Advising others n Safer Recruitment n Supervising Child Protection Cases Single Agency Training Agencies must ensure that their own training strategy includes how their staff are trained to undertake their professional roles and responsibilities, and should include;- n Promoting effective professional practice n Advising others Inter-agency training A range of multi agency training events will be provided each year; these will support single agency training and reflect local identified need. Employer responsible for organisation and delivery CSCB - responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff in organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance.

13 Group 6 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 6 Operational managers at all levels including: practice supervisors; front line managers and managers of child protection units Operational managers at all levels including: practice supervisors; front line managers and managers of child protection units. As per groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 if supervising staff in that group, and: n Managing performance to promote effective inter-agency practice n Specialist training to undertake key management and/or supervisory roles n Motivational Interviewing n Staff Development Single Agency Training Agencies must ensure that their own training strategy includes how their staff are trained to undertake their professional roles and responsibilities. Use of compliments/complaints to assist staff development. Inter-agency training A range of multi agency training events will be provided each year; these will support single agency training and reflect local identified need. Employer responsible for organisation and delivery CSCB responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff in organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance. 13

14 14 Group 7 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 7 Senior Members responsible for the strategic management of services. NHS board members. Senior Members responsible for the strategic management of services and Elected Members and Members of CSCB. As per group 1,2,3 and n Section 11 expectations, roles and responsibilities Single Agency Training (Level 1) Agencies must ensure that their own training strategy includes how their staff are trained to undertake their professional roles and responsibilities. Single Agency Specialist Training To understand the legal frameworks and statutory responsibilities for safeguarding children Inter-agency events A range of multi agency training events will be provided each year; these will support single agency training and reflect local identified need National and Local Leadership Programmes Employerresponsible for organisation and delivery. CSCB responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff within organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance. Employer and CSCB.

15 Group 8 New and existing members Target groups to in include members of statutory, voluntary, independent and community organisations Suggested Training Content Suggested Training methods Employer LSCB Responsibilities Group 8 Strategic Managers, Members of the CSCB For example: n CSCB members n Chairs of CSCB n Director of Children s Services n Elected members n Members of the sub-groups n Business unit staff n Inter-agency Training Officers As per group 1,2,3 & 7 and roles responsibilities and accountabilities n Promoting effective cooperation to improve effectiveness n Knowledge of current research and practice developments n Lessons from serious case reviews and child deaths n Specialist training to undertake specific roles e.g. chairs of sub-groups, business unit staff, inter agency training officers etc Single Agency Training Agencies must ensure that their own training strategy includes how their staff are trained to undertake their professional roles and responsibilities. Inter-agency Training A range of multi agency training events will be provided each year; these will support single agency training and reflect local identified need. CSCB Induction Programme CSCB Development Days Employer - responsible for organisation and delivery CSCB responsible for ensuring that single and interagency training is provided and that it is reaching relevant staff within organisations. CSCB is responsible for quality assurance. CSCB Business Manager and Business Management Group CSCB Business Manager and Business Management Group National Leadership Programmes Employer and CSCB National Conferences and Workshops Employer and CSCB NB Table 1 refers to levels of training available. Table 2 refers to target groups of workers and advises on minimum training content. 15

16 Application Information Before applying for any course please ensure that you have your line manager s or organisations agreement and commitment for you to attend. Attendance at the training course should fit in with your personal/professional development plan and you must be able to attend the course in full. How to select your course Discuss with your supervisor or contact your designated/link person. Go to and complete the booking form. Please ensure that you have your manager s agreement to attend the training before submitting the form. Please put the date in your diary. Due to the demand for the courses, you will be sent confirmation of your place and full details of the training event six weeks prior to the course. (Please note submitting an application form does not automatically mean you have a place on the course unless stated on the course information). Make a note of the venue and time details when you receive confirmation It is your responsibility to inform us if you cannot attend the course, for example, due to change of employment, staff shortages and so forth Discuss this with your manager first and ensure an alternative representative is sent wherever possible. Refreshments are provided but not lunch. Notes Demand for training courses can be high, so please ensure that you are able to attend before applying If your circumstances do change please let us know so that we can offer your place to someone else Please note that cancellation fees apply if you are not able to attend or find a suitable/appropriate replacement It is your responsibility to put the course date in your diary and make a note of times and venue For any enquiries about Coventry Safeguarding Children Board Training please lscb.training@coventry.gov.uk 16

17 Charging policy and cancellation charges Agencies who do not contribute to the Coventry Safeguarding Children Board will be charged 100 for attending Level 2 and 3 courses ( 50 for half day courses). If you are unsure whether you will be charged please contact us. Submission of the course booking form to the Coventry Safeguarding Children Board is deemed as a formal agreement by the agency to payment of the course fee. Cancellation Charges Cancellation fees will be charged to all agencies in the event of the delegate not attending or a substitute delegate not being identified. All courses Between 2 and 4 weeks notice before the event Less than 2 weeks notice before the event or non attendance Notes If an agency can find an appropriate substitute they will not be charged. Please ensure that your manager is aware of your application. It is your responsibility to let us know, in writing, if you are cancelling, together with the reason for the cancellation,please do not wait until you receive a cancellation charge. It is the agency s responsibility to inform us if a delegate is off sick or no longer works for the agency. Data protection Under the Data Protection Act we are required to inform individuals about the information we hold about them. Please note that we keep the names and addresses submitted on the application form on a computerised database for the purpose of training attendance statistics. Attendance monitoring Course participants will be asked to sign in at the start of each course. If you arrive late you may not be able to stay. If you do not sign the register you may be charged for non attendance. Certificates of attendance These are issued after a training session for participants who have completed the course in full. For Level 2 and 3 courses certificates will be sent electronically after the course. Participants who leave early will not receive a certificate. Trainers reserve the right to ask any delegates to leave the course who are not participating in the training and/or disrupting other delegates. The delegate will be charged 100. When courses are being evaluated after 3 months a certificate will not be given at the end of the training but will be sent out on receipt of a completed 3 month evaluation form. 17

18 Trainers In Coventry, we are proud of the local practitioners and managers who support and contribute to the inter-agency training programme. Local professionals offer their time and expertise to co-train on the Introduction to Safeguarding Children, Working Together to Safeguard Children and Specialist courses. The trainers come from various backgrounds and disciplines, with each having an interest in/experience of working to safeguard children. Introduction to Safeguarding Children Trainers Dawn Seth Julia Bayliss Susan Thomas Helene Miles Lesley Cleaver Zoe O'Connor Anne Walker Jan Fossick Collette Kalsi Tulsa Mclain Zelma Van Rhyn Anne Pluska Jeannine Boshoff Manager, Eureka Day Nursery Project Team Manager, NSPCC Senior Parenting Practitioner, Positive Parenting Children s Community Learning Disability Nurse, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust Support Nurse Vulnerable Families School Nurse, Coventry Community Health Services Head of Hospital Education Service, Education Children s Services Practitioner, NSPCC Children s Services Practitioner, NSPCC St John Ambulance Social Care, Senior Case Worker Safeguarding Boards Training Officer Family Group Conference Co-ordinator We work to keep the pool of trainers up to date with developments in safeguarding children and offer support and guidance by holding regular trainer s meetings. 18

19 Level 1 Introduction to Safeguarding Children Target group Newly qualified staff and/or newly appointed staff at an early level of experience and expertise in work in this field. Staff who have contact with children and/or their families and will work directly with them. Aims This course will give participants a basic understanding of child abuse and roles and responsibilities The course will promote good practice in inter-agency working relationships and help to make participants aware of how this can make a difference in safeguarding children and young people Participants will also be given a basic introduction to levels of need and the Common Assessment Framework in Coventry The course will look at ways of obtaining support and guidance Objectives By the end of the session the participants will be able to: Identify the national and local context to safeguarding children and the relationship to the Coventry Safeguarding Children Board Describe what constitutes child abuse State what their roles and responsibilities are if they are worried about a child Describe how to make a referral to Social Care Services Identify the roles and responsibilities of other workers List ways to promote the safety of children Describe where to receive support and guidance that will help to promote good practice Identify issues of anti-discriminatory practice Describe how the Common Assessment Framework can be used to support children and their families 19

20 Level 1 Introduction to Safeguarding Children Three courses in this training year will be run on a Saturday and two in the evening to enable the involvement of practitioners who are not able to attend during the weekdays due to other commitments. Details 2016 Time Venue 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) April: Monday 25 June: Wednesday 8 July: Thursday 14 and Saturday 16 September Friday 23 October: Saturday 1 and Monday 17 November: Tuesday 8 December: Wednesday 14 Details 2017 Time Venue 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) January: Friday 20 February: Monday 6 March: Tuesday 7 and Saturday 18 Details - Evenings 2016 Two evenings to complete the course Time 6.00 to 9.00pm Venue Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) July 2016: Tuesday 5 and 12 September 2016: Tuesday 13 and 20 20

21 Level 2 Working together to Safeguard Children This is Level 3 core competencies for health staff Working together with colleagues from different agencies and settings is crucial if we are to develop ways of working that effectively safeguard children and young people. Participants will gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of agencies involved in safeguarding children and the importance of inter-agency co-operation and working. Target group Staff who work directly with children, or parents/carers who are involved in assessment and intervention to safeguard children and young people. Designated Safeguarding Leads. It is recommended that this training is done within the first year of starting work. Participants must have completed level 1 (or their own agencies equivalent) before attending this training. Participants must also have an understanding of Common Assessment Framework (CAF) processes in Coventry. Aims Participants will gain an understanding of the roles of Social Care, Police, Health and Education and how they work together to safeguard children and young people, and also their own agency roles within this process. Participants will look at ways of improving their contributions to Child Protection Case Conferences. Objectives By the end of the session the participants will be able to: Identify how prejudices and stereotypes can influence inter-agency working in respect of safeguarding children and young people Describe the roles and responsibilities of Social Care, Police, Health, Education and the Safeguarding Children Service in respect of safeguarding children and young people Explain the roles of their own agency within this process Give reasons as to why agencies need to work together to be effective in safeguarding children and young people Identify ways of improving their contributions to the Child Protection Conference process Suggest ways to increase the participation of the child and their family in the above process Use the Signs of Safety risk assessment in Child Protection Case Conferences. Details Time: Venue: Dates: 9am to 4.30pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Thursday 29 April Thursday 6 October Thursday 26 January

22 Level 2 CAF training for lead professionals Venue to be confirmed We run two courses: CAF Training for Lead Professional (full day) and CAF Awareness (half day) If you need an awareness of CAF but will not need to complete CAF assessments and hold CAF episodes as Lead Professional, please attend the CAF Awareness sessions. CAF Awareness will equip you with the knowledge you need to be part of the Team Around the Family meetings. CAF training for lead professional Full Day - 9am to 5pm Venue will be confirmed on confirmation of booking 2016 May: Wednesday 4 June: Thursday 16 July: Friday 29 August: Friday 28 September: Monday 12 October: Tuesday 18 November: Wednesday January: Thursday 12 March: Friday 3 CAF awareness Half Day (am or pm) Venue will be confirmed on confirmation of booking 2016 May: Wednesday am pm June: Thursday pm pm August: Friday pm pm September: Monday am pm November: Tuesday am pm 2017 January: Wednesday pm pm March: Thursday pm pm PLEASE NOTE: Applications to be made on Common Assessment Framework booking forms 22

23 Level 2 CAF training for Lead Professionals Target group Practitioners from statutory, voluntary and independent agencies, who work with children and families. Aims We will focus on the skills required to undertake a Common Assessment We will work together to develop the skills and understanding that will enable you to work in partnership with children, young people and their parents/carers We will build on ways to work more effectively with other agencies to promote an integrated model of work, within the Early Intervention and Prevention agenda We will focus on the skills required to undertake Team around the Family meeting. We will ensure that the well-being of the child/young person is the focus of this meeting whilst working in partnership with parents and other professionals You will gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Lead Professional/Key worker We will suggest ways in which you can gain support and guidance to enable you to promote the safety and well-being of the children and young people Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: Explain what the Common Assessment is and your roles and responsibilities within this process Explore how to analyse the information gathered during the process of completing the Common Assessment Describe the thresholds and how to apply then within the Common Assessment Framework Suggest ways to work more effectively in partnership with children, young people and their families to promote the well-being of children and young people Describe the process and function of a Team around the Family meeting Identify your roles and responsibilities as Lead Professional/Key worker following a TAF Promote ways to work more effectively with professionals from other agencies State who you can go to for advice and guidance Explore what information sharing and consent mean when promoting the well-being of children and young people Suggest ways to work sensitively with diversity 23

24 Level 2 CAF Awareness Target group Practitioners from statutory, voluntary and independent agencies, who work with children & families. Aims We will work together to develop the understanding of the Common Assessment Framework that will enable you to work in partnership with children, young people and their parents/carers We will build on ways to work more effectively with other agencies to promote an integrated model of work, within the Early Intervention and Prevention agenda Focus on the skills needed to be part of the Team around the Family meeting. We will ensure that the well-being of the child/young person is the focus of this meeting whilst working in partnership with parents and other professionals You will gain an understanding of the role and responsibilities of being part the Team around the Family We will suggest ways in which you can gain support and guidance to enable you to promote the safety and well-being of children and young people Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: Explain what the Common Assessment is and your role and responsibility within this process Describe the thresholds and how they are applied within the Common Assessment Framework Describe the process and function of a Team around the Family meeting Promote ways to work more effectively with professionals from other agencies State who you can go to for advice and guidance Suggest ways to work sensitively with diversity For enquiries about CAF training, please contact

25 Level 3 Domestic violence and abuse and safeguarding children This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Prior to attending this course participants should have attended Raising Awareness of Domestic Violence and Abuse Training and Common Assessment Framework training. Presented by Susan Parkes, Children s Service Manager Defuze and Julie Vaughan, Nurse Advisor, Domestic Violence and Abuse Aims Participants will work together to gain a greater understanding of domestic violence and abuse and the impact on children, young people and family members The course will highlight the need to promote earlier intervention and support to prevent risk situations The course will consider both the national and local statistics and research about domestic violence and abuse The course will promote a greater understanding of how all agencies can communicate and work together to safeguard children and young people where domestic violence and abuse impacts on their well-being Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: State a definition of domestic violence and abuse Describe how domestic violence and abuse impacts on children, young people and family members State why it is important to listen to what children and young people are saying Discuss both the national and local statistics about domestic violence and abuse List additional support services for children, young people and their families including work with perpetrators Demonstrate knowledge of the inter-agency procedures and how to work together to safeguard children and young people Describe what confidentiality means with regard to domestic violence and abuse where children are involved Promote ways to keep themselves safe Details Time: Venue: Dates: 9.00am to 4.30pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Tuesday 17 May Wednesday 19 October Thursday 19 February

26 Level 3 Emotional abuse and neglect This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Presented by Ann White, Associate Trainer, Reconstruct Aims To improve practitioners ability to identify and intervene effectively in situations of emotional abuse and neglect cases so as to improve outcomes for children Outcomes Be able to recognise the causes of emotional abuse and neglect Be able to interpret definitions of emotional abuse and neglect and understand the legal context for intervention Be able to identify the signs and symptoms and the impact of emotional abuse and neglect on child development and outcomes for children Be able to identify the issues involved in working together with parents and across professional boundaries Be able to apply methods of understanding and working with the emotional impact on professionals when dealing with emotional abuse and neglect Be able to implement a range of strategies in order to assess and intervene to minimise emotional abuse and neglect when working with other agencies Details Time: Venue: Date: 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 9 November 26

27 Level 3 Working with children who display harmful sexual behaviour This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Presented by staff from Coventry NSPCC Aims The course seeks to raise an awareness of the needs of children and young people who display sexually harmful behaviour and to understand how to intervene to address the risks involved for them and others. Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: State the incidents and prevalence of young people with harmful sexual behaviour in Coventry based on research undertaken by the NSPCC Describe the Coventry Safeguarding Children Board procedures relating to young people with harmful sexual behaviour Produce a working definition of harmful sexual behaviour Explore issues of sexually harmful behaviour with a young person using a variety of process models Describe how a specialist assessment of a young person with harmful sexual behaviour can be used alongside other assessments to gain a holistic picture of the young person and their needs Details Time: Venue: Dates: 9.30am to 4.00pm NSPCC Wednesday 18 May Wednesday 21 September PLEASE NOTE: Course starts at 9.30am The NSPCC office will not be open until 9.00am. There is no parking available at the NSPCC office and only limited parking in the street outside. 27

28 Level 3 Understanding sexual abusers in order to safeguard children This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Presented by Peter Holden, Lucy Faithful Foundation Aims The course provides an understanding of what constitutes sexual offending behaviour and how this impacts on children, young people and their families. Participants will consider the implications for decision-making to safeguard children and the impact on practice and procedures. Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: Describe different types of adult sex offenders and patterns of offending State the implications for the children they abuse, for the non-abusing parent and for other family members Identify the interaction between a sex offender and professionals Consider sex offending within the context of the Children Act and the concept of significant harm Gain an awareness of Coventry Safeguarding Children Board procedures relating to offenders Gain an awareness of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in Coventry Target group This course will be of special interest to those who work with children and families where sexual abuse has been alleged but not proven, and or where there is a known offender whose convictions were some time ago and where there is a question as to whether he still poses a risk to children. Details Time: Venue: Dates: 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Thursday 17 November 28

29 Level 3 The impact of parents and children with mental health issues and safeguarding children This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Presented by practitioners from Children s Services and Mental Health Services. This workshop will be presented as a two-day course to include risk assessments and the impact of parental mental health on children and young people plus the impact on parenting when children have mental health problems. Aims On this two-day course participants will work together to gain an increased awareness of adult mental ill health and how this may affect a parent/carer s ability to care for their children. Also how parenting can be affected when children have mental health problems. Trainers will highlight the need to work in partnership to promote the safety and well being of children and young people who live with adults who experience mental ill health. Particular emphasis being put on working together, between children s services and adult mental health services. Information on the impact of childhood mental ill health on parenting will be given. Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: State the signs and symptoms of adult mental ill health Describe the impact of adult mental ill health upon a child and the effects caring for a child can have on the adult Describe the impact of child mental health on the parent/carer Describe how to assess risk factors for the child Discuss methods of intervention including the Common Assessment Framework and how these can be used to support children, young people and their families List ways that resilience in children can help to reduce risk factors Discuss the impact that being a young carer has on the child Identify local resources and how to access them Details Time: Venue: Dates: 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 November 29

30 Level 3 Skills for working with resistant families This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Presented by trainers from West Midlands Probation Service This workshop will be presented as a two-day course with a focus on motivational skills. Motivational interviewing is an effective, evidence based approach to overcoming the ambivalence which keeps people from making desired changes in their lives William Miller and Stephen Rollnick (1991 and 2000). Participants will be trained in the use of motivational interviewing, a technique which can be used when working with people who are reluctant to share information. PLEASE NOTE: There will be role play during these sessions. Aims Findings from local and national Serious Case Reviews indicate that working with resistance is a key issue for people working to safeguard children. Audits undertaken by the Safeguarding Board s Quality Assurance sub-committee highlight that resistance can be a key factor when child protection plans are not being progressed. This leaves the child in a risk situation and frustrates professionals The course will look at motivational interviewing as a method for engaging with families who are resistant to professional involvement Introduce participants to Coventry Safeguarding Children Board procedures for working with Resistant families Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: Explain the key principles of motivational work Outline and practice key motivational skills. Details Time: Venue: 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Dates: Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 April

31 Level 3 Working together to safeguard the child or young person who is self-harming This is level 3 specialist competencies for health staff Presented by Sally Ingram, Director of Counselling, University of Durham Aims To gain an understanding of the ways in which children and young people communicate their distress and look at the types of situations that led to children becoming involved in self-harming behaviours. Objectives By the end of the session the participant will be able to: Describe what constitutes self-harming behaviour Identify some of the reasons why a child or young person may be self-harming including bullying, concerns about home life Assess the risk involved to the young person State the actions to take when working with a young person who is self-harming Identify sources of support, advice and guidance that are available to you and the child or young person Suggest ways of improving our responses to children and young people who are harming themselves Details Time: Venue: Dates: 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Thursday 7 July 31

32 Level 3 Substance Abuse and Safeguarding Children Presented by staff from COMPASS Aims Participants to gain an understanding of the risks involved in substance misuse and how parental substance misuse can impact on the safety and well-being of children and young people. Participants will look at assessment and intervention and ways of promoting and improving inter-agency working relationships in order to safeguard the well-being of children and young people. Participants to gain an awareness of Coventry Safeguarding Children Board s procedures around children of drug misusing parents. Objectives By the end of the day participants will be able to: Explore personal attitudes to drug use and the care of children Define what substance misuse is Identify issues of risk and need when assessing situations where parents use drugs State sources of specialist help and advice Recognise ways of working together more effectively to safeguarding children and young people Details Time Venue Dates 9.00am to 4.00pm Willenhall Education and Employment Training Centre (WEETC) Wednesday 20 April Wednesday 7 December 32