Confidence in Attending Child Protection Conference
This course is for practitioners working with children, young people and families who may have to attend a Child Protection Conference as part of their role and want to feel more confident about contributing and contributing to the child protection processes.
Target audience – range of multi-agency professionals who work with children and are likely to need to attend a Child Protection Conference. You may have already attended a conference or you may be new to the process. It is open to all professionals who either wish to update their knowledge or to learn about the process. Professionals may include (but not exclusive to this list):
- Health Services (GPs, health visitors, midwives, school nurses)
- School & education staff
- Early Help practitioners
- Probation
- Children’s Services Staff (domestic abuse practitioners, mental health practitioners, family practitioners)
- Children Centre staff and Early Years & Childcare practitioners
- CAMHs, Community Mental Health Team,
- Youth Workers
Ideally, delegates should complete the Group 3 Core Multi-Agency Safeguarding & Child Protection course – Course: Multi-Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection (Group 3 Core)
Aim of the Course
To learn about the structure and processes associated with a Child Protection Conference and the methods and responsibilities of those involved.
Learning Outcomes
- Information about the current structure and style of a conference (strength based and restorative)
- Importance of including the children’s views
- What is expected of you – your role and your responsibilities
- The role of the child protection conference chair
- reports to conferences – how to write them, where to send them and what should be included
- Timescales
- Decision making process
- outcomes of a plan, process and monitoring progress
- differences between child in need and child protection
- child protection process beyond conference
Cancellations and Non-Attendance – Terms & Conditions
- Cancellations – you or your organisation will be charged if we don’t receive you cancellation at least 4 weeks before the training date or tell us about someone who will attend in your place.
- Non-attendance – if you don’t turn up or arrive late/leave early, we reserve the right to charge you or your organisation.
- What will I be charged? £130 for a full-day course and £65 for a half day course
- Extenuating Circumstances – you will not be charged if there are circumstances beyond your control which have had an impact on your ability to attend a course. Generally, they are circumstances of a medical or personal nature that are out of your control, and which could not be prevented. They must have had a significant impact on your ability to attend, for example, significant illness, bereavement, having to attend court, being a victim of crime or another acute trauma. It is important to remember that only the most serious extenuating circumstances will be considered.
What does this course cost?
This course is fully-funded for Partners (including Health (NHS), Education and Early Years, Children Services and Probation. Other organisations may have to pay. We charge £65 for a half day course and £130 for a full-day course.
Who do I contact if I’ve got any queries?
You can email safeguardingelearning-mailbox@devon.gov.uk If you are unsure of anything, including:
- whether you have to pay
- if the course is appropriate for your work role
- the Zoom link you will be sent via email for the Dialogue platform, our training providers
- cancelling your place
Please use you DEL account to book here