Aims:

Examine the signs of abuse and vulnerability factors surrounding child maltreatment. Explore best practice in record keeping and the importance of information sharing and when a Child Safeguarding Practice Review would be undertaken. Examine the impact of child maltreatment on child development.

Outcomes:

• Explore keeping the child at the centre at all times.
• Identify signs of abuse, assessment, referral and escalation.
• Discuss the public health significance of child maltreatment.
• Examine vulnerability factors around child maltreatment and parenting capacity.
• Understand and advise on information-sharing.
• Explore best practice in documentation and record-keeping
• Examine when Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews would be undertaken.
• Define the impact of child maltreatment on normal child development.

Delivery:

ELearning

Course length:

Approximately 60 minutes