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The course will help you identify children at risk of witchcraft abuse – which will, in turn, help you to protect them from their abusers
Self-neglect can be difficult to recognise, it can be complex and it can also be difficult to know how to help. It’s important to know the signs and symptoms of self-neglect and hoarding, and how to respond. You will also understand how sometimes these cases can lead to serious harm or even death and result in a Safeguarding Adult Review
Adult Sexual Exploitation can be difficult to spot, and yet it’s a prevalent form of abuse that happens every day. This course aims to give learners an awareness and basic understanding of adult sexual exploitation. Learners will explore key content through a variety of interactions and engaging stories, to help them retain and apply their knowledge in their work environment
Bullying is a universal issue that can affect anyone, from families, to schools and communities. Cyberbullying in particular is on the rise, and its impact can be severely damaging and far-reaching. This course explores the negative effects of bullying in any form, and teaches positive strategies and solutions for those working with young people who experience bullying
The course has been designed to help anyone who works with children and young people safeguard them from Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). In this course you will learn what CSE is and learn about CSE from the perspective of the offenders and the victims. You will also learn about key role mobile and internet technology plays in CSE and about the differences between gang and group CSE
Upon successful completion of this training course, you will understand how the Common Assessment Framework (CAF – or Early Help) applies to your work
Criminal exploitation is a huge issue that involves people all over the world. It’s a very real problem, and is extremely difficult and dangerous for victims of exploitation to get help. We all play a role in our community to look out for exploitation, and understanding criminal exploitation, including county lines, is crucial. This course will help you to become more aware of criminal exploitation and its different forms, and to understand what signs to look out for and how to respond
This course provides an introduction to dementia, including the causes of dementia, treatments for dementia, symptoms and progression of dementia, and working with people with dementia. It also covers issues around younger people with dementia and working and driving with dementia. The course discusses the effects on the person with dementia, and how those effects can be addressed through the use of communication techniques, adjustments to the physical environment, and an understanding of the problems faced by people with dementia
The Mental Capacity Act: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards procedure (MCA DoLS) provides the legal framework to prevent unlawful deprivation of liberty occurring to particular vulnerable people living in hospitals or care homes
Domestic abuse is a serious and widespread problem. In this course you will understand and learn how to identify domestic abuse, the different forms domestic abuse takes, and about coercive control. You’ll also understand how you, local authorities and the law can protect victims of domestic abuse
This ‘Effective Communication – Communicating with Children and Families’ course will help enable you to communicate effectively with children, young people and their parents or carers
Maintaining an awareness of issues surrounding equality and diversity is essential to any organisation. This revealing course is split into four modules to thoroughly explore the issues involved and their relevance to us all, including protections laid out in the Equality Act 2010. With this course you will learn inclusion in terms of equality and diversity and the universal benefits of promoting an inclusive workplace. The course discusses protected characteristics and explains the problems surrounding prejudice and discrimination
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is violence against female children and women, a serious public health hazard, and a human rights issue. It constitutes child abuse and causes physical, psychological and sexual harm, which can be severely disabling. Protecting children and mothers from FGM is everybody’s business. This course will increase your understanding of the issues surrounding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). It will also help you handle situations appropriately where FGM has occurred or might occur
Gangs are very seriously intertwined with youth violence and criminality, and, with gang violence in the UK on the rise, it is essential we recognise the extent of the problem and understand how to safeguard our at-risk youth. This course gives a comprehensive overview to the subject of gangs and youth violence, helping the learner to understand what gangs are and what they do, the part women and girls play in gangs, and what can be done to prevent gang recruitment
This course will provide an awareness of what a hate crime and hate incident is and how prevalent hate crimes are. You will learn who the victims and perpetrators are, what effect hate crimes have on a person, and what the current challenges are. This course will introduce you to the law around hate crime and how to respond to an incident
The course provides a detailed awareness of hidden harm (toxic trio) and how it affects parents and children. This course will give learners excellent knowledge of the issues that affect children living with hidden harm. It will help the learner understand the cycle of events each hidden harm stressor produces and highlights how to spot signs of harm and appropriate times to break this cycle of events to safeguard the child
This course will increase your understanding of the issues surrounding ‘honour-based’ violence and forced marriage. It will also help you handle situations appropriately where this abuse has occurred or might occur
The Human Rights Act underpins a great deal of the legislation that affects the workings of the Health Service and Social Care. This course looks at the impact of the Act on those who work with vulnerable adults
Discover what modern-day slavery and human trafficking looks like, with this comprehensive collection of courses. You will also learn about child trafficking and slavery, how to spot the signs of modern slavery and what you should do
Information sharing is key to delivering better, more efficient services that are coordinated around the needs of children, young people and families
Loneliness and isolation is a growing issue, and it doesn’t just affect older people. This Loneliness and Isolation course is for anyone who comes into contact with people who might be lonely or isolated. It will provide an awareness of what isolation and loneliness is, who might be vulnerable, how to spot signs that someone might need help and what you can do to help tackle this issue
This course is aimed at professionals who come into contact with victims and survivors, including children experiencing domestic abuse and perpetrators of domestic abuse
This course is aimed at professionals who undertake the role of Marac come into contact with victims and survivors, including children experiencing domestic abuse and perpetrators of domestic abuse. At the end of course you will have learnt the more about the role of a Marac Representative, what is expected and how your involvement will ensure Marac operates effectively
Upon successful completion of this Mental Capacity Act course, you will know about the Mental Capacity Act, its principles and its implications for vulnerable adults
This course will teach learners the procedures that should be followed when a looked after child goes missing from a care placement. It covers who to inform of the absence in what situations, to what extent the police should be involved, and what should happen once the child is returned to safety
There is no precise formula for multi-agency working. It is complex, challenging and significantly influenced by the local context and personalities involved. Experience shows that there are many things that can help to make it successful
Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical and / or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. This three part course provides an overview, so you can learn the signs and symptoms of neglect and what to do if you suspect neglect, an exercise and scenarios section, and a quiz section
Most children use the Internet positively, but they can sometimes behave in ways that may place themselves at risk. Knowing the potential risks and being able to encourage responsible and safe use of the internet is vital to help safeguard children online
People who physically abuse children can be anyone who comes into contact with a child. They can be teachers, next door neighbours or a member of the family. In fact, a person who abuses a child is often closely related to the child: it is very rarely a stranger
You will learn about the importance of privacy and dignity and how they can be maintained, as well as the principles of self-care and how to support a person to make their own decisions
The course will give you the skills and knowledge required to identify and respond to concerns, disclosures and allegations of abuse and substandard practice. The course will also enable you to learn about prevention and proportionate interventions, and the dangers of risk adverse practice and the importance of upholding human rights. This course complies with Level 1 Social Care and Levels 1 & 2 Healthcare
The course will help you learn about local authority duties and about outcomes-focused, person-centered safeguarding practice. The course will also to help you make appropriate decisions concerning the sharing of information when acting to investigate and / or prevent significant harm occurring to adults at risk. You will also learn about making safeguarding enquiries. This course complies with Level 1 Social Care and Levels 1 & 2 Healthcare
Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone who works with vulnerable adults and this course explains what is meant by the terms used, how to recognise abuse, how to reduce the risk of abuse, and what to do if you suspect abuse or if abuse is disclosed to you
Already completed the Safeguarding Adults (Levels 1 and 2) course? This course is intended for you to recap on the topics you have previously learnt and may face every day when working with adults at risk to make sure that fulfilling the responsibilities of your role: types of abuse that an adult might face, how to respond to a concern, safeguarding duties and when it is OK to share information
This course is Home Office accredited and approved. Prevent is the Government’s strategy to stop people becoming involved in violent extremism or supporting terrorism. Channel is an early intervention multi-agency process designed to safeguard vulnerable people from being drawn into violent extremist or terrorist behavior. In this course you will learn about the Prevent strategy and the Channel process and what you should do if you believe that someone you know is vulnerable to being exploited or radicalised
This Safeguarding Children for Education Level 1 course is intended for people who work in the Education sector who make or who could potentially make onward safeguarding referrals to the police and Children’s Social Care
This course will help to ensure that all people working with or who have contact with children and young people are equipped to carry out their safeguarding responsibilities effectively
This Safeguarding Children (Level 2) course bundle is intended for everyone who makes or who could potentially make onward safeguarding referrals to the Police and Children’s Social Care
This course is for you to refresh your knowledge on topics you will already have learnt about in the Safeguarding Children (Levels 1 and 2) course to make sure that you have all the knowledge you need to be able to carry out your role effectively. You will recap on topics such as key legislation around safeguarding children, responding to a disclosure or concern, the referral process and important principles that you should remember whilst working to ensure that children are safeguarded
Many of us find it hard to understand how anyone could abuse any child, let alone a child with disabilities. Yet this refusal to accept the abuse of disabled children often means that practitioners disregard the signs of abuse, therefore allowing the abuse to continue
Child and adolescent psychiatrists have seen an alarming increase in cases of self-harm in young people – it has been estimated that about 1 in 10 young people will self-harm at some point. This insightful course covers the subject from a variety of angles. You will learn the risk factors, the common reasons why somebody might self-harm, and how to respond to any person who you suspect may be self-harming. It also discusses how to approach the issue in schools and how healthcare professionals can feel prepared to help the people they come into contact with
Child sex abusers can be anyone. They are not always adults – children and young people can also behave in a sexually abusive way. Usually, the abuser is a family member or someone known to the child, such as a family friend or babysitter
This Substance Misuse course will enable you to understand how drugs work, how their use affects people and their families and how addicts can be helped to recover
This course gives you a greater understanding of the issues surrounding suicide in our country today. It describes the risks of suicide to different people and how to spot the warning signs that somebody may be thinking of ending their own life. It arms you with the knowledge and confidence to be able to help prevent suicide in adults, children and young people, by providing you with the practical tools to use when encountering someone who may be vulnerable
How much we understand trauma and the impact it has on individuals can have a massive effect on the service we’re able to provide. Trauma informed care allows service users to feel more supported and understood by those providing care, helping them to heal. But becoming trauma informed and providing the right care requires a commitment and understanding of the impacts that trauma can have on those who have experienced it. This course will ensure you have the knowledge you need to move towards becoming trauma informed
This course gives a clear insight into the development and impact of unconscious
bias, and provides an understanding of the benefits of awareness