Free Training Courses

Child Sexual Exploitation

This is a 1 day course to ensure that it is recognised that many young people (both boys & girls) are vulnerable or involved in sexual exploitation, (including exchanging sex, abusive images, grooming & through new technology), and that workers can make a difference by understanding & recognising the issue, implementing local procedures, working together and responding appropriately.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Children and Domestic Abuse

This is a 1 day course to promote a greater raise awareness of the links between domestic violence and child abuse. To highlight the effects of domestic abuse upon children and the importance of using the SSCB Inter-agency Abuse Procedure.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Conferences and Core Groups

This is a 1 day course to enable professionals to contribute effectively to Inter-agency Child Protection Conferences and Core Groups.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Forced Marriage & Child Trafficking

This is a 1 day workshop to highlight the issue of forced marriage and child trafficking, the relevant legislation and SSCB Inter-agency Safeguarding Procedures.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Information Sharing for Managers

This is a 1/2 day course and will highlight the local information sharing protocol and changes introduced in the new government guidance - Information Sharing: Guidance for Practitioners and Managers. 2008.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Lessons Learnt from Serious Case Reviews

This is a 1/2 day course to update agency members on the lessons learnt from local and national serious case reviews.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Mental Health and Child Protection

This is a 1 day course giving professionals the opportunity to develop knowledge and practice skills when working with families where one or both parents may have a mental health problem. To consider the implications of their parental capacity and the vulnerability of their children.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Recognition of Neglect & Emotional Harm

This is a 1 day course designed to offer an opportunity for professionals to examine the issues for children who experience neglectful care. It aims to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence of practitioners working in this area, by looking in detail at the signs and symptoms of neglect and emotional abuse and their contributing factors and to consider various interventions and approaches.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Refresher in Child Protection

This is a 1/2 day course to provide an update and refresher on child protection/safeguarding processes and changes introduced by new legislation, new procedures and protocols.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Safeguarding Children Missing from Care and Home and Vulnerable Missing Families

This is a 1 day course based upon the revised SSCB Inter-agency Policy 'Children Missing from Care and Home and Vulnerable Missing Families' to:

Examine reasons why young people go missing
To risk assess this issue and to formulate effective inter-agency responses to missing episodes to affect change in behaviour.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Safer Recruitment

This is a 1 day course to help professionals understand their agency's responsibility for safe recruitment processes and safeguarding children.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Substance Misuse and Parenting Capacity

This is a 1 day course that will highlight the challenges of working with parents who use substances and how their behaviour impacts upon their parenting capacity.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Training for Managers

This is a 1 day course to develop awareness of strategic managers' responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.

Working Together to Safeguard Children

This is a 1 day course jointly planned and presented by the members of the Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board local training team. The training is delivered on a local basis to provide an opportunity for participants to meet colleagues from other agencies. The overall aim of the course is to enable participants to work together effectively to safeguard and promote the well-being of children and young people.

Please Telephone 0333 12345 30 or email info@entrustsocialcare.co.uk for more details.