Audience

This course is recommended for Designated Safeguarding Leads and is also suitable for anyone who works directly with children and adults at risk to provide common core skills and knowledge. It would suit staff who need more than a basic level of understanding for safeguarding children and adults at risk

Aim

To enable practitioners working with children and adults at risk to understand how professional challenge contributes to effective safeguarding.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course the participants should be able to:

•  Explain how professional challenge contributes to effective safeguarding.
•  Explain the concept of ‘professional curiosity’.
•  Identify how the SPB’s Resolving Professional Differences/Escalation Policy can be used to resolve   professional differences in relation to the safeguarding needs of children and adults.

Location

Independent learning and a live online seminar via Teams

Course Level

Children’s Competency Framework: Target Group 3 and 4

Adult’s Competency Framework: Advanced Level 3