Description

Importantly, this level 3 online safeguarding children course covers in depth topics on protecting children & infants. It is relevant to anybody who has a responsibility for the protection of children.

Additionally, this level 3 course is designed to give everyone who works with, or has contact with children or young people an introduction to safeguarding issues. Also importantly to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect.

This level 3 online safeguarding children course is ideal for social workers & social care staff.

Also ideal for social working managers, or any staff member who works within social care and may come into contact with children or infants.

E-learning protecting children, course, what’s covered?

• Understanding to what protecting children and young people means
• Child development and negative influences on it
• Awareness of the key legislation and guidance in relation to the protection of vulnerable children and young people
• Aware of you own professional responsibilities, as well as those of your colleagues and partner organisations
• Document and report concerns relating to child abuse or maltreatment, including:
• Taking adequate history
• Forms of abuse and signs of abuse
• Recognising and responding to abuse, with specific guidance on note taking and recording your concerns
• Meaningfully contribute to inter-agency assessments, as well as the gathering, sharing of information and where appropriate analysis of risk posed
• Work in partnership with others, including:
• Completing local reviews
• Including child death reviews
• Lessons learned from recent serious case reviews
• Participate in inter-agency working and be supportive to families & guardians where concerns have been raised
• Be familiar with your local organisational protocols and referral processes to your local social services and how to minimise barriers in the referral process
• Information sharing responsibilities within and across multi-disciplinary teams

On completion of this online safeguarding children training social workers course you will be required to complete an assessment.

This assessment has a pass mark of 80%. If you do not pass on your first attempt, you can re-take the test as many times as you need at no additional cost.

Once completed free online safeguarding children course certification will be available as a download & print from within your own secure training area.

Course Certification
Our CPD certificate can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit. This online course can also be used as annual safeguarding refresher training.

Additional Training Available
We also offer different types of first aid training courses, which are also ideal for social workers. Follow this link to our First Aid Training page.

Importantly, we also offer many online mental health training courses, which again are suitable for social workers & social care staff. Additional information can be found by following this link to our Online Mental Health Training page.

Finally, all of our e-learning training courses and programs are accredited by the CPD Certification Service. This conforms to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.