Improving collaborative working to safeguard children with complex needs

Target Staff: This workshop is for multi-agency staff and is relevant for all operational managers who are involved in child protection work.

Course Duration: Three hours

Aim of the workshop: To ensure that all staff are aware of the vulnerabilities of children with complex needs from a safeguarding perspective and can disseminate that knowledge to their teams.

Learning outcomes: By the end of the workshop participants will:

• Understand what complex needs are along with practitioners' roles and responsibilities in relation to children and young people with complex needs
• Understand the differences and complexities of these children's varying needs
• Have explored the barriers to effective joint/collaborative working in this area and considered how to address these barriers
• Understand the significance of information sharing to multi-agency collaborative working
• Understand the importance of being aware of the 'Voice of the Child' in all safeguarding work and have considered different communication methods that children may use
• Have explored the 'Think Family' approach and understand its significance to holistic assessments

Training Dates:

• 11th June 2018 - 1pm to 4pm - Brancaster Room, Hellesdon Hospital
• 20th June 2018 - 1.30pm to 4.30pm - Breydon Clinic, Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth
• 25th June 2018 - 10.30am to 1.30pm - Thurlow House, Kings Lynn
• 26th June 2018 - 1pm to 4pm - Bowthorpe Children's Centre

This course is being delivered free of charge

You can book your place via our online booking system.