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Working Effectively with Children in Situations of Neglect - 2 day course

Thurrock LSCP are pleased to offer practitioners the opportunity to attend this FREE two day neglect course.  This training will take place across non consecutive days and you must attend both sessions in full.

Wednesday 5th and Thursday 20th June 2024

Wednesday 16th October and Wednesday 6th November 2024

Tuesday 21st January and Tuesday 11th February 2025

All sessions will be from 09.00 till 16.30 and will be held via MS Teams.

Course Outline:

The impact of neglect can be far reaching for the child or young person, from developmental delay to child sexual exploitation, serious medical issues or mental health concerns.  With an estimated 1 in 10 children experiencing neglect, 29,000 children in 2019/2020 being registered on a Child Protection Plan with Neglect as the primary reason and 23,000 cases of child cruelty being recorded by the Police, the NSPCC highlights neglect as a significant risk to the wellbeing and safety of Children in the UK.  Neglect was also a feature in 35% of fatal Serious Case Reviews (NSPCC 2021).  It is therefore vital that staff are able to identify, intervene and safeguard children and young people where neglect may be an issue.

Utilising DfE (2014), NSPCC (2015), Children's Society (2016) and Nice Guidance (2017), this two day-Programme aims to support staff to develop the knowledge and skills needed to not only recognise neglect but to effectively assess and support children who may be living in situations of neglect, as well as to know when and how to escalate concerns.  This will briefly include an explanation of the Graded Care Profile 2 Tool; however, this training does not duplicate the GCP2 training or equip participants to use the tool.  This course covers how to evidence cumulative harm where it is necessary to demonstrate the impact neglect is having on a child over time.

Learning Outcomes

Participants completing this course will be able to:

• Give and understand a comprehensive definition of what constitutes neglect
• Understand types of neglect and the implications for child development
• Recognise signs of neglect using child development/attachment theories
• Understand the impact on children living in low-warmth, high criticism families
• Understanding cumulative neglect and the impact on development/attachment
• Identify strategies for intervening in neglect cases
• Be able to understand an accurate assessment of good enough parenting
• Understand the legal context for intervening in neglect cases

Please note that you will need to be available to attend both sessions of the training.  Failure to attend both days will result in a £50 non-attendance charge.

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