Safeguarding Young People
The purpose of the course is to raise your awareness of young people who may be vulnerable because of their age, relative inexperience, past abusive experiences or current circumstances. The course stresses the importance of responding appropriately and proportionately to vulnerable young people to prevent harm and ensure that, where harm has already occurred, they are supported and helped.
Course Overview
The purpose of the course is to raise your awareness of young people who may be vulnerable due to their age, relative inexperience, past abusive experiences or current situations. The course emphasise the significance of responding correctly and consistently to vulnerable young people to prevent harm and ensure that, where harm has already transpired, they are supported and aided. This course provides a thorough understanding on safeguarding young people to anyone who comes into contact with young people in their work or voluntary activity.
This course comprehensively covers:
- Recognise who may be vulnerable.
- Understand the signs and indicators of abuse.
- Comprehend what to do if a young person discloses abuse to you.
- Ascertain about recording and reporting procedures.
- Know good practice guidelines.
Key features and benefits
- Level 2 course (as graded against the nationally accepted levels)
- 70% pass mark.
- Additional resources for further learning and printable modules for future reference.
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Curriculum
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Module 1 Introduction
In this module we will cover:
- Understand who may be at risk and areas of potential vulnerability.
- Understand what abuse is including the ten categories of abuse (physical abuse, psychological abuse including emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and acts of omission, financial or material abuse, discriminatory abuse, organisational abuse, domestic abuse, modern slavery, self-neglect).
- The impact of abuse including its long lasting and serious effects.
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Module 2 Signs and indicators of abuse
In this module we will cover:
- Signs and indicators of abuse, including physical and behavioural signs.
- Children and young people with additional areas of vulnerability such as looked after children, unaccompanied and separated children, and young people missing from education.
- Barriers to reporting abuse or harm
- The different ways abuse or harm can be encountered.
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Module 3 Responding to Safeguarding Concerns and Disclosures
In this module we will cover:
- Universal principles for when a young person confides abuse to you as well as what to avoid.
- Advice on starting difficult conversations including useful phrases to encourage the young person to talk honestly with you
- Recording a disclosure or acting on suspicions of abuse, including useful information to make a note of.
- Details on consent and information sharing, including circumstances where you should not seek consent.
- Reporting a disclosure or your concerns including the child protection process.
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Module 4 Good Practice Guidelines
In this module we will cover:
- Details of all the key pieces of legislation and guidance as well as the Disclosure and Barring Service.
- Creating a culture of safety, including the key components of an organisation that operates within a culture of safety.
- Tips to ensure that awareness remains high and compliance is achieved at all times.
- What you can do as an individual to safeguard young people and support their wellbeing.
- Ideas for safe working practice
