To Access Any of the Courses Listed Go to CPD Online to Book Your Place

To access any of the courses listed go to CPD Online to book your place

If you have any queries contact the Safeguarding Business Unit or Tel: 01432 260100

Creating a CPD Account

The Hereford CPD Online Safeguarding Channel contains information on the training courses available for Herefordshire Professionals. There is also a NEWS section which provides important information on forthcoming courses/conferences etc.

To view and book onto the courses you will need to set up an account:

go to to do this. The user guide is

available to assist you.

If you have any queries contact the Safeguarding Business Unit or Tel: 01432 260100

The following courses are currently available.

HSCB Targeted in Working Together to Safeguard Children – 1 Day Full Training and a Half Day Refresher Course

Event Description:

Who is it for? Staff who work predominantly with children , Health workers, Children centre workers, teachers, school staff, GPs, Nurses, Foster carers, Early help /family support workers and front line practitioners.

Progression onto: other child related safeguarding sessions, e.g.Child Sexual exploitation

Objective / Outcomes

By the end of this session participants, will be able to recognise the levels of need and referral process; activities, case studies and discussion, will cover serious case reviews, parenting capacity and the voice of the child. Opportunity for delegates to understand own role within children’s safeguarding and the multi-disciplinary nature of child protection.

• Have gained an update of national and local procedures.
• Discuss a Serious case review and lessons learned.
• Discuss the importance of the voice of the child.
• State the legal and procedural framework.
• Undertake their own role and responsibilities within their agency with regard to safeguarding children.
• Recognise roles and responsibilities of other agencies.
• Understand the Herefordshire Levels of Need and how to apply these in practice.
• Be aware of and Identify the factors that can impact on the vulnerability of children
• Recognise the multi-disciplinary nature of child protection.

Cost:

£25 HALF DAY cost to non-contributing agencies

£50 FULL DAY cost to non-contributing agencies

Neglect and Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2)

Event Description:

Who is it for: This one-day course is aimed at organisations that work and engages with children and families, the neglect and graded care profile training will add to organisational competency. Training is for organisations in the private, public and voluntary and community sectors. This includes (but not exclusively) education, child care, health and criminal justice organisations.

HSCB Specialist and Targeted personnel as defined in the HSCB competency framework. This includes but is not restricted solely to; designated / nominated safeguarding / child protection person, family support practitioners, early help practitioners, social workers, carers, education staff, nursery personnel, health practitioners and staff who predominantly work with children/young people and families. This is particularly useful for practitioners who work with families in the service user family home.

Objective / Outcomes

On completion of the training:

• delegates will understand and recognise child neglect
• delegates will know the impact of neglect on a child’s development
• delegates will recognise potential barriers to effective engagement with families where neglect is a concern
• professionals will be assessed and licensed to use in practice the Graded Care Profile 2 tool to assess neglect and work with colleagues and families to reduce neglect
• practitioners will recognise how GCP2 can assist with addressing neglect and how it can be used in case management, child protection conferences and legal matters.

Cost:

There is no cost for attendance on this course.

All courses take place with the Plough Lane offices.

Neglect and Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2)

HSCB Targeted Child Sexual Exploitation - Half Day Course

Event Description:

This course is aimed at practitioners working with children, young people and families particularly those with responsibilities for child protection and safeguarding and may become aware of issues of sexual exploitation. The course will reflect on the need to gather evidence to support referrals and prosecution, effective working with children and young people, use of case studies to support learning and videos to demonstrate vulnerability.

Who is it for?

Front line practitioners, Social Workers, Nurses, Teachers, GP, Mental Health Practitioners, Family Support Workers,

Additional Information

The delivery of this course is supported by specialists working locally.

Objectives / Outcomes

At the end of the course learners will be able to:

1. Describe the role of the professional supporting young people affected by CSE
2. Describe the impact of CSE on young people and outline the differences between the local position and regional / national position.
3. Explain psychology and methodologies used by perpetrators to gain access to young people
4. Describe the local and national reporting / referral process including the gathering of evidence. Demonstrate knowledge of the CSE Toolkit.
5. Explain the escalation process to be followed if you do not agree the outcome of the referral process
6. Describe the cyber threat to young people and its relation to CSE, trafficking, terrorism, exploitation etc.

Cost:

£25 HALF DAY cost to non-contributing agencies

HSCB Targeted Training for Practitioners involved in Child Protection Conference - Half DayCourse

Event Description:

This course has been developed by HSCB to ensure practitioners involved in child protection conferences (ICPCs and RCPCs) understand how these work and are confident to input to key child protection decisions.

Objectives / Outcomes

•Understand what to expect when attending a Child Protection Conference

•How Child Protection Conferences fit into the overall safeguarding framework

•Know how you can make an effective contribution to achieving the best outcome for the child

•Understand the roles and responsibilities of the professionals who attend and how these fit in with the overall child protection process

•Understand the expectations that HSCB have of effective child protection conferences for children in Herefordshire and your role.

Cost:

£25 HALF DAY cost to non-contributing agencies

MARAC Awareness

Event Description

This event is targeted at any professional that may come into contact with women, children and men, who may be exposed to domestic violence and abuse. Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) are multiagency case conferences that keep high risk victims of domestic violence and abuse safe and free from harm. The event will include: The Background to MARACS, What is a MARAC? MARAC Operating Protocol, DASH Risk Assessment, How to make a referral and The Survivor’s voice.

Objectives / Outcomes

Enhanced knowledge of MARACs, the operating Protocol and how to make a referral.

Cost

There is no cost for attending this course

HSAB /HSCB Joint Practitioner Forums

Event Description:

Herefordshire Safeguarding Adults Board is holding multi-agency practitioner forums bi-monthly to support practitioners who work in statutory services and are involved with safeguarding adults at risk across services.

The content of the specialist section is set by those attending the forums. Fliers are sent directly to teams approx. a month before the event so that practitioners are informed of the topic of the specialist section.

Who is it for?

The forum is for practitioners who work with adults at risk in the statutory sector and need to access targeted training for the continuing professional development.

Objectives / Outcomes

Each session will have the standing agenda of:

•Welcome & registration

•Updates from Board ð including results of audits, lessons learnt

•Commissioning Updates

•Specialist Session / Guest Speaker ð to be confirmed nearer the date of the session

•Questions from the floor

•AOB

Cost

There is no cost for attending this course

ELearning Awareness of Domestic Violence & Abuse**

There is limited availability for access to this course so it is important that you book your place early.

Event Description

This free online e-learning course has been created with victims in mind and will inform learners about domestic violence and abuse, and how to support those experiencing it.

Each year around 2.1 million people (men and women) in England and Wales suffer some form of domestic abuse. On average high risk victims live with domestic violence abuse for 2.6 years before seeking help and 23% of those victims attend A&E as a result of their injuries in the year before they get help.

“There used to be blood stains on the wall, but we’ve painted over it now” Susan, aged 13

Objectives / Outcomes

This course is relevant to anyone working with children young people, vulnerable adults and will cover the following outcomes:

•Explain what domestic violence and abuse is and identify who is at risk

•Describe the physical and psychological effects of domestic violence and abuse

•Classify the behaviours displayed by an abusive person

•Explain the impact of domestic violence and abuse on children young people and vulnerable adults

•Outline the MARAC process

•Describe best practices for supporting those experiencing domestic violence.

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When you’ve completed this online training you will sit an online test and, once successful, you can download your certificate.

Cost

There is no cost for attending this course

To book onto this course please search Awareness of Domestic Violence and Abuse and book onto the course. The Safeguarding Business Unit will email you requesting a few personal details. You will then be logged onto the E-Learning course and sent your login and password.

GOOD LUCK!

ELearning Trafficking, Exploitation & Modern Slavery

There is limited availability for access to this course so it is important that you book your place early.

Event Description

This FREE online e-learning course is about understanding, combating and helping people who are being trafficked, exploited or used in modern slavery.
It examines different types of exploitation, how individuals become victim to abuse and what actions professionals should take to recognise victims and help them.

This course has been developed with West Yorkshire Police, safeguarding boards and ECPAT UK who are a leading children’s rights organisation campaigning against child trafficking and exploitation.

Target Audience

This course is designed for any professional who may come into contact with children, young people, or adults who may have been trafficked.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Objectives / Outcomes

Upon completing this course learners will be able to:

• Define and explain the meanings of adult and child trafficking, exploitation and modern slavery
• Be aware of and make sure to respect the rights of victims of trafficking
• Act in line with your own responsibilities as a professional and be aware of the responsibilities of other authorities in the UK

Lesson Plan

• Introduction
• What is Trafficking
• The traffickers
• The victims
• Safeguarding the Victim
• The Agencies Involved
• The National Referral Mechanism
• Investigation
• Legislation and Guidance

Duration

Approximately 2 - 3 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like. When completed and passed you can download your certificate.

To book onto this course please search Trafficking, Exploitation and Modern Slavery and book on. Admin will email you requesting a few personal details, once received we can set you up and you will be sent your login and password.

GOOD LUCK!

ELearning Working with Disabled Children

There is limited availability for access to this course so it is important that you book your place early.

Event Description

This course contains an overview of the national and local agenda in relation to children with disabilities, basic knowledge of the range of protection needs of disabled children and information on how you can enable them to communicate about their experiences and provide support.

Target Audience

This course is designed for anyone who works with children, young people and their families.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Lesson Plan

On completion of this module, learners will have covered the following learning objectives:

• Compare the different views on disability
• Identify disabilities linked to physical development, cognitive development, language development and social development
• Explain the medical and social models of disability
• Describe examples of barriers experienced by children and young people with disabilities and their families
• Discuss what equality, diversity and inclusion means for children and young people with disabilities, and their families
• Recognise potential barriers to effective communication and how to overcome them
• Explain the importance of working in partnership with parents/carers and professionals
• Describe the roles of other professionals involved in the case of children and young people with disabilities
• Identify factors which may contribute to the vulnerability of a child or young person with disabilities
• Describe setting procedures when there are safeguarding concerns of children and young people with disabilities
• Recognise the organisational, statutory and legal frameworks for protecting young people with disabilities

Duration

Approximately 1 - 2 hours.The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like.

To book onto this course please search Working with Children with Disabilities and book onto the course. Admin will email you requesting a few personal details when received you will then be logged onto the E-Learning course and sent your login and password.

GOOD LUCK!

FUTURE EVENTS

HOLD THE DATE!

DVA Conference

24 November 2017

The following topics will be covered:

White Ribbon Day

Herefordshire Domestic Homicide Reviews

DVA with additional vulnerabilities

DVA Teenagers 16-18 years

Lucy SCR (Gloucester)

MCA /DoLS Conference

Date to be confirmed

Neglect Conference

Date to be confirmed

FULL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON CPD ONLINE SOON

Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board

Terms and Conditions CPD (including Charging Policy)

Introduction

These terms and conditions have been developed to aid the effective and efficient running of CPD online for Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB). These terms and conditions supersede any previous examples, whether verbal or written issued by HSCB (the Training Provider). The Training Provider reserves the right to change the terms and conditions detailed above at any time and with immediate effect.

1. Bookings and confirmations

1.1 Delegates must be named and establishment / contact details on CPD Online checked when booking onto a course. Course instructions will be sent via contact details held on CPD Online.

1.2 Either party may cancel unconfirmed bookings.

2. Pre-requisites

2.1 The person booking must ensure that any course pre-requisite requirements which are set out in the course details are met by the delegate.

2.2 The training provider reserves the right to refuse to train the delegate if the pre-requisites have not been met and may also apply cancellation charges should the delegate be unable to attend the course.

3. Substitutes

3.1 Where applicable the training provider will accept a substitute delegate providing the substitute also meets the pre-requisite conditions of the course.

4. Venues

4.1 The training provider reserves the right to change the venue from that specified in the published details, and delegates will be informed of any changes using the contact details held on CPD Online as soon as is practicably possible.