Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups

Stage 2

This training is classed as a ‘Full-Day’ course. For charging information, please see the Terms & Conditions page.

Target Audience: Practitioners from all agencies working with children, young people and their families.

Aim of the Course: This is a multi-agency course giving practitioners from a range of agencies the opportunity to consider and discuss safeguarding issues that arise for vulnerable children and young people.

• to be able to recognise the categories of abuse and the impact that abuse has on vulnerable children and young people, including a particular focus on neglect and early help
• to increase knowledge regarding the prevalence of the abuse of vulnerable children and young people
• to raise awareness of the issues particular to working with children who have a disability
• to understand the responses required from professionals and others involved with vulnerable children and young people in order to adequately protect them
• to consider some of the barriers to detection and disclosure of the abuse of children and young people with disabilities
• to consider the findings of recent reviews, both locally and nationally, as well as key legislation and guidance and how this impacts on practice