Improving collaborative working to safeguarding children with complex needs workshops
Course Aims
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 this course 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
Target Staff
This workshop is for multi-agency staff and is relevant for all operational managers who are involved in child protection work.