Child Protection Training in Highland
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The 2012 Child Protection Training Calendar is available here:
Effective child protection work depends not only on our procedures but also on the skills and knowledge of our staff. This includes staff working directly with children and those working with their parents and families. Highland Child Protection Committee is fully committed to ensuring staff have access to the appropriate levels of training for them to carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively.
We would recommend that anyone who has contact with children and families, no matter how minimal, should keep their child protection knowledge up-to-date and attend child protection training at least once every 3 years.
The Chid Protection Committee endeavours to provide accessible and effective training for all staff working in Highland services. All aspects of child protection training and development in Highland will be based on the following principles:
1. Child Centred – incorporating and promoting children’s rights and needs and ensuring that their welfare is paramount.
2. Partnership with Parents/Carers – promoting partnership and recognising families’ strengths in responding to the needs of their children.
3. Inclusion – respect for diversity and inclusive of the wide range of individuals and organisations that have responsibilities for protecting and promoting the wellbeing of all children.
4. Inter-Agency Collaboration – placing value on people working collaboratively, bringing people together in ways which mirror the diversity of practice networks engaged with children and their families.
Training Programmes:
In line with the National Training Framework for Child Protection, training in Highland is categorised by 4 different Programme areas.
Programme 1 - Awareness Raising/Introductory Training
Programme 2 - Foundation/Skills Based Training
Programme 3 - Assessment and Intervention
Programme 4 - Specialist and Advanced Training
The Child Protection Committee currently offers the following Training Courses:
Programme 1:
Getting It Right In Child Protection: An Introduction
NB: This is delivered on a single agency basis and you should contact your agency representative for further details.
Programme 2:
Getting It Right In Child Protection: Identifying Concerns - 1 day course
The Highland Practice Model and Child Protection - 2 day course
Getting It Right In Child Protection: Hidden Harm – Children Affected by Parental Substance Misuse - 2 day course
Programme 3:
Developing the Child's Plan
The dates for all of our courses are included in the Training Calendar.
If you have any questions about our Training courses, please do not hesitate to contact us or speak to your agency training representative.
All child protection interagency training dates for 2012 can be found here
To apply for any of our 2012 courses, click here
