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 The conference (9.30am – 4pm) offers an exciting opportunity to bring together professionals across North Wales to discuss current research and practice around CSE in conjunction with National CSE Awareness Day. 

Opening speaker:

• Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Keynote speaker:

• Dr Helen Becket, Director of The International Centre, Bedfordshire University: Researching CSE, Violence and Trafficking

The afternoon will consist of workshops by:

• Protect & Respect Service, NSPCC Cymru
• Gwella Project, Barnardo’s Cymru
• Independent Child Trafficking Advocacy Service, Barnardo’s Cymru

Closing remarks:

Mohammed Mehmet, Chief Executive Denbighshire and Chair of the Regional CSE Executive Board

There is no cost to attend the conference, refreshments will be available.  Lunch will not be provided.

To book your place please e-mail: nspccnorthwales@nspcc.org.uk

BASPCAN – the Association of England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for Child Protection

Exploring the relevance to practice in Wales of an International Study on Promoting Positive Parenting

Sponsored by Lynne Neagle AM

ISPCAN, BASPCAN, NSPCC Cymru/ Wales & Children in Wales would like to invite you to attend our joint conference at the Pierhead, Cardiff on Wednesday 14th March 2018, 9.00am – 4.30pm.

Aims of the Conference

To explore the relevance to practice in Wales of findings from an international study by ISPCAN on promoting positive parenting
To identify practical ways of improving parenting practice to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people in Wales.
Learning objectives

By the end of this event participants will be able to:

• identify how findings and recommendations from an international study by ISPCAN on promoting positive parenting relate to practice in Wales
• understand what is necessary for effective implementation of positive parenting interventions
• describe practical ways of improving parenting in day-to-day practice at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of intervention.

Audiences

• Professionals who coordinate and manage parenting support services.
• Professionals working directly with children and families from health, social work, early years, early intervention services, education and the independent and voluntary sector.
• Professionals with a responsibility for planning and commissioning services to promote child health and wellbeing, positive parenting and the prevention of child maltreatment.
• Coordinators on Public Service Boards in Wales.
• Educators and researchers working in the field of positive parenting and the prevention of child maltreatment.

BASPCAN Positive Parenting 14 March 2018 Programme Eng

A two-day course

This course is aimed at people who want to gain accreditation whilst learning about the current challenges in child protection and how practitioners can work with others to increase the protective factors for children that they work with.The course is appropriate for people working in a range of organisations including youth settings, schools, children’s daycare and residential settings, also services providing support to children and families in the voluntary and private sector. This two day training will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss issues from practice exploring the complex and sensitive nature of keeping children safe in a variety of settings.

The training will explore young people, self-harm and suicide.  It will outline young people’s mental health, the issues that young people experience and the reasons why young people self-harm, the difference between self-harm and suicide and ways to support young people who do so.  Coping mechanisms for young people and staff will be explored.

All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child. The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised. This course is aimed at people acting in the ‘Designated Person’ role working in a variety of organisations including schools, children’s daycare and residential settings, also services providing support to children and families in the voluntary and private sector.

A team at CASCADE was appointed by the Welsh Government to undertake a review of the Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Statutory Guidance including the embedded definition of CSE and the Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Framework (SERAF). This event will launch the CSE Guidance Review.

10:00 – 15:00 – Free

The ACE Support Hub is pleased to announce the forthcoming event:

North Wales: ACEs in Practice

The programme includes:

The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Learn about the work of the ACE Support Hub

Explore examples of ACE aware work happening in North Wales

Lunch and Refreshments will be provided

We welcome colleagues from all sectors working within the Adverse Childhood Experiences agenda to attend.

Any queries please contact ACE@wales.nhs.uk

Look forward to welcoming you at the event.

Following an innovative 6-month partnership project, NSPCC Cymru/Wales & Swansea University are delighted to announce the launch of a new activity pack to support work to prevent online grooming.

The pack is designed for one-to-one or small group work with children and young people at risk of, or who have experienced online grooming. It translates pioneer research findings into engaging materials for professionals to promote a better understanding of the strategies online groomers use to build trust and relationships with young people.

The activity pack will be launched at this event with key speakers from the University and NSPCC policy team & Guests.

The activity pack will be launched by;

Professor Nuria Lorenzo-Dus – Principal Investigator, Online Grooming Communication Research Project, Swansea University.
Ruth Mullineux – Project Lead NSPCC
Detective Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones – North Wales Police
Ann Griffiths – Deputy Police Crime Commissioner for North Wales

This event is open to Professionals managing staff or those working directly with children or young people in various professional setting. (i.e. Police, social workers, education professionals, youth workers, health professionals)

A half-day CPD Course for Health & Social Care Staff.

This course has been devised for those who work with adults who may be classed as at risk within health, social care or education settings.

Course Cost £45 per person

The course explores the main types of abuse, their possible indicators and how to sensitively handle these. The new implications of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 are also covered as part of the training.

All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child.

28th June 2017 – Venue Cymru – Two Day Event

• Motivational Speaker is Nigel Owens MBE – Welsh Rugby Referee
• Pre-conference Well-being Event and meet the exhibitors on Tuesday 27th June 2017
• Entrance to all keynote and plenary conference sessions on 28th – 29th June
• Access to a range of workshop and Fringe Events
• Lunch plus cake/coffee breaks on both days
• All day access to the Exhibition Hall and Fringe Theatre
• Free Wi-Fi

Link

21st June 2017

Keynote Speakers:

Carl Sargeant, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children

Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Venue and further details to be confirmed

A two day course

13 & 14 June – Conwy

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All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child. The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised. This course is aimed at people acting in the ‘Designated Person’ role working in a variety of organisations including schools, children’s daycare and residential settings, also services providing support to children and families in the voluntary and private sector.

Price:

Starting from: £170.00 – £245.00

You are invited to attend a free information session on Graded Care Profile 2

Neglect is one of the most dangerous forms of abuse, and can have serious and long–lasting effects for children and their families. For the last two decades it has been the most common reason for a child to be on the child protection register in Wales. But it can often be difficult to identify neglect, which can make it hard for decisions to be made about future care. Yet with the right assessment tool in place, we can measure the quality of care been given to a child, and make it easier for professionals to spot anything that is putting a child at risk of harm. There is an exciting opportunity for a small number of Welsh local authorities/safeguarding boards to work with the NSPCC to further test the Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) tool in Wales

Information sessions are scheduled for the following dates:

Conwy

Friday 12 May 2017

Conwy Business Centre, Llandudno Junction, LL31 9XX

Sign up here

22 March 2017, Conwy – Book Online

A one-day course

The training will explore youth homelessness.  The course will outline reasons for youth homelessness, current trends and the impact of current Housing and Homelessness legislation in Wales.  Ways of support young homeless people and the issues such as substance misuse, Child Sexual Exploitation and how to safeguard them.  This will be conducted using a rights based approach.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Have an understanding reasons for youth homelessness
• Gain ways of supporting homeless young people
• How to identify young people at risk of Sexual Exploitation
• Gain knowledge on safeguarding homeless young people

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their work can support homeless or potentially homeless young people.  Examine legislation and how to support young people to exercise their rights.

COST:  

Members: £80           Non-members:  £100

A one-day course

21 March 2017, Conwy – Book Online

The training will explore LGBT issues and young people.  The process of coming out, issues for young people such as bullying, gender identity and sexuality.  How to support young people whether gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender or questioning young people.  It will deal with issues such as safeguarding, self-harm, substance misuse and Child Sexual Exploitation.  This will be conducted using a rights based approach.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Have an understanding LGBTQ issues
• Gain ways of supporting LGBTQ young people
• Gain knowledge on safeguarding LGBTQ young people
• Gain practical skills in identifying young people who are vulnerable to Child Sexual Exploitation

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their work can support LGBTQ young people.  Examine new trends in gender identity and sexuality and how this impacts on practice.

About the trainer

Mike Mainwaring, Training Officer

Mike Mainwaring has worked with Children and Young People for over 20 years. Specialising in substance misuse, youth homelessness, participation and children’s rights. He is a qualified trainer and has trained children, young people and adults on substance misuse, LGBT issues, children’s rights, participation, dealing with difficult behaviour, safeguarding and child protection, Child Sexual Exploitation and boundaries. He has also developed and run youth lead research projects. He has worked in various settings such as street drug projects, residential rehabilitation, outreach work, play, youth work, manged housing projects and run youth councils. He has an art background, working with young people in distress through the medium of art and exhibiting his own work about social issues.

Course Feedback:

“The videos and the hands on approach were great- didn’t feel awkward taking part either which was unusual”

“Thank you very much. It has been interesting, knowledge able and a great help. Much appreciated. I hope to get more training with you again. Diolch.”

 Cost: 

Members: £80              Non-members:  £100

14 & 15 March, Rhyl – Book Online

A two-day course

All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child.  The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child.  The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised.

This two day training course will consider:  

• The role of the Designated Person and how this can be incorporated into your organisation
• Legislation and guidance on safeguarding children and young people, particularly within the Welsh context
• Essential safeguarding measures that need to be in place
• The ‘abuse of trust’ and how to remain alert to potential sexual offences within the organisation
• Assessing concerns about a child and making a referral to social services if necessary
• The statutory child protection system and what may be expected of you
• Confidentiality and good record keeping
• Diversity and the additional vulnerabilities for some children

COST:

Members £165                    Non members £195

Half Day Course

FREE to all North Wales Safeguarding Children Board member agency staff and non-profit voluntary agencies working in the North Wales region

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of what is meant by the term ‘Sexually Harmful Behaviour’ (SHB)

To distinguish developmentally healthy behaviours from those that are problematic or harmful

Explore attitudes and beliefs around Sexually Harmful Behaviour

Identify how practitioners respond to Sexually Harmful Behaviour through use of the ‘All Wales protocol’

Target Group

Multi agency training designed for all practitioners working with children and young people.

Please note: the closure date will be two weeks prior to course date

Leaflet

Registration Form

How to apply: Please complete the attached booking form and send it to kathy.stephens@barnardos.org.uk. Your place will then be confirmed

08 March 2017, Llandudno – Book Online

One day course

Conversations with Children & Young People under the Social Services and Well-being Act 2014 and other arenas for assessing Children’s & Young People’s Well-being Outcomes.

Under the Social Services and Well-being Act 2014, children & young people who are eligible for Care and Support Services will need to be involved in What Matters Conversations and the Co-production of their Well-being Goals.  There has been a culture change in the way we work with people of all ages in Wales, including children & young people, a move from doing to, to doing with children & young people.

The course will look at the legislative framework in Wales, the context for What Matters Conversations, and how to conduct assessments with children & young people.  The training will give participants the knowledge and practical skills in conducting assessments, using play and creative techniques and activities from preparation, to conducting assessments through to what happens after.  The course will use a child rights based approach, which is an overarching duty within the Act.

This one day course will consider:

• An overview of the Social Services and Well-being Act 2014
• The framework of Children’s Rights within the Act
• The context of What Matters Conversations
• The purpose of assessments
• The 5 elements of assessments
• The difference between Well-being and Welfare
• Barriers to participation
• Co-production and what it means in practice
• Skills and Resources needed to engage with Children

Who the course is aimed at:

Managers and practitioners working with children & young people in social care, health and education, other statutory agencies, voluntary and third sector organisations.

COST:  

Members: £80                  Non-members: £100

Half Day Course

FREE to all North Wales Safeguarding Children Board member agency staff and non-profit voluntary agencies working in the North Wales region

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of what is meant by the term ‘Sexually Harmful Behaviour’ (SHB)

To distinguish developmentally healthy behaviours from those that are problematic or harmful

Explore attitudes and beliefs around Sexually Harmful Behaviour

Identify how practitioners respond to Sexually Harmful Behaviour through use of the ‘All Wales protocol’

Target Group

Multi agency training designed for all practitioners working with children and young people.

Please note: the closure date will be two weeks prior to course date

Leaflet

Registration Form

How to apply: Please complete the attached booking form and send it to kathy.stephens@barnardos.org.uk. Your place will then be confirmed

Half Day Course

FREE to all North Wales Safeguarding Children Board member agency staff and non-profit voluntary agencies working in the North Wales region

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of what is meant by the term ‘Sexually Harmful Behaviour’ (SHB)

To distinguish developmentally healthy behaviours from those that are problematic or harmful

Explore attitudes and beliefs around Sexually Harmful Behaviour

Identify how practitioners respond to Sexually Harmful Behaviour through use of the ‘All Wales protocol’

Target Group

Multi agency training designed for all practitioners working with children and young people.

Please note: the closure date will be two weeks prior to course date

Leaflet

Registration Form

How to apply: Please complete the attached booking form and send it to kathy.stephens@barnardos.org.uk. Your place will then be confirmed

28 FEBRUARY 2017, CONWY – Book Online

One day course

The training will explore substance misuse and young people.  The course will outline drugs, alcohol, illegal and legal highs.  The training will examine new substances and the behaviours stemming from their use.  It will help participants create strategies for dealing with young people’s use and the difficult and dangerous behaviours they can produce.  It will explore the relationship between substance misuse and Child Sexual Exploitation and how to safeguard young people.  This will be conducted using a rights based approach.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Have an understanding substances and substance misuse
• Gain ways of supporting substance misusing young people
• How to identify young people at risk of Sexual Exploitation
• Gain knowledge on safeguarding substance misusing young people
• Gain practical skills for coping with substance misusing young people’s behaviour

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their work can support substance misusing young people.  Examine new trends in substance misuse such as legal highs and other psychoactive drugs.

COST:  

Members: £80                  Non-members: £100

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact  training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

16 February 2017, Wrexham – Book Online

This three hour workshop is aimed at supporting a better informed and engaged multi-agency cross sector workforce to deliver Welsh Government Policy. 

The session will support people from a wide range of organisations to understand the distinctive Welsh legislative and policy framework for children and families that has developed as a result of increasing devolution from Westminster. The session will consider current Welsh legislation around children and families, Welsh Government policy and strategies on issues including how Children’s Rights are being addressed through initiatives on child poverty, health, social care and education. The course will explore the Welsh Government’s new Programme for Government, as well as initiatives such as Families First, Flying Start, Communities First and Integrated Family Support considering the roles and priorities of different sectors involved in delivering these and the challenges faced by everyone.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Gain an overview of the political context and processes that shape policy in Wales
• Have a synopsis of the new Programme for Government for 2016-2021
• Learn about Welsh Government policies and strategies relevant to children and young people
• Understanding the national priorities for children and family services
• Explore how their organisation and key areas of work fit with the main policy areas concerning children, young people and families.

Who should attend?

Practitioners, managers and policy makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their area of work fits in with the bigger picture of child and family policy in Wales. It will help organisations to prepare for predicted changes and to operate effectively within a multi- agency context.

*PLEASE NOTE: TO ENSURE WE HAVE CROSS-SECTORAL REPRESENTATION AT EACH WORKSHOP, WE CAN OFFER TWO PLACES TO EACH ORGANISATION*

**CANCELLATIONS**

This is a FREE event, however there will be a charge of £50 for those delegates who book a place and do not attend. Cancellations will be accepted up to two days before the event. We can accept substitutions if the named participant is unable to attend at short notice.

16/02/2017 | ABERYSTWYTH | 13:30 – 16:30

The workshop will explore participation and its relation to the UNCRC and Welsh legislation such as the Child Rights Measure, Children and Families Measure, Social Services and Wellbeing Act and Future Generations Act.  The session will explore practical ways of introducing participation and the skills needed to meaningfully engage young people.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Understanding Participation and how it enables Children’s Rights
• Explore Participation and its Legal Framework
• Gain practical skills on involving young people in your work

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their area of work fits in with the bigger picture of child and family policy in Wales.  It will help organisations to prepare for predicted changes and to operate effectively within a multi-agency context.

The training is FREE and limited to TWO participants from each organisation only.

**CANCELLATIONS**

This is a FREE event, however there will be a charge of £50 for those delegates who book a place and do not attend. Cancellations will be accepted up to 2 days before the event. We will always accept substitutions if the named participant is unable to attend at short notice.

15 February 2017, Bangor – Book Online

This three hour workshop is aimed at supporting a better informed and engaged multi-agency cross sector workforce to deliver Welsh Government Policy. 

The session will support people from a wide range of organisations to understand the distinctive Welsh legislative and policy framework for children and families that has developed as a result of increasing devolution from Westminster. The session will consider current Welsh legislation around children and families, Welsh Government policy and strategies on issues including how Children’s Rights are being addressed through initiatives on child poverty, health, social care and education. The course will explore the Welsh Government’s new Programme for Government, as well as initiatives such as Families First, Flying Start, Communities First and Integrated Family Support considering the roles and priorities of different sectors involved in delivering these and the challenges faced by everyone.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Gain an overview of the political context and processes that shape policy in Wales
• Have a synopsis of the new Programme for Government for 2016-2021
• Learn about Welsh Government policies and strategies relevant to children and young people
• Understanding the national priorities for children and family services
• Explore how their organisation and key areas of work fit with the main policy areas concerning children, young people and families.

Who should attend?

Practitioners, managers and policy makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their area of work fits in with the bigger picture of child and family policy in Wales. It will help organisations to prepare for predicted changes and to operate effectively within a multi- agency context.

*PLEASE NOTE: TO ENSURE WE HAVE CROSS-SECTORAL REPRESENTATION AT EACH WORKSHOP, WE CAN OFFER TWO PLACES TO EACH ORGANISATION*

**CANCELLATIONS**

This is a FREE event, however there will be a charge of £50 for those delegates who book a place and do not attend. Cancellations will be accepted up to two days before the event. We can accept substitutions if the named participant is unable to attend at short notice.

Half Day Course

FREE to all North Wales Safeguarding Children Board member agency staff and non-profit voluntary agencies working in the North Wales region

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of what is meant by the term ‘Sexually Harmful Behaviour’ (SHB)

To distinguish developmentally healthy behaviours from those that are problematic or harmful

Explore attitudes and beliefs around Sexually Harmful Behaviour

Identify how practitioners respond to Sexually Harmful Behaviour through use of the ‘All Wales protocol’

Target Group

Multi agency training designed for all practitioners working with children and young people.

Please note: the closure date will be two weeks prior to course date

Leaflet

Registration Form

How to apply: Please complete the attached booking form and send it to kathy.stephens@barnardos.org.uk. Your place will then be confirmed

16/02/2017 | ABERYSTWYTH | 13:30 – 16:30

The workshop will explore participation and its relation to the UNCRC and Welsh legislation such as the Child Rights Measure, Children and Families Measure, Social Services and Wellbeing Act and Future Generations Act.  The session will explore practical ways of introducing participation and the skills needed to meaningfully engage young people.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Understanding Participation and how it enables Children’s Rights
• Explore Participation and its Legal Framework
• Gain practical skills on involving young people in your work

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their area of work fits in with the bigger picture of child and family policy in Wales.  It will help organisations to prepare for predicted changes and to operate effectively within a multi-agency context.

The training is FREE and limited to TWO participants from each organisation only.

**CANCELLATIONS**

This is a FREE event, however there will be a charge of £50 for those delegates who book a place and do not attend. Cancellations will be accepted up to 2 days before the event. We will always accept substitutions if the named participant is unable to attend at short notice.

Half Day Course

FREE to all North Wales Safeguarding Children Board member agency staff and
non-profit voluntary agencies working in the North Wales region

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding of what is meant by the term ‘Sexually
Harmful Behaviour’ (SHB)

To distinguish developmentally healthy behaviours from those that
are problematic or harmful

Explore attitudes and beliefs around Sexually Harmful Behaviour

Identify how practitioners respond to Sexually Harmful Behaviour
through use of the ‘All Wales protocol’

Target Group

Multi agency training designed for all practitioners working with children
and young people.

Please note: the closure date will be two weeks prior to course date

Leaflet

Registration Form

How to apply:
Please complete the attached booking form and send it to kathy.stephens@barnardos.org.uk. Your place will then be confirmed

19 January 2017, Conwy – Book Online

A one day course

This course is for all practitioners working with young people who want to increase their understanding of why young people self harm, and how best to support those who do. Research has shown that self harm is viewed as a highly sensitive topic by professionals, parents and young people, with issued regarding stigma and the misunderstanding of causes leading to uncertainty as to how best to support young people who self harm. Understanding self harm is therefore crucial in providing effective support to those in need.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand common myths surrounding self harm, as well as issues regarding stigma
• Understand and appreciate the perspective of other professionals, parents and young people
• Assess and manage risk, understand the concept of harm minimisation, and be better able to explore alternatives to self harm within the context of your role
• Apply and manage risk, understand the concept of harm minimisation, and be better able to explore alternatives to self harm within the context of your role
• Apply proven strategies aimed at developing the resilience of those vulnerable to self harm
• Develop a self harm policy tailored to your needs, designed to provide clear information and guidance
• Explore and reflect upon your own feelings towards self harm, and consider how such views influence your practice
• COST:

  Members: £140                    Non members: £160

FREE TRAINING

Thursday 24th November 2016 1pm- 3pm (Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention Awareness)

All sessions will be delivered at

Venue: Colwyn Bay Town Hall, Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7TE

 Open Sessions

Stop it Now! Wales are able to deliver the following training sessions for parents and professionals parenting or working with children and young people. Please see below for details of the sessions content

Please make contact on either the mobile number or email address below, giving the following information:

Name, Address, Phone number and email address of EACH participant.

PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Stop it Now AUTUMN training CONWY

Gillian Jones

Email: gjones@stopitnow.org.uk

Tel: 07803 629628

16 November 2016, Rhyl – Book Online  

A one-day course

Understanding cultural differences is an important component in effective working with families and children. Practitioners and managers can be reluctant to address child welfare concerns because they fear being accused of racism, intolerance or prejudice. Getting the balance right between cultural sensitivity and making Westernised judgements on child welfare is difficult.

The aim of this course is to raise awareness of cultural, ethnic and religious identities when considering safeguarding issues within asylum seeking, refugee and migrant families. It will increase the understanding of particular safeguarding risks within families and communities and enhance confidence in addressing safeguarding issues with families.

The course is for anyone working with asylum seeking, refugee or other BAME migrant families, in statutory, social care, health or education, community groups and refugee community organisations, including Flying Start, Families First, Communities First, IFST, etc…

This course will include:

• Child protection through a cultural lens
• Cultural perspectives on parenting in immigrant families arriving in Wales
• Female Genital Mutilation, ‘Honour’ Violence, Forced Marriage, Abuse Linked to a belief in Witchcraft
• Promoting positive parenting in immigrant families

About the Trainer

Cheryl Martin has worked with asylum seekers and refugees over a number of years and developed this course from her experiences of working with families and safeguarding children within a cultural context.

She has previously worked as Children’s Services Manager at Welsh Women’s Aid, the national umbrella organisation for domestic abuse in Wales and has experience of delivering training in a youth justice setting. Cheryl is a qualified counsellor and conflict resolution practitioner, working as an independent mediator for a number of years. She has been a Trustee and chair of two charities over the past 12 years.

As a Level 3 Accredited Trainer Cheryl has delivered training in different settings to a wide range of audiences, including multi-agency training, statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals.

COST

Members £80                    Non members £100

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

15 November 2016, Rhyl – Online Booking Form

A one-day course

A one day course aimed at anyone working directly or indirectly with children and young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment.

The training is accredited through Agored Cymru and participants will need to complete assessments to demonstrate learning. Upon successful completion of an assignment the participant will achieve 3 credits at Level 2. This unit forms part of the Welsh quality assurance framework for vocational training.

As a result of the training participants will:

• Learn about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including E-safety
• Understand the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Understand how to safeguard children, young people and practitioners in a work setting
• Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse
• Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied
• Be able to describe the principles and boundaries of confidentiality and when to share information

COST:

Members £130               Non members £155

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information. 

FREE TRAINING

Wednesday 9th November 2016 6.30pm – 8.30pm (Internet Safety – Keeping Children Safe Online)

All sessions will be delivered at

Venue: Colwyn Bay Town Hall, Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7TE

 Open Sessions

Stop it Now! Wales are able to deliver the following training sessions for parents and professionals parenting or working with children and young people. Please see below for details of the sessions content

Please make contact on either the mobile number or email address below, giving the following information:

Name, Address, Phone number and email address of EACH participant.

PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Stop it Now AUTUMN training CONWY

Gillian Jones

Email: gjones@stopitnow.org.uk

Tel: 07803 629628

Children in Wales, in partnership with Public Health Wales, 

has developed a new child safety toolkit for 2017

Aimed at reducing unintentional injuries in the under 5’s, this exciting new toolkit provides your organisation and practitioners with all of the resources needed to deliver a whole year of child safety information and advice to parents.

The toolkit includes attractive, printed calendars for your parents and a USB stick for your organisation. The USB resource is divided into months, with each month directly supporting the calendar messages parents will see on a daily basis.  For each month there is a team briefing, a step-by-step interactive group session plan, handouts, poster downloads, twitter feeds, text messages and face book uploads.

Issues addressed in the toolkit include nicotine poisoning, falls, scalds, blind cords and nappy sacks.  Everything has been developed for you, from the group delivery session plans to the ready to use text for your social media and everything is available in Welsh and English.

The Keep Kids Safe toolkit was developed to address the needs of practitioners, who stated; “We know we should do something, but we haven’t got the time to develop anything and we’re not sure what to do or how to address it.  We need something we can pick up and run with”.

It’s not just practitioners who have had their say, parents have also played a huge role in the development of the resources.  They have advised on details such as calendar images, language used, the practical advice they need and also how they want practitioners to support them.

Whether you are new to child safety or are already addressing the issues, the easy to use format of this toolkit provides a structured, informed approach to unintentional injury prevention.

The Keep Kids Safe toolkit will be launched on 9 November 2016 and is available from as little as £195.  However, orders received before 27 October 2016 will receive significant discounts.

Pre-launch costs: From £195    (For orders received before 27 October 2016)

Post-launch costs: From £245    (For orders received after 27 October 2016) For more information, please visit: http://www.childreninwales.org.uk/our-work/accident-prevention/keep-kids-safe-2017/

03 November 2016, Rhyl – Book Online

A one-day course

The Social Services and Wellbeing Act (Wales) 2014 came into force on 6th April this year and places a new focus on services supporting the well-being outcomes of the people they are working with.  The term ‘wellbeing’ is used to refer to the quality of people’s lives, and covers both subjective and objective aspects.  Subjective well-being focuses on soft outcomes such as how people are feeling and how they perceive their lives and personal goals.  Objective well-being focuses on the conditions which affect those feelings such as health or education which are easier to measure in hard outcomes. Both of these perspectives are valuable for understanding children’s well-being.

This course is relevant for managers and practitioners who wish to demonstrate that their intervention has made a difference to outcomes for people they work with.  Budgets are tight and all organisations need to consider economy and efficiency, but it is important to keep a focus on the effectiveness of services. This course will look at measuring the soft outcomes that your intervention has achieved for the people you work with. Participants will explore a range of methods that can be used with all groups – from children and young people to adults.

The course will include:

• Clarification of the terminology used when evaluating the impact of your services
• An exploration of why you need to measure qualitative information and how to do it
• Considering what soft outcomes are relevant to your setting
• Exploring a range of methods for measuring soft outcomes
• How to assess the distance travelled by users of your service
• Using information on outcomes to improve service delivery

COST

Members: £80          Non-members: £100

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk

**PLACES STILL AVAILABLE**

North Wales – 27 October 2016, Conwy Business Centre, 1pm – 3.30pm

Are you a Third Sector organisation delivering a service to children and young people that helps improve their emotional well-being and mental health?

Help us understand the real concerns and issues faced in giving timely and appropriate support. Tell us about the issues you face in delivering your service and the impact this has on improving the emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people in your care?

Our 2½ hour sessions will cover information sharing on the Together for Children and Young People Programme (T4CYP). With the opportunity to tell us more about your service and other services you know of for CYP across Wales and how you contribute to improving emotional well-being and mental health. If you know of any examples of where a service is working well please let us know so that we can share that knowledge and experience with others.

The T4CYP Programme board members are currently looking at grass roots service providers to inform third sector representatives on each of the work streams and discuss ways in which we can effectively continue to communicate.

The work streams and representatives are:

* Universal Resilience and Well-being – Christine Parker, Welsh Women’s Aid

* Early Intervention and Enhanced Support for Vulnerable Groups

* Addressing the needs of those with neuro-developmental issues and Learning Disabilities – Catriona Williams OBE, Children in Wales

* Workforce, Education and Training – Rhian Huws Williams, CEO, Care Council for Wales

* Care Transitions – Sara Payne, Barnardo’s Cymru

To find out more about the T4CYP Programme, please visit:

http://www.goodpractice.wales/t4cyp

http://bit.ly/2c8qSYT

http://bit.ly/2csZerv 

COST: Free

To reserve a space please click on your preferred location below:

North Wales, 27 October

FREE TRAINING

Wednesday 19th October 2016 – 10am – 12noon (Internet Safety – Keeping Children Safe Online)

All sessions will be delivered at

Venue: Colwyn Bay Town Hall, Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7TE

 Open Sessions

Stop it Now! Wales are able to deliver the following training sessions for parents and professionals parenting or working with children and young people. Please see below for details of the sessions content

Please make contact on either the mobile number or email address below, giving the following information:

Name, Address, Phone number and email address of EACH participant.

PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Stop it Now AUTUMN training CONWY

Gillian Jones

Email: gjones@stopitnow.org.uk

Tel: 07803 629628

The theme of the Conference is ‘Seeing and Hearing the Child’

The conference takes place at Venue Cymru, Llandudno on Wednesday 12 October 2015 from 9:30-1:30. Registration will be from 9:00 onwards

There will be speakers from Barnardos and Little Voices. The North Wales Safeguarding Board is very excited to welcome these speakers to the Conference.

More details to follow……….

11 & 12 October, Rhyl – Book Online

A two-day course

All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child.  The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child.  The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised.

This two day training course will consider:  

• The role of the Designated Person and how this can be incorporated into your organisation
• Legislation and guidance on safeguarding children and young people, particularly within the Welsh context
• Essential safeguarding measures that need to be in place
• The ‘abuse of trust’ and how to remain alert to potential sexual offences within the organisation
• Assessing concerns about a child and making a referral to social services if necessary
• The statutory child protection system and what may be expected of you
• Confidentiality and good record keeping
• Diversity and the additional vulnerabilities for some children

About the Trainer

Claire Sharp, Senior Training Officer

Claire Sharp has worked with children and young people, in the voluntary and statutory sector, for over twenty years and currently works as Children in Wales’ Training Officer. Claire spent many years working in the field of domestic abuse, directly supporting children and young people in refuges and in the community, before moving on to manage Children’s Services at Welsh Women’s Aid. She has an ongoing interest in encouraging education and learning, in its broadest sense, having worked both as a primary teacher and in the supervision and assessment of student social workers in child and family teams.

Claire now trains practitioners from a variety of services, on a wide range of issues, including children’s rights and child protection. Claire has also delivered Early Support training, a programme aimed to improve recognition and support for disabled children and their families through a multi-agency approach with the child at the centre. Claire is a volunteer with UCAN Productions, a performance and creative arts co-operative for blind and partially sighted children, young people and their friends, supporting the children to have opportunities to play and socialise and develop skills and confidence.

Mike Mainwaring, Training Officer

Mike Mainwaring has worked with Children and Young People for over 20 years.  Specialising in substance misuse, youth homelessness, participation and children’s rights.  He is a qualified trainer and has trained children, young people and adults on substance misuse, LGBT issues, children’s rights, participation, dealing with difficult behaviour, safeguarding and child protection, Child Sexual Exploitation and boundaries.  He has also developed and run youth lead research projects.    He has worked in various settings such as street drug projects, residential rehabilitation, outreach work, play, youth work, manged housing projects and run youth councils.  He has an art background, working with young people in distress through the medium of art and exhibiting his own work about social issues.

COST:

Members £165                    Non members £195

Some of our previous course participants have made the following comments:

“Trainer made everything accessible. Trainer was very approachable and professional. Really thought provoking and I will be suggesting changes to policies and policies and practice on my return to work” 

“Excellent course with lots of really useful information. Good to meet others working in different areas” 

“The practical activities were really fun :). The relation to real life cases were good” 

“I will definitely be using some of the information supplied to pass onto colleagues/staff”

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk

for more information. 

29 September 2016 – Rhyl – Online Booking Form

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) involves under-18s in exploitative situations, contexts and relationships. Every year in Wales hundreds of children are being sexually exploited and in the wake of learning from Rotherham and other cities, Children in Wales is offering a one day course to raise awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation.

This course gives anyone who works with children, young people and families the opportunity to know their statutory responsibilities in dealing with exploited children, how to identify children and young people who are at risk of CSE and spot the signs, definitions and models of CSE and professional responses within the Welsh context.

This one day course will consider:

• Definitions of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Who is at risk
• Who are the perpetrators
• Vulnerabilities and risk indicators
• Professionals Responses
• Legislation and Guidance on CSE
• SERAF – the Welsh response to CSE
• Consent
• Impact of CSE on children, families/carers and siblings
• Lessons from Rotherham
• Effective working and partnerships
• Prevention and Education

Who the course is aimed at:

Professionals and practitioners working with children, young people and families in social care, health and education, other statutory agencies, voluntary and third sector organisations.

Cost:  

Members £80        Non-members £100

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

28/09/2016 | RHYL| 13:00 – 16:00

The workshop will explore participation and its relation to the UNCRC and Welsh legislation such as the Child Rights Measure, Children and Families Measure, Social Services and Wellbeing Act and Future Generations Act.  The session will explore practical ways of introducing participation and the skills needed to meaningfully engage young people.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Understanding Participation and how it enables Children’s Rights
• Explore Participation and its Legal Framework
• Gain practical skills on involving young people in your work

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their area of work fits in with the bigger picture of child and family policy in Wales.  It will help organisations to prepare for predicted changes and to operate effectively within a multi-agency context.

The training is FREE and limited to TWO participants from each organisation only.

**CANCELLATIONS**

This is a FREE event, however there will be a charge of £50 for those delegates who book a place and do not attend. Cancellations will be accepted up to 2 days before the event. We will always accept substitutions if the named participant is unable to attend at short notice.

Understanding the links between alcohol and suicide  will be the topic of the annual conference of Alcohol Concern Cymru on 22nd September 2016  at the Grand Hotel, Swansea.

Each year in Wales, between 300 and 350 people die from suicide, about three times the number killed in road accidents. Alcohol use is often implicated in suicides and non-fatal self-harm. A fifth of all suicides are thought to be from people dependent on alcohol, and heavier drinkers are significantly more likely to suffer depression and anxiety. This one-day conference will encourage discussion of key questions including what exactly is the association between alcohol and suicide, who are the groups most at-risk, and how do we best offer support to family and friends after a suicide.

Conference delegates will hear from leading experts in the field, including Dr Eve Griffin from the National Suicide Research Foundation Ireland, Dr Ann John from Swansea University and Dr Roger T Webb from the Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Manchester.

FREE TRAINING

Wednesday 21st September 2016 – 6.30pm – 8.30pm (Parents Protect! Children with additional needs)

All sessions will be delivered at

Venue: Colwyn Bay Town Hall, Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7TE

 Open Sessions

Stop it Now! Wales are able to deliver the following training sessions for parents and professionals parenting or working with children and young people. Please see below for details of the sessions content

Please make contact on either the mobile number or email address below, giving the following information:

Name, Address, Phone number and email address of EACH participant.

PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Stop it Now AUTUMN training CONWY

Gillian Jones

Email: gjones@stopitnow.org.uk

Tel: 07803 629628

FREE TRAINING

Wednesday 7th September 2016 – 10am – 12noon (Parents/Professionals Protect!)

All sessions will be delivered at

Venue: Colwyn Bay Town Hall, Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 7TE

 Open Sessions

Stop it Now! Wales are able to deliver the following training sessions for parents and professionals parenting or working with children and young people. Please see below for details of the sessions content

Please make contact on either the mobile number or email address below, giving the following information:

Name, Address, Phone number and email address of EACH participant.

PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

Stop it Now AUTUMN training CONWY

Gillian Jones

Email: gjones@stopitnow.org.uk

Tel: 07803 629628

Tuesday, 2nd August 2016

Facilitators – Paul Jones & Megan Williams

Course Length – 09:30 – 12:00

Venue – Gorwel, Llangefni

Maximum Participants – 15 people per session

Course Aim :

An introduction to the Caring Dads programme and to discuss appropriate service users to be referred.

Caring Dads is devoted to ensuring the safety and well being of children through working with fathers who have abused and neglect their children or expose them to abuse of their mothers. Caring Dads is a child centred programme.

The Caring Dads program focuses on:-

 Helping men recognise attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours that support healthy and unhealthy father-child relationships.

 Develop skills for interacting with children in healthy ways.

 Appreciate the impact on children of controlling, intimidating, abusive and neglectful actions including witnessing domestic violence.

To reserve your space on the above course please contact us on

01248 750903 or gorwel@gorwel.org

Or through Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caring-dads-awareness-training-tickets-26146523957

Thursday, 14 July 2016; 1:30pm – 4:30pm,

Cardiff

The workshop will explore participation and its relation to the UNCRC and Welsh legislation such as the Child Rights Measure, Children and Families Measure, Social Services and Wellbeing Act and Future Generations Act.  The session will explore practical ways of introducing participation and the skills needed to meaningfully engage children and young people.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Understanding Participation and how it enables Children’s Rights
• Explore Participation and its Legal Framework
• Gain practical skills on involving children and young people

Who is it aimed at?

Practitioners, Managers and Policy Makers from all sectors and all organisations keen to explore how their area of work fits in with the bigger picture of child and family policy in Wales.  It will help organisations to prepare for predicted changes and to operate effectively within a multi-agency context.

The training is FREE and limited to 2 participants from each organisation.

To book a place in Cardiff, please click HERE

**CANCELLATIONS**

This is a FREE event, however there will be a charge of £50 for those delegates who book a place and do not attend. Cancellations will be accepted up to 2 days before the event. We will always accept substitutions if the named participant is unable to attend at short notice.

12 July 2016, Rhyl – Book Online

This one day course aims to deliver a balanced, non-sensationalist approach to help professionals inform and support parents in protecting children when using the internet.   The course is aimed at a wide variety of practitioners working with children and families including those working for Families First, Communities First, Flying Start and foster carers.

Many parents today feel unable to protect their children online. They feel powerless when faced with a technology they do not fully understand while their children seem completely at home with hi- tech, web enabled gadgets. How can people working with families help parents to better protect their children?

With a constant flow of stories about online abuse in the media some parents may overreact restricting access to everything, while others just feel overwhelmed, keep their fingers crossed and hope it won’t happen to their child.  Is there a safe way for children to use the internet’s opportunities for learning and fun, while also avoiding the risks?  How can we help parents support their children’s safe use of modern technology?

The course will look at some of the real risks and dangers and debate the concerns, while also dispelling some of the myths and hoaxes.  There will be an opportunity for practitioners to discuss issues that parents are raising and to have some hands on experience at creating safe settings on some of the most popular devices used by children.

The course will explore:

• Real violence and online violence
• Talking to children about porn
• Possible addiction to online activities
• Social media, grooming and sexting
• Spotting warning signs of online abuse
• Grooming and radicalisation
• Censorship and identifying age appropriate materials
• Parental controls and how to set them

About the Trainer

Jon Trew is an experienced child protection trainer having delivered training to groups as diverse as housing maintenance staff, dentists and childcare workers. Jon has wide experience of working with children of all ages and backgrounds, having managed a children’s center, a nursery, an after school club and holiday play-care schemes.  As early as the 1990’s, Jon was an enthusiast for using computers to work with children as young as four and five and has continued to promote safe ways for young children to access the internet and other electronic media.  Jon has experience of working face to face with children as well as a deep understanding of the technical challenges it presents.  Jon said “A study in October 2011 found on average, the children who use computers started doing so at age 3 ½, while half of children under 8 in the US had access to a mobile device like a smartphone, an iPad or other tablet. The internet offers huge opportunities for our children to explore, learn and enjoy, however the benefits of this revolution are matched by threats and difficulties.  Waiting until children reach their early teens before we consider internet safety is just too late. Parents, teachers and all child care professionals must rise to this challenge and ensure they are able to guide, monitor and protect our children through this new age”.

Costs

Members:  £115

Non Members:  £135

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

July 12th 2016

1 in 10 children and young people aged 5 – 18 suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder and more than half of all adults with mental health problems were diagnosed in childhood. Less than half were treated appropriately at the time.

“By promoting good mental health and intervening early, particularly in the crucial childhood and teenage years, we can help to prevent mental illness from developing and mitigate its effects when it does.”

9.30am – 4.00pm

£99 + VAT per person

St Line House, 60 Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5LR

The 2016 Conference will be themed around Mindfulness with Children and Families.

The conference dates are 8th – 11th July 2016.

The Venue is Reichel Hall, Bangor, Gwynedd UK

https://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/conference.php.en

To register please click here to book.

Discounted rates available for Third Sector, NHS and Student

05 & 06 July, Cardiff

Book Online

A two-day course

All children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child.  The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that all organisations concerned with children should work towards what’s best for each child.  The Designated Person for Child Protection has a vital role within organisations helping to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place and that necessary action is taken when concerns about a child are raised.

This two day training course will consider:

• The role of the Designated Person and how this can be incorporated into your organisation
• Legislation and guidance on safeguarding children and young people, particularly within the Welsh context
• Essential safeguarding measures that need to be in place
• The ‘abuse of trust’ and how to remain alert to potential sexual offences within the organisation
• Assessing concerns about a child and making a referral to social services if necessary
• The statutory child protection system and what may be expected of you
• Confidentiality and good record keeping
• Diversity and the additional vulnerabilities for some children

About the Trainer

Claire Sharp has worked with children and young people, in the voluntary and statutory sector, for over twenty years and currently works as Children in Wales’ Training Officer. Claire spent many years working in the field of domestic abuse, directly supporting children and young people in refuges and in the community, before moving on to manage Children’s Services at Welsh Women’s Aid. She has an ongoing interest in encouraging education and learning, in its broadest sense, having worked both as a primary teacher and in the supervision and assessment of student social workers in child and family teams.

Claire now trains practitioners from a variety of services, on a wide range of issues, including children’s rights and child protection. Claire has also delivered Early Support training, a programme aimed to improve recognition and support for disabled children and their families through a multi-agency approach with the child at the centre. Claire is a volunteer with UCAN Productions, a performance and creative arts co-operative for blind and partially sighted children, young people and their friends, supporting the children to have opportunities to play and socialise and develop skills and confidence.

COST:

Members £165

Non members £195

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

28 June 2016, Cardiff – Online booking

A one-day course

This course offers participants a broader understanding of how autism can impact on early development, play and social interaction. This deeper understanding can underpin positive and progressive relationships with autistic children. Strategies for promoting engagement, play and language development are explored, along with positive responses to behaviours found in autism that can challenge professionals and families. This course is for all those working with autistic children and their families who wish to deepen their understanding and enlarge their skills base with this cohort of children.

The course will cover: 

• Current views on the nature and features of Autism
• Evidence-based approaches in play, social development, family well-being and behaviour
• Strategies to support communication and shared attention 

About the Trainer

Gabrielle Eisele is a BAPT qualified Play Therapist and has been working with children and young people across the UK for over 30 years. Gabrielle has worked with children and young people in such diverse roles as specialist advocate for disabled children and young people, special needs development worker, Adviser for the Family Fund Trust, Portage worker, secondary school teacher, college and university lecturer, and child worker for Women’s Aid, as well as providing training in all areas of child welfare and development, disability awareness and Autism across Wales.

Gabrielle’s academic background is in psychology, with a BSc (Hons), MSc in Psychology, Advanced Diploma in Positive Behaviour Support, MA in Developmental and Therapeutic Play and an MSc in Play Therapy. Gabrielle works in private therapy practice and is the director and founder of The Windfall Centre in mid-Wales.

COST:

Members: £115

Non-members: £135

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information

22 June 2016, Cardiff – Online booking

A half-day course

Traditional cultural practices reflect the values and beliefs held by members of a community, some of which are harmful to specific groups, such as children and women and that come under the title of gender based violence. Some practices are endemic to a particular area of the world, while others are more widespread and rooted in cultural and religious norms.  These are often undergirded by patriarchal interpretations of religious texts and male domination.

Wales has a large and varied BAME population and some traditional customs are still practiced by communities living in Wales.

This half day course will consider ‘honour’ based violence and other harmful traditional practices that affect children and young people, including female genital mutilation, forced/early marriage, ‘honour ‘ violence and abuse linked to the belief in witchcraft.  The course will also touch on lesser known issues such as son preference, bride price, infanticide and traditional health practices that may be seen as harmful within a Western context.

About the Trainer:

Cheryl has over 20 years’ experience of working in social care, in a variety of roles including foster care, child protection, youth offending, equality and diversity and domestic abuse. Her experience and knowledge of child sexual exploitation comes from her work as a foster carer, in youth offending and with charitable organisations working with children and young people.  She has been a qualified trainer for 8 years and delivers a variety of training to a wide range of professionals and practitioners. She is also a qualified counsellor and independent mediator.

COST:

Members: £60

Non members: £75

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 10.30am – 4pm

National Botanic Gardens of Wales, Carmarthen 

This conference will cast a spotlight on our understanding of children’s rights and participation, what it means to children, young people, professionals and academics in Wales in 2016.

We will look at the challenges facing those who are developing participative practice, and showcase examples of innovative practice.

We are delighted that Nadine Farmer, Bryani Kelly & Bethany Roberts of Pembrokeshire’s Youth Assembly will co-chair the conference and confirmed speakers to date include:

– Jacky Tyrie, Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies

who will give an overview of children’s rights and participation in the early years

– Prof Barry Percy-Smith, PhD PGCE, Professor of Childhood Youth and Participatory Practice, University of Huddersfield who has written widely on the subject

– Sarah Griffith, Participation Officer, Children’s Commissioner’s Office and Tenby Junior School who will present their work around the Super Ambassadors Scheme

– Marianne Mannello, Assistant Director: Policy, Support & Advocacy, Play Wales who will outline the work that they have been doing with older children around play and participation

– Sarah Powell, Participation Officer, Carmarthenshire County Council who will deliver a presentation around the work of Carmarthenshire Youth Council and how children’s rights feature in their work.  She will also highlight the challenges that the young people face and what could be done to make these better

We also hope to welcome the new Minister with responsibilities for children and young people.

A Question & Answer session with a panel of speakers will round off the day.
For further details and to reserve your place, please visit our website at: www.childreninwales.org.uk/events

Exhibition opportunities will also be available at the conference and to reserve a space please send an email to membership@childreninwales.org.uk  There will be a cost of £50 for this (in addition to the delegate fee)

COST:      Members £75      Non-members £95

Tuesday, 7th June 2016 9.00am – 4.30pm

Cardiff

A one-day course

A one day course aimed at anyone working directly or indirectly with children and young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment.

The training is accredited through Agored Cymru and participants will need to complete assessments to demonstrate learning. Upon successful completion of an assignment the participant will achieve 3 credits at level 2. This unit forms part of the Welsh quality assurance framework for vocational training.

As a result of the training participants will:

• Learn about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including E-safety
• Understand the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Understand how to safeguard children, young people and practitioners in a work setting
• Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse
• Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied
• Be able to describe the principles and boundaries of confidentiality and when to share information

Please Note – * The advertised rates include a charge per person for Assessment, External Verification and Agored Cymru Certification.

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information.

Please ensure to have a purchase order number to hand when making your booking. This should be obtained from your finance department.

COST:      Members £130      Non-members £155

19 May 2016 – Holywell – Online Booking Form

Child sexual exploitation (CSE) involves under-18s in exploitative situations, contexts and relationships. Every year in Wales hundreds of children are being sexually exploited and in the wake of learning from Rotherham and other cities, Children in Wales is offering a one day course to raise awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation.

This course gives anyone who works with children, young people and families the opportunity to know their statutory responsibilities in dealing with exploited children, how to spot signs, definitions and models of CSE and professional responses within the Welsh context.

This one day course will consider:

• Definitions of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Who is at risk
• Who are the perpetrators
• Recognising indicators
• Vulnerabilities
• Professionals Responses
• Legislation and Guidance on CSE
• Consider why children go missing
• Consent
• Impact of CSE on children, families/carers and siblings
• Trauma caused by CSE
• Lessons from Rotherham
• Effective working and partnerships

Who the course is aimed at:

Professionals and practitioners working with children, young people and families in social care, health and education, other statutory agencies, voluntary and third sector organisations.

About the Trainer:

Cheryl has over 20 years’ experience of working in social care, in a variety of roles including foster care, child protection, youth offending, equality and diversity and domestic abuse. Her experience and knowledge of child sexual exploitation comes from her work as a foster carer and in youth offending. She has been a qualified trainer for 8 years and delivers a variety of training to a wide range of professionals and practitioners. She is also a qualified counsellor and independent mediator.

Cost:  

Members £80        Non-members £100

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information

Wednesday, 11 May 2016  9:30am – 4:00pm , Holywell – Book online

This one day course aims to deliver a balanced, non-sensationalist approach to help professionals inform and support parents in protecting children when using the internet.   The course is aimed at a wide variety of practitioners working with children and families including those working for Families First, Communities First, Flying Start and foster carers.

Many parents today feel unable to protect their children online. They feel powerless when faced with a technology they do not fully understand while their children seem completely at home with hi- tech, web enabled gadgets. How can people working with families help parents to better protect their children?

With a constant flow of stories about online abuse in the media some parents may overreact restricting access to everything, while others just feel overwhelmed, keep their fingers crossed and hope it won’t happen to their child.  Is there a safe way for children to use the internet’s opportunities for learning and fun, while also avoiding the risks?  How can we help parents support their children’s safe use of modern technology?

The course will look at some of the real risks and dangers and debate the concerns, while also dispelling some of the myths and hoaxes.  There will be an opportunity for practitioners to discuss issues that parents are raising and to have some hands on experience at creating safe settings on some of the most popular devices used by children.

The course will explore:

• Real violence and online violence
• Talking to children about porn
• Possible addiction to online activities
• Social media, grooming and sexting
• Spotting warning signs of online abuse
• Grooming and radicalisation
• Censorship and identifying age appropriate materials
• Parental controls and how to set them

About the Trainer

Jon Trew is an experienced child protection trainer having delivered training to groups as diverse as housing maintenance staff, dentists and childcare workers. Jon has wide experience of working with children of all ages and backgrounds, having managed a children’s center, a nursery, an after school club and holiday play-care schemes.  As early as the 1990’s, Jon was an enthusiast for using computers to work with children as young as four and five and has continued to promote safe ways for young children to access the internet and other electronic media.  Jon has experience of working face to face with children as well as a deep understanding of the technical challenges it presents.  Jon said “A study in October 2011 found on average, the children who use computers started doing so at age 3 ½, while half of children under 8 in the US had access to a mobile device like a smartphone, an iPad or other tablet. The internet offers huge opportunities for our children to explore, learn and enjoy, however the benefits of this revolution are matched by threats and difficulties.  Waiting until children reach their early teens before we consider internet safety is just too late. Parents, teachers and all child care professionals must rise to this challenge and ensure they are able to guide, monitor and protect our children through this new age”.

Costs  Members:  £115     Non Members:  £135

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information

27 April, 2016 – Rhyl –

A one-day course

A one day course aimed at anyone working directly or indirectly with children and young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment.

The training is accredited through Agored Cymru and participants will need to complete assessments to demonstrate learning. Upon successful completion of an assignment the participant will achieve 3 credits at Level 2. This unit forms part of the Welsh quality assurance framework for vocational training.

As a result of the training participants will:

• Learn about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including E-safety
• Understand the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Understand how to safeguard children, young people and practitioners in a work setting
• Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse
• Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied
• Be able to describe the principles and boundaries of confidentiality and when to share information

COST:

Members £130

Non members £155

This course is also offered as in-house training, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk for more information

Barnardo’s Cymru will be running a series of half-day regional training events across Wales primarily aimed at practitioners in schools, local authorities, FE institutions and other key stakeholders working with 14 – 18 year olds.

The purpose of the training is to:

• support practitioners, and education practitioners in particular,  in understanding their roles and responsibilities in relation to preventing CSE and protecting children and young people from abuse. In particular, the training will help you deliver sessions using Hidden – an education resource on sexual exploitation so that young people:
• understand the links between choice and consequences e.g. how easy it is to be drawn into sexual exploitation and how hard it is to get out of
• recognise risky situations and factors that make young people more vulnerable to sexual exploitation
• talk about the emotional and physical impact of sexual exploitation and empathise with others’ feelings, and;
• identify key people they could turn to for support, find ways of minimising risks and plan strategies to keep themselves safe.

On July 14, the First Minister published Dr Margaret Flynn’s independent review – “In search of accountability: a review of the neglect of older people living in care homes investigated as Operation Jasmine”  The review has many important lessons for all in health and social care and to ensure that the opportunity to learn the lessons of that review are not lost  a series of workshops will be held across Wales, bringing together those involved in the care of older people i.e. local authority and University Health Board commissioners and contract compliance monitors, home owners, the police, local councillors and AMs, carers’ associations, older people, professionals giving Dr Flynn an opportunity to personally talk through her findings and the lessons the review identifies. Two events are being organised in North Wales where employers are invited to attend:

Wednesday 9^th December 2015 – Venue Cymru, Llandudno or  Thursday   10^th December 2015  – Glyndwr University, Crispin Lane, Wrexham, both from 10.00am – 15:00. For more information, an agenda and booking form, please contact Pauline Bird on Pauline.bird@denbighshire.gov.uk

Flintshire Council are arranging a training course for  professionals, foster carers and volunteer workers focussing on how staff, support workers and carers can protect children from sexual abuse. This training course will be tailored  to the needs of children with additional needs

In addition to Flintshire Social Services staff, a limited number of places will be made available to social services staff from across other local authorities as well as foster carers from across the region.  This will be limited and priority will be given to Flintshire staff, foster carers and volunteers.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• Explore the roles of adults as protectors of children with additional needs;
• Increase confidence in recognising the signs in both children and adults that should trigger concerns;
• Develop a protective response which becomes part of a “safety plan”
• Learn how to communicate with children about concerns
• Develop knowledge on signposting to get help.

QCF Information                  

Links to:

QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children & Young People)

‘Promote communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings’ (4222-301)

‘Principles of Safeguarding in Health and Social Care’ (4222-205).

Dates:

During the week commencing 30th November 2015, David Beard, Rachel Shaw and Sara Lloyd Evans will be travelling across North Wales delivering some of the key lessons and messages arising from the region’s  Child Practice Reviews and Extended Child Practice Reviews, together with some discussion of national Serious Case Reviews.

During the week commencing 30th November 2015, David Beard, Rachel Shaw and Sara Lloyd Evans will be travelling across North Wales delivering some of the key lessons and messages arising from the region’s  Child Practice Reviews and Extended Child Practice Reviews, together with some discussion of national Serious Case Reviews.

During the week commencing 30th November 2015, David Beard, Rachel Shaw and Sara Lloyd Evans will be travelling across North Wales delivering some of the key lessons and messages arising from the region’s  Child Practice Reviews and Extended Child Practice Reviews, together with some discussion of national Serious Case Reviews.

The conference this year will focus on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) issues.

 At  Alcohol Concern Cymru 2016 conference in Swansea,  there will be discussion and exploration of  the complex relationship between alcohol consumption and suicide. Each year in Wales, between 300 and 350 people die from suicide, about three times the number killed in road accidents. Alcohol use is often implicated in suicides and non-fatal self-harm. A fifth of all suicides are thought to be from people dependent on alcohol, and heavier drinkers are significantly more likely to suffer depression and anxiety. This one-day conference will encourage discussion of key questions including what exactly is the association between alcohol and suicide, who are the groups most at-risk, and how do we best offer support to family and friends after a suicide. Conference delegates will hear from leading experts in the field, including Dr Eve Griffin from the National Suicide Research Foundation Ireland, Dr Ann John from Swansea University and Dr Roger T Webb from the Centre for Mental Health and Safety, Manchester.   http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/swansea2016/