“Keeping Our Children Safe” – Training for Designated Person for Child Protection

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.