Understanding Safeguarding Children

Safeguarding children is becoming an increasingly widely talked about issue and something that people working in a wide range of disciplines need to be aware of.  The need to take measures to safeguard a child can result from many factors and is not a matter that can be taken lightly.
Safeguarding Children provides an outline of the relevant legislation relating to children, the reasons why a child may become known to social services or other agencies, and the steps that may be taken to ensure the child’s welfare and wellbeing needs are met.   Case studies from real life events, such as Victoria Climbié are used to provide students with an example of the kinds of issues facing those working in this challenging area.  The course further discusses the communication techniques it is important for practitioners to have grasped before beginning work with service users. 
Successful completion of the course provides students wishing to become social workers, teachers, doctors, nurses, childminders and any others who come into contact with children and their families, the underpinning knowledge they need to ensure the child’s welfare is paramount.  It provides the basic knowledge students will need of the legislative framework and the assessment and care proceeding steps.
Objectives
After studying this course, students will be able to:

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  Demonstrate their understanding of legislation relating to safeguarding children


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  Understand the assessment process


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  Demonstrate their ability to apply theory to their practical work with service users


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  Identify issues which could lead to child protection measures being taken


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  Discuss what steps should be taken when a child’s safety and wellbeing is in question

Evaluate the effectiveness of legislation and proceedings drawing on conclusions from previous cases.
Study Method
This course can be studied at your own pace. There are no deadlines for assignments, however you must complete the course within 12 months from the date you received the course.

Qualification


Level 3 Award in Understanding Safeguarding Children, Plus a UK Open LEarning Diploma.
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland'

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.
Further information
www.ncfe.org.uk

Assessments
Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments you can send these to your tutor by e-mail or post for marking. There is no word count for these assignments however you must prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the question asked, and one sentence answers will be rejected.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Location
The programme is home or work-based enabling students to complete the course without having to attend scheduled college teaching sessions.
Tutor Support
Throughout the course, students will receive tutor support by email and by post.
Online Community
The tutor has now set up a forum for all of our students studying Understanding Addiction and related courses. This will assist you with your studies as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the course but you will get help from other students who are studying at the same time as you and also get an insight to other related courses by talking to students studying them. You can ask other students questions about your course or theirs, and they will try to help you.
This is a great community for all those students who wish to interact with other students in the same situation as theirs and get friendly advice where you can share your ideas and comments.
You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:

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  Understanding Abuse and Trauma


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  Counselling and Psychotherapy


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  Understanding Eating Disorders


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  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy


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  Mental Health and Psychiatry


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  Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder

Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.
How does the course work?
We send you the complete course by courier and you complete a series of assignments which you e-mail to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these however you have to prove to your tutor you have fully understood the question.
Course Outline

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  Child Protection Timeline


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  The Children Act 1989


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  The Protection of Children Act 1999


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  The Children Act 2004


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  Every Child Matters


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  Childcare Act 2006


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  United Nations Convention in the Rights of the Child 1989


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  The Sex Offenders Act 1997


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  The Sexual Offences Act 2003


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  The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004


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  Guidance on Offences Against Children


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  Hidden Harm


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  Working Together to Safeguard children


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  Common Assessment Framework


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  Local Safeguarding Children Boards


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  Safeguarding Children and Child Protection


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  What is neglect?


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  Child Protection Plan


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  Model of need


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  Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (CAFCASS)


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  Emergency Protection Orders


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  Care and Supervision Orders


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  Social Policy and Social Exclusion


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  Child Poverty


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  Safeguarding Children


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  Domestic Abuse


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  Emotional abuse


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  Physical Abuse


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  Effects of domestic violence on children


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  Impact of Domestic Violence on Children


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  Parental Substance Misuse


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  Alcohol


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  Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Children


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  Child Abuse


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  Munchausen by proxy syndrome


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  Sexual abuse


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  Ritual abuse


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  Parental Mental Health


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  Depression


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  Personality Disorders


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  Schizophrenia


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  Parental Mental Health: Facts


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  Working with Service Users


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  Guide Price: 287