Practical Skills in Child Development (A One Day skills renewal session)

Practical Skills in Child Development (A One Day skills renewal session)

A refresher on child development so that staff are better equipped to notice and deal with concerns about children.

Target Audience: Groups 2 - 4 Those in regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact, with children, young people and/or parents/carers including all health clinical staff, who may be in a position to identify concerns about maltreatment. Members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers and who could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns. Members of the workforce who have particular responsibilities in relation to undertaking section 47 enquiries, including professionals from health, education, police and children’s social care; those who work with complex cases and social work staff responsible for co-ordinating assessments of children in need.

Aims & Objectives: By the end of this one day course participant will have 

• Have renewed their skills in assessing the development of children aged 0 -13 years
• Have a greater understanding of how to engage with children during the assessment process
• Have a detailed knowledge of the local facilities available for children and their carers

The Town Hall is opposite the Woolwich Centre, with the entrance on Wellington Street. Disabled access.

Train: Woolwich Arsenal

DLR: Woolwich Arsenal

Tube: North Greenwich then bus 422, 161, 472

Buses: 249,178,161,180,177,291,122,386,380,53,51,54,244,422,96,472

Parking: Multi-storey car parking in Calderwood St and Meter park