Keeping Babies and Young Children Safe: Understanding Child Development to Build Strong Foundations Virtual Workshop

Date & Time:

Thursday 19 September 2019 (09.30 - 16.30)

Venue:

Room B12A The Woolwich Centre, The Woolwich Centre 2nd Floor Business Centre 35 Wellington Street Woolwich London

Detail:

Keeping Babies and Young Children Safe: Understanding Child Development to Build Strong Foundations

A new refresher on early child development so that practitioners and staff are better equipped to identify and respond to concerns about babies and young children.

An interactive on-line workshop to support professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Target Group: Groups 3 - 5  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

Aims & Objectives: By the end of this one day course the participants will have a good understanding of:

  • infant brain development (pre-birth to 4 years)
  • attachment theory
  • how babies and young children communicate – language development and behaviour
  • the impact of trauma and neglect on the child’s development
  • what can we do to support child development
  • local opportunities and resources to promote the child’s development

 

Booking:

Booking has now closed for this event.

Further Information:

Type:

One Day

Enquiries:

safeguardingtraining@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Trainer:

Karen Laffar & Kaljit Schut

Venue Details:

Room B12A The Woolwich Centre, The Woolwich Centre 2nd Floor Business Centre 35 Wellington Street Woolwich London

(020 8854 8888)

 

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

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:
There is Multi-storey car parking in Calderwood St and Meter parking