Safeguarding Children Levels 1 & 2

Safeguarding Children and Young People Levels 1 and 2, covers the knowledge and competences needed by health and social care professionals to safeguard the welfare of children. It has been developed by a consortium of professional bodies, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

A high-quality child protection course for practitioners globally

This comprehensive programme covers a wide range of themes, including what to do if a child discloses abuse, unexplained injuries, disability, neglect, the roles and responsibilities of staff, safeguarding procedures, and multi-agency working. Written by renowned experts in the child health field, the content includes many interactive features, such as videos, case studies and questions, to help embed learning and understanding.

Course Features

• Relevant to healthcare professionals in the UK and internationally
• Three levels of training for both clinical and non-clinical staff
• Features high-quality, interactive content

Course Content

Level 1 – suitable for all healthcare and non-clinical staff

This module covers a range of topics, including:

• an overview of child protection (and the categories)
• legal requirements and implications
• the roles and responsibilities of staff
• how to respond to concerns about safeguarding issues
• the importance of multi-agency working
• effective communication
• the importance of defensive documentation

Level 2 – aimed at clinical staff who have regular contact with children

This module is aimed at clinical staff who either have regular contact with children or who deal with adults who may pose a risk to children. It is suited to both healthcare professionals (including dentists, nurses, audiologists and pharmacists) and those working in social care or occupational health. The sessions look at how to manage concerns that a child is being or may be maltreated.

Topics covered include:

• legislation and recommendations
• categories of abuse and case studies
• the roles and responsibilities of staff
• what to do if a child discloses abuse
• the importance of multi-agency working
• effective communication
• the importance of defensive documentation

Additional bespoke case studies relevant to primary care, acute care and paediatrics are also available.

Safeguarding modules are also available within the Adolescent Health Programme and the Healthy Child Programme.

Please note: this package also includes NHS England’s Safeguarding Adults programme as an added bonus free of charge.

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eIntegrity programmes are developed by NHS Health Education England’s e-Learning for Healthcare programme (HEE e-LfH). 

The programmes are high quality self-directed learning programmes.  They are designed to support training and CPD and are excellent resources alongside other traditional teaching methodologies.  They have been developed by the UK NHS for use in the NHS.  However, many of the programmes have international relevance, particularly the specialty training programmes which are often mapped to UK specialty training curricula.

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