Safeguarding in youth participation

Description

This one-day course developed by National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) supports organisations in developing and applying safe policies and procedures when working with young people. The course gives participants an understanding of their roles and responsibilities in ensuring the safety of children and young people. It also addresses key signs to look for if a young person is being harmed within a project or externally. This entails an exploration of risk assessment and how to plan safe activities to reduce the risk of children and young people coming to harm. The key elements of a child protection and safeguarding policy and procedure will be introduced, providing participants with the basic knowledge and understanding to write their own bespoke policy and procedures. Learning outcomes: By the end of course delegates will have: An understanding of the importance of safeguarding in youth participation work An awareness of what constitutes child abuse and harm and how to detect signs and symptoms of abuse Know how to prevent and deal with a situation of harm occurring to a young person in care. This one-day course was developed by National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS). NCVYS is a member of the Participation Works

Location: Birmingham

Region: West Midlands

Venue: Birmingham

Cost: £150

Web Address: www.participationworks.org.uk

Contact: Kerri Mackin

Start Date and Time: 14-Sep-2010 10:00

End Date and Time: 14-Sep-2010 16:00

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