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• Ability to engage and challenge families and professionals in safeguarding and
decision making.
• Understand the impact of child abuse and neglect on child development.
Understand the importance and relevance to safeguarding children from research
findings.
• Ability to coordinate and possibly develop relevant safeguarding training.
• Understand the importance of governance and accountably arrangement.
• Ability to work within the court and child protection case conference Signs of
Safety processes to safeguard children.
LEVEL 4 SPECIALIST COURSES
Target Audience:
All staff/volunteers with specialist safeguarding roles and responsibilities including
leaders and policy makers.
Learning outcomes:
Level 3 outcomes plus the following:
• Develop effective professional judgment and decision making skills and recognise
complexity of context with regards to race, culture, gender, disability and history
Investigate safeguarding issues.
• Provide verbal and written report and evidence.
• Ensure effective interagency working.
• Contribute to effective governance arrangements.
• Contribute to the development of policy and procedure.
• Meet on-going professional development standards and any other requirements.