Level 1
• Recognising potential indicators of child maltreatment
• Recognising the potential impact of a parent/carer’s physical and mental health on the well-being of a child or young person
• Taking appropriate action if they have concerns, including appropriately reporting concerns and seeking advice
Level 2
• Uses professional and clinical knowledge, and understanding of what constitutes child maltreatment, to identify any signs of child abuse or neglect
• Acts as an effective advocate for the child or young person
• Recognises the potential impact of a parent’s / carer’s physical and mental health on the well being of a child or young person
• Clear about own and colleagues’ roles, responsibilities, and professional boundaries
• Able to refer as appropriate to the role to social care if a safeguarding/child protection concern is Identified
• Documents safeguarding concerns in order to inform relevant staff and agencies. Maintains appropriate record-keeping. Differentiates between fact and opinion
• Shares appropriate and relevant information with other teams
• Acts in accordance with key statutory and non-statutory guidance and legislation including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Human Rights Act
Level 3
• Draws on child and family-focused clinical and professional knowledge and expertise of what constitutes child maltreatment
• Will have professionally relevant core and case-specific clinical competencies
• Contributes to inter-agency assessments, the gathering and sharing of information, and where appropriate analysis of risk
• Documents concerns in a manner that is appropriate for safeguarding/child protection and legal processes
• Undertakes regular documented reviews of safeguarding/child protection practice as appropriate to role
• Contributes to serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews, and child death review processes
• Works with other professionals and agencies, with children, young people, and their families when there are safeguarding concerns
• Advises other agencies about the health management of individual children in child protection cases
• Applies the lessons learned from audit and serious case reviews/case management reviews / significant case reviews to improve practice
• Advises others on appropriate information sharing
Useful links
RCGP Children and Young People Toolkit
Doncaster Safeguarding Children Board
Doncaster Safeguarding Children Board Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures Manual
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 22 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Level 1If you work or volunteer in a role that requires you to come into close contact with children, young people, or vulnerable adults, it is your legal duty to complete at minimum an introductory safeguarding training. This is Level 1 safeguarding training.9
- 2.1Introduction
- 2.2Types of abuse
- 2.3Indicators of child maltreatment – physical abuse
- 2.4Indicators of child maltreatment – sexual abuse
- 2.5Indicators of child maltreatment – emotional abuse
- 2.6Indicators of child maltreatment – neglect
- 2.7The impact of physical and mental health
- 2.8Reporting concerns and seeking advice
- 2.9Checkpoint 110 Minutes0 Questions
- Level 2Level 2 advanced safeguarding children training is suitable for anyone who frequently works with children and needs a more in-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation and procedures. This should be undertaken after successful completion of level 1.9
- 3.1Advocacy
- 3.2The voice of the child
- 3.3Hearing the voice of the child
- 3.4Roles, responsibilities, and professional boundaries
- 3.5Documenting safeguarding/child protection concerns
- 3.6Sharing information with other teams
- 3.7Key statutory and non-statutory guidance and legislation
- 3.8Other statutory and non-statutory guidance and legislation
- 3.9Checkpoint 2
- Level 3This level 3 course enables those working with children and young people to recognise the signs of abuse or neglect and know how to act and respond in potential safeguarding scenarios. This course is aimed at professionals working with children and young people and includes sections for protection issues, legislation surrounding vulnerable children, abuse indicators, and the responsibilities contained within safeguarding practices. This should be undertaken after successful completion of level 1 and 2.5
