The session will consider why so many child/adult safeguarding reviews comment on a ‘lack of professional curiosity’ and why decision making in safeguarding can be so complex. It will use examples from practice to reflect on the skills practitioners need to be professionally curious.
It will consider how professionally curious practice best informs decision making, to keep children and young people safe. This is an opportunity to explore challenges and reflect on how practitioners can think differently about professional curiosity, to improve their practice in the future.
This training session is being offered in response to recommendations from a Child Safeguarding Practice Review.
It is for anyone working with children, young people and adults at risk, who thinks that understanding how to be more curious or more effective in their decision making, will help them to achieve better, safer outcomes.
Trainer details
David Shemmings is Professor of Social Work at the University of Kent, where he is both Chair of Social Work and Deputy Head of the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Research. David has taught research methods to social workers for over 20 years in three different UK universities. Until recently, he was Project Coordinator for a UK-wide initiative to increase the confidence and capacity of social work researchers and academics to undertake publicly-funded medium- and large-scale research.
Delivery
Delivered live on MS Teams and you will need to attend the full session, in a private space with no distractions.
This is an interactive session and in order for participants to fully engage we ask that you access the training using a laptop or PC only (no mobile phones or tablets).
Preparation for the session
Before attending this session, you must have completed the Introduction to Safeguarding Children and Young People either through your own agency or the LSCP. You should have a good understanding of safeguarding and your own organisation's relevant policies and procedures.
Charges
LSCP partner agencies, or Third Sector/not-for-profit agencies who have an annual turnover of less than £250k (voluntary, community, faith) will be exempt from charges to attend learning events. With the following exception:
- Charges will apply for non-attendance on confirmed bookings
There is a charge for all private organisation for attendance and non-attendance to training. Third Sector/not-for-profit agencies who have an annual turnover of more than £250k will be charged £50.
All delegates from any agency will be charged £50 for non-attendance at the live session, so you will need to provide billing details when you register for the course. For further information see our Charging Policy.
Dates/Times
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