This section details child protection training courses currently available to staff from various agencies. For further information about course dates and availability, please contact the link training person for your organisation - see contact details
Social Work Services
Health
Police
Education
Culture and Sport
Voluntary Sector
Social Work Services
Social Work Services offer a range of child protection related courses to both children and families staff as well as other services, including addiction services and criminal justice staff.
The training available includes:
- Children and Families Staff Induction
- Child Protection Minute Takers Induction
- Legislation and procedures
- Report writing and recording
- Child Protection Basic Awareness (2 day)
- Child Protection and Assessment Course (5 day)
- Sexual Abuse Modules
- Looked After and Accommodated Children
- Safeguarding Training
- Child Protection Management and Supervision
- Domestic Abuse Awareness
- Dundee Certificate in Child Protection Studies
- Dundee Diploma in Child Protection
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Health
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Child Protection Unit offer a variety of child protection training to Health staff within the Glasgow area. These include:
- Awareness raising - different levels
- Record keeping and report writing
- Child Protection case conference
- Introduction to court skills
- Child Protection and Parental Substance Misuse
- An introduction to parenting and attachment
- Child Protection and Domestic Abuse
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Police
Within Strathclyde Police there are a number of training modules that are delivered at both a local and national level.
Local (forcewide) courses include:
- Foundation training
- Child Protection and domestic incidents
- Investigating sexual assault
- Initial sergeants
- Foundation course for the C.I.D.
National courses include:
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Education
Training within Education is often targeted at the Child Protection Co-ordinators as well as other designated groups for local dissemination. The training includes:
- Roles and responsibilities of key establishment personnel
- Supporting establishments in keeping children safe and well
- Basic awareness training - different levels
- Violence against women and children - different levels
- Issues of Drug and Alcohol misuse - different levels
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Culture and Sport Glasgow
As well as participating in the multi-agency training, Culture and Sport Glasgow also offer:
- Child Protection basic awareness
Voluntary Sector
For information about child protection training available, staff should contact their own service and/or the Childrens' Services Providers Forum for additional information.
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