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A Family Approach is one that secures better outcomes for children (including unborn babies), adults with care and support needs, children and their families by co-ordinating the support they receive from Adult and Children and Family Services.

This introductory course will explore how support provided by services should be focused on problems affecting the whole family. The course, which contributes to meeting the learning outcomes at Level 3, is available to all professionals working and volunteering with children and young people and adults with care and support needs, including schools, nurseries, health colleagues and social worker/family support workers.

Course aims:

• Identify how a range of risk factors and vulnerabilities co-exist within families
• Understand the cumulative impact of these on children and adults at risk
• Understand the impact of risk and vulnerability on an adult’s capacity to parent, care for others and themselves
• Understand the relevant legislative and statutory frameworks for adults and children
• Explore themes including Protective Factors, Restorative Practice, Strength Based Approach, Person Centred Working, Mental Capacity, Professional Curiosity and Transition
• Explore learning arising from Local Safeguarding Child Practice Reviews and Safeguarding Adult Reviews
• Understand the application of the Family Approach Protocol
• Explore the resources available under the toolkit
• Understand the importance of sharing of information in the context of the family approach

Learn when and how to share information with vulnerable members of the public about people in their life for safeguarding reasons

This multi-agency training is aimed at front-line practitioners working with children or adults at risk, including social workers, safeguarding leads, health workers, housing staff, teachers and those working in child care.

Course aims:

• When and how to share information with vulnerable members of the public about people in their life for safeguarding reasons without the consent of the subject.
• What the Data Protection Act says about sharing information without consent
• Clare’s Law (DVDS) and Sarah’s Law (CSODS) – the Right to Ask and the Right to Know
• Where to find guidance from the government about when and how to share this information appropriately.
• The protections that exist for you if you share such information without consent in an appropriate manner.
• As this is an information session no level is assigned to it.

Trainers: Police sergeants Jim Dineen and Dee Hutchinson, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

An explanation of the Community Partnership Information sharing form (CPI).

Contributes to meeting the learning outcomes at Level 2.

Course aims:

• In what circumstances the form should be used
• When to call 999/101 to report a crime and when to do a CPI instead
• The importance of sharing information with police and how this relates to GDPR and the data protection act
• The journey of a CPI – what can the results be?
• How the form should be completed
• Common errors seen when partners complete the forms
• How we protect the details of the source of any such information
• Some examples of both poor and good practice

Target audience:

In particular this is aimed at social workers, health care workers and pharmacists/GPs, schools and care settings, those who work in housing and drug/alcohol support. 

Course trainer:

Jim Dineen, Safeguarding Trainer, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary