Safeguarding Children L3
Healthcare professionals must possess the skills to recognize child maltreatment to effectively protect children and young people from harm. Beyond the moral and ethical duty to provide care, there is a legal responsibility to ensure children's safety and well-being.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, neglect, and domestic abuse affecting children and young people.
- Understand child maltreatment, including how parental or carer behaviour can affect children and young people.
- Understand safeguarding duties under Children First, including the role of mandated persons and Tusla child protection procedures.
- Communicate effectively with children and young people and support their participation in decisions affecting them.
- Make informed safeguarding decisions, record concerns, and follow appropriate escalation procedures, including contact with Tusla or An Garda Síochána.
- Contribute to child protection plans, forensic procedures, and multidisciplinary safeguarding work for children affected by maltreatment.
- Understand misdiagnosis risks and legal duties for looked after children, aftercare, and interagency information sharing.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, neglect, and domestic abuse affecting children and young people.
- Understand child maltreatment, including how parental or carer behaviour can affect children and young people.
- Understand safeguarding duties under Children First, including the role of mandated persons and Tusla child protection procedures.
- Communicate effectively with children and young people and support their participation in decisions affecting them.
- Make informed safeguarding decisions, record concerns, and follow appropriate escalation procedures, including contact with Tusla or An Garda Síochána.
- Contribute to child protection plans, forensic procedures, and multidisciplinary safeguarding work for children affected by maltreatment.
- Understand misdiagnosis risks and legal duties for looked after children, aftercare, and interagency information sharing.
Modules
- Review of Terms & Definitions
- Thresholds & Stepping Up
- Communication & Multiagency
- Risk Assessments
- Reports, Support & Participation
- Training & Reviewing
- Summary
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Frequently Asked Questions
The course covers child maltreatment recognition, safeguarding responsibilities, legal and ethical duties, and core safeguarding competencies required for healthcare professionals.
Yes, you will receive a certification upon successful completion of the Safeguarding Children Level 3 course.
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Yes, this course is suitable for healthcare professionals who work with children and young people and need to meet safeguarding competency requirements.