Level 2 Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect (Scotland)
Course Overview
This engaging and interactive e-learning course has been designed to help increase learner's knowledge of child protection processes and procedures which are embedded across Scotland.
On completion, learners will have an increased understanding of how to recognise the signs that a child or young person may be in need of help and protection from harm, as well as increased confidence in responding appropriately when a concern is raised about a child or young person.
On completion of this course learners will:
- Understand the various types of child abuse and neglect
- Identify the signs and what to look for
- Know how to ask questions if you suspect a child is being abused
- Know what steps to take if you suspect abuse is happening
- Know what happens after a child care or protection concern is made to Children's Services (Social Care)
- Know what to do if a child or an adult discloses abuse
- Understand the importance of keeping records
- Understand the importance of multi-agency working
Course Details
Lesson Plan
Areas covered include:
- Welcome and Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Physical Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Neglect
- What to do if you suspect abuse or neglect
- Summary
Target Audience
This module is aimed at anyone who comes in to contact with children within their work environment.
Duration
With approximately 150 interactive screens, it is estimated that this module will take approximately 3 hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages and revisit whenever you wish. The system will record your progress throughout.
Certification
On completion of this course you will be able to print a Virtual College certificate.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.Cost and Discounts
£30 + VAT - This cost is for a single user.
Discounts are available for multiple users (10 or more) for more information please contact info@safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk, or telephone Sales on 01943 885083.
How it Works
The information below is specific to this particular course. If you would like a more general guide to how our purchasing and learning works please visit the Four Easy Steps page which should tell you all you need to know.
Alternatively; if you have a specific question or concern why not contact us directly ?
What
This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material, and may also print the notes you took during the training.
You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.
How
The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.
The lesson consist of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.
Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course
When
This course is delivered fully online allowing you to learn at your own pace, however an average duration would be 3 hours.
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