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Child Protection Committee Multi Agency Training
Prerequisites & Considerations before applying for a Course
By requesting to enrol in any of these courses, you are confirming that you:
- Are part of the Specific or Intensive Child Protection Workforce within your own organisation (confirm this with your own CP lead if required or email sara.williamson@fife.gov.uk) Childminders are included in these groups
- Have line manager approval (apart from childminders)
- Are willing to share learning with your team and/or organisation/networks
- Can attend both days if applying for CPC Multi Agency Interagency Procedures for Child Protection in Fife (Level 2 Specific and Intensive)
- Your single agency training is fully up to date
Booking reminders:
- Fife Council staff must book these courses via Oracle
- External partners book via the website (Book a Child Protection Training Course)
Target audiences:
- These courses are not appropriate if your role does not extend past the reporting stage (the training you require is single agency General workforce training)
- You have a responsibility within your own workforce to support families during and after a Child Protection Investigation
- The courses are open to a wide range of staff and places are extremely limited. We can only accept one member of staff from any single team per offering. Someone in a position to cascade learning to a team should attend
Possible Staff Groups (this list is not exhaustive. Fife Council staff book on Oracle):
Education: Early Years: EYLO, SEYO. Primary: PT, DHT or HT. Secondary: PT of Pastoral Support or Guidance, DHT for any year group or remit, HT. Special Schools & Pupil Support Service: all staff. Independent Schools: any pastoral or management role.
Health: Perinatal, Midwifery, Health Visitor, Paediatrician, GP, Dentist, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse, Child Protection Nurse Advisor, CAMHS, Adult Mental Health or any other role as appropriate, CHAS (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland), Allied Health Professionals
Police Scotland: Any staff working within the Public Protection Unit or as advised by a manager
Social Work: Children and Families, MST, EST, Family Support Service, Residential Childcare, Justice Service, Young People's Team
Housing: Any management role, HMO, HOO
Scottish Children Reporter Administration: Any role as advised by a manager
Private Residential: Any staff
Private Childcare or Nursery: Any staff in a management role
Third Sector: DAPL, Clued Up, Fife Women Aid, Fife Gingerbread, The Cottage, YMCA, KASP, Fife Voluntary Action, FRASAC, Barnardos, Families First, Lift Off, Families Outside, Fife Young Carers, Aberlour
Community Learning & Development: Team Leaders, CLD Workers, Youth Workers
Scottish Fire and Rescue – Any member of staff as agreed by a manager
Armed Forces (Army and RAF) – Any member of staff working within First Line Welfare and Second Line Welfare
Royal Navy Family and People Support - Any member of staff within Primary or Secondary Welfare
Other: Foster Carers, Respite, Supported Lodgings, Childminders
1. CPC Multi Agency Child Protection Procedures (Level 2 Specific and Intensive) **This course runs over two days. You must attend both days. Please note in your application that you can definitely attend both days** | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
Staff working directly with children and/or their families who have direct input into child protection procedures. Staff on this course would be actively involved in:
AND/OR
Staff will learn about:
Scottish Children Reporter Administration | CPC Girfec & Child Protection E-learning (or NHS/Police Scotland equivalent). Robust and up-to-date child protection training within your own organisation. Discussion with your line manager (excluding childminders) before submitting an application. | Offering: 18th April 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Cupar County Buildings 23rd April 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Cupar County Buildings Offering: 6th June 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 10th June 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead Offering: 9th September 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 16th September 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead Offering: 21st November 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 27th November 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead Offering: 16th January 2025, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 23rd January 2025, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead Offering: 19th March 2025, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 26th March 2025, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead Offering: 12th June 2025, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 19th June 2025, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead |
2. CPC Child Protection and Families Affected by Disability | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
Increase knowledge about the abuse and neglect of children and young people with disabilities. Understand current legislation, guidance and terminology. Learning from Learning Reviews. | CPC GIRFEC & Child Protection E-learning (or NHS/Police Scotland equivalent). Robust and up-to-date child protection training within your own organisation. Discussion with your line manager (excluding childminders) before submitting an application. | 10th May 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Bankhead 6th November 2024, 9.30-3.30 at Lochore Meadows |
3. CPC Multi Agency – Substance Use – Impact on Children and Families | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
Local & National context Impact on children of parental use Impact on children from their own use Working across a partnership Child’s point of view/recovery/ whole family recovery Child Protection Procedures | CPC Girfec & Child Protection E-learning (or NHS/Police Scotland equivalent). Scottish Drugs Forum E-Learning: Drug Awareness – An Introductory Course. Robust and up-to-date child protection training within your own organisation. Discussion with your line manager (excluding childminders) before submitting an application. | 23rd May 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Kirkcaldy Town House 12th September 2024, 9.30-4.30 at Lochore Meadows Parking is limited at Kirkcaldy Town House. It is recommended that you park at the train station which is free all day and walk down which takes five minutes. Car sharing is also recommended. Please arrive in plenty of time to park and be ready for a 9.30am start. |
4. CPC Multi Agency Return Home Welfare Interviews | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
This course is for staff who would become notified of a child missing from their home or placement, either directly by Police or via the VPD system. Staff attending this training would have a role in supporting a child after a missing episode to hold a Return Discussion (which aims to reduce the frequency of missing episodes): Aim: The aim of this course is to support staff to feel empowered to carry out Return Discussion Interviews with children who have been reported missing. | Staff will ideally complete an e-learning module hosted by Missing People UK (details supplied after registration) before attending. | 13th June 2024, 9.30-12.30 at Cupar County Buildings 19th November 2024, 9.30-12.30 at Lochore Meadows |
5. CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Parental Mental Health | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
| Candidates will be expected to have a baseline knowledge of some mental health topics before attending. Your prior learning will depend on your prior knowledge. This information will be sent to learners prior to the course. | 22nd May 2024, 09.30-4.30 at Lochore Meadows 7th November 2024, 09.30-4.30 at Playfield House Lecture Hall (Stratheden Hospital) For the training sessions at Playfield House Lecture Hall, we ask that people park in the overflow car park at Springfield House which is opposite Playfield House. This is to ensure that patient parking is available for those attending appointments at Playfield. |
6. CPC Multi Agency Child Protection for Social Workers (and others) working with Adults | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
External: The client you are supporting must be 16+ Third Sector staff who are supporting 16 & 17-year-olds (Clued Up, DAPL, Fife Young Carers or anyone else with a specific need) NHS or Police Scotland as appropriate to your role This course will:
| CPC Girfec & Child Protection E-learning (or NHS/Police Scotland equivalent). Robust and up-to-date child protection training within your own organisation. Discussion with your line manager before submitting an application. | 20th June 2024, 10-12 on MS Teams 19th September 2024, 10-12 on MS Teams |
7. CPC Multi Agency Child Protection Planning Meetings (CPPM) | ||
Course Description | Pre-requisite Learning & Knowledge | Date, Time and Venue |
| This course is designed to better help professionals understand the Child Protection Planning Meeting process. | Child protection planning meetings | Iriss Courses If possible, complete this online course before attending This course is for staff who are not familiar with CPPM – previously known as CPCC Child Protection Case Conferences. If you are familiar with this process this course will not benefit you. Suitable for: Social Work: Any C&F or FSS Worker in their first year Police – As directed by management Health – School Nurse, Health Visitor, GP, Paediatrician, VIP Midwife, CAMHS or as directed by management Education: DHT, HT, PT Guidance or ASN, Early Years as appropriate to setting Housing – As directed by management Others: Advocacy, Barnardos, Youth Workers, etc | 15 May 2024, 9.30-12.30 at Cupar County Buildings* CCB01.003 14 June 2024, 9.30- 12.30 at Bankhead BNKGF.002 22 August 2024, 9.30-12.30 at Bankhead BNKGF.002 *Park at Fluthers Car Park, East Burnside, Cupar, Fife |
eLearning
Please visit our eLearning site, for all relevant eLearning modules. Some of the modules we offer are:
- Child Protection Awareness Refresher
- Child Sexual Exploitation for Fife Council Partner Organisations
- CPC GIRFEC and Child Protection for Fife Council Partner Organisations
- CPC: Preparation for Court for Fife Council Partner Organisations
- Protecting Children in Scotland for Fife Council Partner Organisations
- Self-Harm and Suicide - Supporting Young People
- TRAUMA: Becoming Trauma Informed (Trauma Tier 1 Training
- TRAUMA: Developing Your Trauma Skilled Practice (Trauma Tier 2 Training)
Child Protection Training
- An Introduction to Child Protection can be accessed on CALA eLearning website. To access the free courses on this website you will need to register an account. This resource is currently used by NHS Highland and Highland Council; however, it is open to all.
- NHS Education has an online course Protecting Children that is for all staff
- Fife Council Social Work Staff can access the online module - Child Protection Awareness
**We hope to add more in-depth courses in Child Protection online over time**
GIRFEC
The principles and practice of GIRFEC are at the core of what we do in supporting children and young people.
There are a number of resources available to staff across the partner agencies:
- Fife GIRFEC website
- Practice Development Session presentations (Introduction to GIRFEC/Child Wellbeing Pathway; Chronologies; Information Sharing; Wellbeing Meetings and Child’s Plan)
- This information is suitable for staff involved in the child well-being process
- All Fife paperwork is available on this website.
- Argyll & Bute GIRFEC website
- Elearning module suitable for all staff – accessed from the link page above
Learn Pro: Safeguarding Children
This module looks at GIRFEC principles and safeguarding children and is available to all NHS staff via Learn Pro.
Writing Analysis in Social Care
We have a free online course to support ‘Writing Analysis in Social Care’.
The aim of this course is to provide a practical framework for supporting the writing of analysis in social care records. This course aims to be relevant across social work domains.
Chronology
- CALA eLearning
- This e-learning module is suitable for staff across partner agencies who are involved in writing chronologies as part of professional documentation and contributing to child well-being meetings/children’s plans.
Child’s Plan
- CALA eLearning
- This e-learning module is suitable for staff across partner agencies who are involved in contributing to child’s plans/writing child’s plans.
- **Please note that the paperwork at the end of this module is that used by Highland. The Fife paperwork can be accessed via the GIRFEC Fife website listed above**
Child Sexual Exploitation
- CALA eLearning
- This module is suitable for all staff.
- **The module refers to NHS Highland/Highland Council policy – please note that the Fife Underage Sexual Activity policy is available here**
- Fife Council Social Work staff can access the online module Child Exploitation Awareness
Adverse Childhood Experiences/Psychological Trauma
Fife Trauma Training Collaborative is a multi-agency group that has created some eLearning modules for staff to undertake.
- Tier 1 Training – Becoming Trauma Informed - this is suitable for all staff
- Tier 2 Training – Developing Your Trauma Skilled Practice – this is suitable for practitioners working with children/young people particularly where there is trauma in the background
Click here for a link to the modules.