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Essentials of Safeguarding from Child Abuse

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to protect children from abuse, exploitation and neglect in the UK in this free online safeguarding course. Children rely on the people close to them to protect them from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect. Sometimes this protection is provided by professionals dedicated to safeguarding the wellbeing and safety of the young. This course provides the training required to recognise the signs and effects of various types of child abuse. We explain how to help vulnerable children and lay out the steps taken to report ‘disclosures of abuse’.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188382
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Define the standard terms associated with child protection and safeguarding children
• Explain the difference between safeguarding and child protection
• Describe child sexual exploitation, its signs and its effects
• List the roles and responsibilities of those who safeguard children
• Recognise the different types of child abuse and their signs
• Explain how to report abuse and issue a ‘disclosure of abuse’
• Discuss the recent changes in the UK’s Child Protection
• Legislation, statutory guidance and government advice
Course Code5494

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