KSS Overarching Session
Overview
A one day online session for children’s services staff on the impact on children of:
Knowledge and Skills Statement 4:
Adult Mental ill health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, physical ill health and disability
Knowledge and Skills Statement 5:
Abuse and Neglect of children
How Long is the Course
1 day
Who is the Course Aimed at?
Children’s Services Staff
Learning Outcomes
KSS 4
- Understand the impact of the ‘toxic trio’ and parental physical ill health and disability on children, including young carers
- Understand the skills required in identifying adult behaviours that pose or could pose a risk to children through assessment and interrogation of information
- Understand the skills required in signposting and making appropriate referrals to other agencies and in co-ordinating multi -disciplinary responses to improve outcomes
- Understand the importance of attachment in assessing the impact of substance misuse, mental ill health and domestic violence on children’s development
KSS 5
- Understand the skills involved in protecting families where there are both adult and child safeguarding concerns
- Understand the different categories of child abuse including neglect and understand the possible indicators of a child being abused or in danger of being abused over the short and long term
- Understand and recognise the main indicators of CSE, genital mutilation, enforced marriage and also signs of sexual abuse by children
- Understand the referral pathway and response timelines for children being abused or at risk of being abused
