Understanding Child Protection Conferences and Planning: A Multi-Agency Learning Opportunity
Understanding Child Protection Conferences and planning : A Multi-Agency Learning Opportunity
This course is open to all professionals working with children and families, across all agencies.
Join us for an insightful and practical session that explores the Child Protection (CP) process, with a focus on what good practice looks like in CP conferences—centring the voice of the child and promoting family-led decision making.
Delivered by the experienced Safeguarding Independent Reviewing Officer (CP IRO) Team, Social Worker Lead Practitioners and Guest experts speakers from Education Services, this training will help you build confidence, strengthen your contribution, and work collaboratively to achieve positive, safe outcomes for children and their families.
What you’ll gain:
- A clear understanding of the Child Protection process and how it works across agencies.
- Insight into what good practice and plans looks like in CP conferences, with a focus on collaboration and family empowerment.
- Gain insights from Safeguarding in education experts to enhance your understanding of available services and support effective planning for children.
- Confidence to be an effective and informed participant in CP conferences.
- Knowledge of how conferences are structured, chaired, and how decisions are made.
Family Empowerment: Putting Families at the Heart of the Process
This course champions family-led decision making. You’ll explore how to:
- Recognise and value the strengths families bring to the table.
- Support families to actively participate in CP conferences and planning.
- Create a culture of partnership, where families feel heard, respected, and empowered to make meaningful contributions to their child’s safety and wellbeing.
- Understand how inclusive, strength-based, restorative practice leads to more sustainable and positive outcomes.
What others have said:
"This course gave me a much deeper understanding of the IRO’s role and how we can work together more effectively."
"I now feel more confident navigating the CP process and supporting families through it."
"The way the process was explained made it feel much more accessible and purposeful."
Whether you’re new to child protection or looking to refresh your knowledge, this course is for you.
Let’s work together to ensure children are safe, families are heard, and decisions are made with compassion and clarity.
PLEASE HELP US TO HELP YOU: an appeal for mutual support by polite request…
The training team and guest expert presenters dedicate time and effort putting together a consistent and reliable offer that is as easy as possible for everyone to access. Unfortunately, we sometimes find practitioners may book onto courses and then without reason or notice, do not attend. We understand that unforeseeable issues may arise, however in all circumstances, we politely request that:
- Every effort is made to fulfil the booking commitment where your learning is also prioritised by your line manager and team.
- The reason for non-attendance is given prior to the course starting (preferably days in advance if known).
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