Children & Young People Care & Support Courses

Course Overview

This adolescent behaviour training course focuses on the stages of development between being a young person and adolescence and considers behaviours and attitudes which may change due to new life experiences and influences. This training course considers the different stages of adolescent development, puberty, and growth and ways of providing guidance and support whilst aiming to maintain a positive relationship with the young person.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand stages of young person development through to adolescence
2. Understand physical, cognitive and psychological changes during adolescence.
3. Understand the importance of positive relationships and promoting resilience.
4. Understand ways adolescent young people may behave.
5. Understand sector regulations and legislation for working with adolescent young people.
6. Understand ways to provide support and manage challenging situations.

Course Overview

Attachment is the deep connection which is established between a child and their parents or care providers during the early stages of development and has a huge impact a child’s personality including how they express emotions, form relationships with different people and form resilience. This training course considers the relationship between attachment, separation and loss, the different theories of attachment and the possible causes of challenging attachments and how this can relate to child behaviours.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the meaning of attachment theory
2. Understand different theories of attachment styles.
3. Understand the possible causes and effects of reactive attachment
4. Understand the different ways which children and young people may react to separation and loss
5. Understand how children and young people can react to attachment, separation and loss during different stages of child development
6. Understand ways of promoting resilience in children and young people
7. Understand ways of providing support to children and young people with attachment challenges

Course Overview

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a complex condition which effects how a person processes information leading to challenges with focus, holding attention, making choices and regulating behaviour. Each person with a diagnosis of ADHD will be affected in different ways and will need individual approaches. However, there are key ways of providing support.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand what ADHD is
2. Understand characteristics of ADHD
3. Understand cognitive and sensory challenges
4. Understand ways of providing support

Course Overview

Autism is a broad-spectrum condition which affects people in many different ways and requires very individual support. This training course confirms what autism is (including Asperger syndrome), considers different ways which people who are on the autism spectrum may be effected and the characteristics which are associated with the condition.

 Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand what autism is
2. Understand autism as a spectrum
3. Understand challenges associated with autism
4. Understand cognitive theories of autism
5. Understand sensory regulation in autism
6. Understand ways to support people

Course Overview

Each child develops at an individual rate and in a way which is personal to them and they will learn at different speeds, explore in different ways and play in different situations. This training course considers the various recognised theorists approaches towards child development and considers the importance of play in the long term development of young people and how to identify possible indicators of challenged or delayed development, with ideas of how to support this.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the different theories of child development
2. Understand intellectual, physiological, physical and emotional child development transitions
3. Understand different theories of attachment
4. Understand ways to identify and support potential developmental delays
5. Understand how young people experience and react to loss
6. Understand ways to promote and strengthen resilience

Course Overview

Professionals working within children and young people need to have a good understanding of CEOP, how this links into the principles of safeguarding vulnerable children and what action to take if there are concerns that the safety of a child is at risk on line.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the meaning of CEOP
2. Understand the modern ‘relationship’ between children, the internet and social media
3. Understand ways young people can be vulnerable to on-line exploitation and how to recognise these
4. Understand practical ways to protect children on-line
5. Understand action to take if a child’s safety could be at risk
6. Understand methods of promoting resilience and educating young people

Course Overview

Child Sexual Exploitation is a serious issue which impacts on hundreds of children who are in looked after care. Many children have been exposed to experiences and abuse which has a long lasting and traumatic impact and therefore need very individual and therapeutic support.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand what Child Sexual Exploitation is
2. Understand the impact of Child Sexual Exploitation and the reaction of children (behaviours)
3. Understand Influences and Indicators of Child Sexual Exploitation
4. Understand Models of Child Sexual Exploitation
5. Understand ways of preventative working
6. Understand ways of supporting children who have experienced or are vulnerable to the risks of Child Sexual Exploitation

Course Overview

Mental health is a complex and often controversial issue which impacts on everybody including children and young people, who may express and react to mental health challenges in many different ways. Having a good knowledge of how children and young people can be affected is crucial, especially when supporting vulnerable children in looked after care.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the meaning of mental health
2. Understand how mental health can specifically impact on children and young people
3. Understand factors which may influence a child or young person’s mental health
4. Understand ways of working with and supporting children and young people who experience mental health conditions or challenges

Course Overview

Data Protection is a legal requirement for every organisation including services supporting vulnerable children and young people where there are specific requirements relating to the sector which need to be met. Services need to demonstrate that measures have been taken to ensure data is protected, collected, stored, used and shared in a safe and legal way.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the meaning of data protection and sharing
2. Understand the role and responsibilities in relation to data protection, sharing and working with children and young people
3. Understand requirements of the Data Protection Act (2018) and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and how these specifically relate to working in children and young people’s services
4. Understand how to meet legal requirements in the collection, use and safe storage of data
5. Understand how and why data may need to be shared including in the instance of a safeguarding concern or allegation
6. Understand actions to take and procedures to follow in the event of an actual or suspected data breach

Course Overview

Ensuring high standards of food safety and the ability to demonstrate good knowledge is essential for every sector. This training course is specially designed for children and young people services and considers specific requirements in relation to food safety when working with children and young people and how high standards can be maintained and demonstrated.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the importance of ensuring high food safety standards
2. Understand specific food safety considerations when working in children and young people services
3. Understand food safety risks and ways to provide safeguard
4. Understand food safety control requirements
5. Understand what the law and sector regulations state about food safety standards
6. Understand how to demonstrate high standards of food safety

Course Overview

This training course is specifically designed for professionals who work in the children and young people services and need to have specific knowledge of how health and safety regulations relate to their work practices and procedures. This training course will consider how current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures are implemented in the children and young person support setting and how work practices are influenced by legislation. 

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Understand requirements for health and safety in children and young people services
2. Understand ways to support children and young people to consider risk
3. Understand ways to manage risks to health, safety and security in children and young people services
4. Understand how to respond to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness