Safeguarding Awareness Trainer Stephanie Ivey Children Families Safeguarding

Safeguarding Awareness Trainer Stephanie Ivey Children & Families Safeguarding Officer Tamworth Borough Council

Learning Outcomes By the end of the course you should be able to : • • Identify what is meant by safeguarding & protection Name the categories of abuse and neglect and recognise the signs and indicators of each Understand Child Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking Know how to respond to concerns about the safety and welfare of a child/young person/adult

Responsibility l It is everybody's responsibility to look after children and adults at risk but it is the responsibility of the police and children/adult social care services to investigate/ make enquiries into allegations of abuse.

What is Safeguarding? • • Safeguarding is the process of protecting children and adults with care and support needs from maltreatment and significant harm Preventing impairment of their health or development Ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe & effective care And taking action to enable all children and adults at risk to have the best outcomes (Working Together to Safeguard Children, DFE , 2015, www. education. gov. uk)

Safeguarding is much more than Protection Safe from crime and Anti-Social Behaviour Hate Crime Safe from accidental injury and death Stay Safe Stay safe from maltreatment, neglect, Domestic abuse Modern Slavery Radicalisation Child Sexual Exploitation Forced Marriage Female Genital Mutilation Safe from bullying and discrimination

Who is an ‘Adults at Risk’ l An adult who: Has needs for care and support (whether or not the Local Authority is meeting any of those needs) AND is experiencing, or at risk of abuse and/or neglect, and as a result of those care needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect

What is abuse and neglect? § § § Somebody may abuse or neglect a child or adult at risk by inflicting harm, or failing to act to prevent harm. Children and adults at risk may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting; by those known to them or, more rarely, by a stranger. ” They may be abused by an adult /adults or another child or children (Working Together to Safeguard Children, DCSF, 2015) ( Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Adult Safeguarding Enquiry Procedures, 2015)

Types of Abuse § § Physical Sexual Emotional Neglect

Adults at Risk Abuse Additional types of abuse to consider l Financial /Material abuse l Discriminatory abuse l Organisational abuse l Modern Slavery l Domestic Abuse

. Physical abuse

Emotional Abuse

Neglect

Sexual Abuse

Child Sexual Exploitation l l l Young people receive something in return for engaging in sexual activities. Offenders have power over victims due to their age, gender, intellect, physical strength and/or economic or other resources. Violence, coercion and intimidation are common.

Why pass the information on? l l Children and adults at risk have a right to be safe Adults have a responsibility to protect children and adults at risk Abuse and neglect are damaging Abuse and neglect continue because of the secrecy and silence which surround them

Why pass information on? l You only have one small piece of the jigsaw l An abuser may well abuse other children or adults at risk who also have a right to protection

How do I report my concerns? l If the child or adult is in immediate danger or in need of medical attention or if a crime has been committed contact the police immediately on 999 l If someone is not in immediate danger call 101

Children Social Care Children and Families First Response at Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) 0800 1313126 Outside the hours of 8 am-6 pm Children and Families Emergency Duty Service 0845 6042886

Adult Social Care Safeguarding issues for adults at risk age 18 and above l Staffordshire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub 0845 6042719

Key Points to Remember l l l Child and adult abuse does occur in all social classes, across all professions and all ages In all geographical areas Child and adult abuse has damaging and long lasting effects on children and adults Professional curiosity and respectful uncertainty help keep children and adults at risk safe Do not work alone. Seek advice.

‘Safeguarding is everyone’s business’ …for further information please go to… www. staffsscb. org. uk Thank you

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