Safeguarding Children Course Online

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This Course at a Glance Define safeguarding and gather knowledge about the important aspects of safeguarding children Understand who is responsible for safeguarding children Understand how abuse can happen to children in a variety of circumstances and settings Recognise different forms of abuse and know how to deal with each one Understand why children fear informing others of what they are going through Identify the signs and symptoms of various forms of child abuse Understand what to do if you suspect a child of being abused Understand how you should react if a child discloses that they are being abused Gain knowledge about the available laws and legislations regarding safeguarding childrenSafeguarding Children Course OverviewThe World Health Organisation has estimated that globally up to 1 billion children aged 2–17 years are a victim of physical, sexual, or emotional violence or neglect. Every health care organisation must make it their top priority to adopt effective safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every child, in spite of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation is protected from abuse and maltreatment.This Safeguarding Children Online Course is aimed at anyone who has a duty of care for or comes into contact with children on a regular basis. Child safeguarding is specifically centred on preventative actions to ensure every child is cared for and their right to live free from violence, exploitation and abuse is well protected. This extensive course will help you identify different forms of abuse faced by children and ways to prevent such abuse from interfering with the regular course of development in children.Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to effectively implement the principles stated by the key safeguarding legislation to satisfy the legal requirement in minimising the abuse of children and have the confidence in your ability to provide a high quality of life for all vulnerable children.Who should take this course?This extensive Safeguarding Children Online Course is ideal for: Mental Health Professionals Students of psychology Healthcare Assistant Social care workers Nurse Housing officersWhether you are a mental health professional or an aspiring individual seeking to improve your career prospects by gaining extensive knowledge about safeguarding children to help vulnerable children under your care, this course will set you up with the appropriate knowledge and credentials to promote the welfare and rights of children and protect them from harm.Entry Requirements There are no academic entry requirements for this Safeguarding Children Course Online course, and it is open to students of all academic backgrounds. However, you are required to have a laptop/desktop/tablet or smartphone and a good internet connection.Assessment MethodThis Safeguarding Children Online Course assesses learners through multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Upon successful completion of each module, learners must answer MCQs to step into the next module. Through the MCQs, it is measured how much a learner could grasp from each section. In the assessment pass mark is 75%.