Lead practice to support the safeguarding and protection of children and young people in residential childcare

Learning Objective

What You'll Learn

• To enable the learner to understand and apply the current legislative and policy framework underpinning the safeguarding and protection of children and young people.
• To enable the learner to effectively participate in and contribute to multi-agency local networks for safeguarding, implementing agreed information sharing protocols.
• To enable the learner to lead practice that minimises the risk of harm by team members, including implementing safe recruitment and promoting awareness of power dynamics.
• To enable the learner to lead practice that proactively minimises the overall risk of harm and abuse within the residential care setting.
• To enable the learner to proficiently implement policies and procedures for safeguarding, including understanding and addressing child sexual exploitation and other high-risk situations.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the impact of current legislation for the safeguarding of children and young people
• Be able to participate in local networks to safeguard children and young people
• Be able to lead practice that minimises the risk of potential, actual and alleged harm by team members
• Be able to lead practice that minimises the risk of harm and abuse in the care setting
• Be able to implement policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Understand situations that present high risk of harm for children and young people
• Understand approaches that address child sexual exploitation

Assessment Methods

• Portfolio of Evidence

Units & Credit Structure

This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to lead practice that supports the safeguarding and protection of children and young people in residential childcare settings.