Monday 6th February
Supervising to safeguard children
Target group
All managers/supervisors who are responsible for supervising staff working regularly with children and young people.
Aim
To give participants an opportunity to reflect on the role that supervision can play in safeguarding children and consider the elements of effective supervision.
Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Use models of supervision practice to inform their work
- Understand the link between supervision style and outcomes for children
- Help workers to analyse information and use this analysis to inform decision making in situations where there are concerns about the safety of a child
- Describe the impact that child protection work may have on front line workers in all agencies involved in safeguarding children
- Understand the link between impact of the work and effective child protection practice
- Use their supervision skills to manage the impact of the work
- Use models of adult learning to assist in the development of safe, competent, child protection practice
CWDC Supervision Competencies: 1.2 and 1.3
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