Course: Communicating More Effectively with Children (Virtual)
Date: 24 February 2025 — 9.30am-1pm
Trainer: Mike Smith, Safeguarding Trainer
Location: Virtual — Zoom
Course Description:
This one-day programme will highlight the benefits of effective communication with children and support you in developing practical skills for carrying out direct work.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will have:
— Considered some of the main messages from law, guidance, and recent child safeguarding practice reviews for why ascertaining the child’s voice is essential in our work
— Identified key activities that needs to be undertaken before during and after a piece of direct work in order to maximise the likelihood of a successful piece of work
— Developed an awareness of the need to create a physically, psychologically and emotionally safe setting in which the child can tell their story
— Been introduced to a toolkit of techniques to adapt and apply in their practice with children across a range of ages and needs.
Target Audience:
This event is suitable for professionals in all Working Together Groups and meets the requirements of Level 3 of the Intercollegiate Document.