Training

Training Standards Group A Training

Safeguarding e-learning - Social Care Wales 

This bilingual e-learning package gives learners a practical understanding of safeguarding. It was developed in line with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

The e-learning module is mainly aimed at those working in the public and voluntary sectors. This includes those looking to work in social care, early years and childcare, as well as in health, the emergency services and local councils.

Completing the new bilingual training module will enable everyone to:

• explain the term 'safeguarding'
• recognise abuse or the risk of abuse, harm, or neglect
• know what actions to take if they witness or suspect abuse, harm, or neglect, or if someone tells them they are being abused
• demonstrate a basic understanding of the laws concerning safeguarding
• recognise that they have a duty to report abuse, harm, or neglect.

Access the online learning course here: Group A Safeguarding | Social Care Wales

Dewis Choice - free training for practitioners

Improve the response to older LGBTQ+* victims of domestic abuse.

Tuesday 15th October, 10.00 – 12.00

The National Lottery Community Fund has supported Dewis Choice to offer free training to Wales-based practitioners. Developed from the lived experiences of older victim-survivors, the training is designed to be accessible to a range of practitioners, managers, and volunteers, including specialist practitioners and those interested in learning more about older people and domestic abuse. 

The objectives of the research-led training session are to:

Challenge the ‘public story’ of domestic abuse;
Identify the historical and societal experiences, and care and support needs of older LGBTQ+ people;
Examine the nature and prevalence of domestic abuse within the LGBTQ+ community;
Explore help-seeking barriers and enablers and how to respond positively to enable engagement with older LGBTQ+ victims.
The session will include two short films which have been co-produced with older LGBTQ+ victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

*Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning and any other gender or sexuality that falls outside of cisgender or heterosexual.

For further information on the training, please contact: Elize Freeman elf21@aber.ac.uk

Further details about the training can be found here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dewischoice/1207552 

PEGS Online Conference

Monday 14 October | Online | Starts at 09:30 am |

The Child to Parent Abuse Conference is aimed at bringing together researchers, policy-makers, decision-takers, frontline professionals and campaigners. The team will share current knowledge, best practice and case studies, and focus on how practitioners can collaboratively work to better support parents, carers and guardians impacted by Child to Parent Abuse.

This conference has an attendance fee of £65. This ticket gives you access to a full day of virtual content brought to you by social enterprise PEGS, with a packed schedule of speakers sharing their expertise around Child to Parent Abuse.

For more information, please visit PEGSEVENTS

NHS Wales – Universal Suicide Awareness Training Module

A new suicide awareness training module is now available for all staff, from front-line public facing workers to the boardroom. The module provides an understanding of suicide prevention and support information.

The module was developed by the Suicide and Self Harm Prevention Programme, NHS Executive.

To access on Learning@Wales: Once logged in, search for “suicide awareness” within the search function. Please contact your learning and development team for your organisation's enrolment key.

For more information, please contact the SSHP team at sshp.cymru@wales.nhs.uk 

Dealing with dual allegations of domestic abuse (CPD certified)

Nov 14th 2024 and Jan 30th 2025

This hands-on 1-day course will improve practitioners' confidence and knowledge in dealing with dual-allegations of domestic abuse and identifying the primary perpetrator. 

It can be difficult and stressful when practitioners are faced with dual-allegations of domestic abuse, or perpetrators presenting as victims. We have seen increased demand and interest in this area recently from frontline domestic abuse practitioners, and we have responded to this training need within the sector by designing this targeted one-day training course.

This training is interactive, and uses a range of media, practical exercises, and discussion to give participants a toolkit of skills and knowledge based on evidence-based practice and recent theory. This training will equip participants with a thorough understanding of domestic abuse dynamics, perpetrator presentations, typologies of domestic abuse , and increase their confidence in encouraging and supporting best practice in multi-agency work where dual-allegations are involved.

Learning objectives

•    Gain confidence in working with dual-allegations
•    Become confident in understanding the impact of wrongly identifying the primary perpetrator
•    Be able to identify the primary perpetrator during assessments
•    Gain an understanding of the different presentations and typologies of DA
•    Be confident in advocating and encouraging professionals to hold perpetrators to account
•    Understanding the dynamics and intentionality of domestic abuse
•    Understand the impact of gender norms on experience of DA and DA perpetration

Who should attend:

This course is aimed at domestic abuse practitioners such as IDVAs or MARAC coordinators, or people who would like more confidence in identifying the primary perpetrator at assessment or in multi-agency meetings, and understanding complex domestic abuse dynamics, for example social workers, housing staff and NHS staff.

Please email expressions of interest to NHancock@carmarthenshire.gov.uk by 1st July 2024

Suicide and Self harm Prevention Cymru Training Hub

This platform is for anyone looking for training and development opportunities that can help them, their communities, or their workforces, to develop their awareness, understanding and skills in relation to the management and prevention of suicide and self harm.

This is a resource to help you find:

• freely available online learning opportunities
• training and development programmes for yourself, your teams and colleagues

Access the hub at: https://sshp.wales/en/ 

Papyrus Suicide Prevention Education and Training 

Papyrus have designed a suite of suicide prevention products to suit different needs and audiences with additional content from LivingWorks education.

Their training can be delivered directly to your organisation, group or workplace. Alternatively, you can attend a PAPYRUS organised workshop. These are all delivered across the UK.

To book a place on one of the workshops please visit their website at: www.papyrus-uk.org

To organise a presentation or training please email training@papyrus-uk.org or call 01925 572 444.

Children in Wales Training for Groups B and C 

Children in Wales have safeguarding courses running for Groups B and C listed at the following link: https://childreninwales.myabsorb.eu/#/public-dashboard 

Please refer to:

• Designated Safeguarding Lead Training (Group C)
• Safeguarding Children & Young People (Group B) 

Children’s Society’s LookCloser Programme of Learning 

May 2024 - March 25

#LookCloser is a partnership campaign between The Children's Society, the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre and the British Transport Police aiming to raise awareness of child exploitation and abuse and to encourage the public and businesses to better identify and report concerns. The campaign also seeks to challenge assumptions and victim stereotypes, highlighting that child exploitation can happen anywhere, and any young person can be a victim. 

Events are free to attend. Click here to obtain tickets – The Children's Society Prevention Programme (tickettailor.com)

For events from October 2024 - March 2025 Visit here

Learning Event Spotlight 

19th September 2024

National Safeguarding Service are holding a spotlight learning event, focusing on the theme of Professional Curiosity. 

This is a fully funded event and, as such, places will be offered using a targeted approach. They are seeking broad representation from many sectors of health, social care and police colleagues; ideally those currently working with children, young people and adults at risk, and those who can share the learning from the event with others, creating ripples to impact positive changes in practice.   

Completing the booking form is essential.

Closing date is Friday 30th August and places will be confirmed after this date.

Book your place here.