Training
If you are looking for bespoke training in the fields of safeguarding, child protection and workplace culture then you should be speaking with Joanna.
Utilising not only her years of experience in the field of child protection but also working with a range of organisations, including working as a core trainer for her Local Safeguarding Children Board, Joanna has built up a comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding and child protection practice and how best to impart that knowledge, including relevant case law and up-to-the-minute legislation. Add in her unique personal style and practical advice and you have a formula that will win over any audience.
All training is delivered through a mixture of PowerPoint, group discussion, case studies and exercises. The training is fully interactive and is enhanced by Joanna using examples of case scenarios and anecdotes from her 21 years of experience.
Many people find discussing these topics difficult and distressing. Joanna has a host of testimonials describing her courses as accessible, informative and enjoyable.
Joanna can also develop your online training content with you.
Available Courses
To give some idea of the scope of Joanna’s work, here is a selection of some of the courses she regularly delivers:
Safeguarding and Child Protection
General courses cover the categories of abuse, the signs and symptoms of abuse, current legislation, learning from serious case reviews and how to work more effectively.
This course can be delivered as a half, one or two day training course.
The Impact of Neglect
On completion of this course delegates will have a better understanding of the impact of neglect, the research that evidences the impact, what leads to neglect, what level of neglect would warrant a referral to children's social care, how to work more effectively with cases of neglect and how to keep work more focused.
This course can be delivered as a half, one or two day training course.
Presenting Evidence of Neglect in the Court
Upon completion of this course delegates will be much clearer about the impact of neglect, how to evidence the impact of neglect in court and the likely impact of future significant harm.
The course will also cover the use of research and will help social workers be clear about what they are, or are not, experts in.
This course can be delivered as a half or one day training course.
Disguised Compliance
This has prevented professionals from understanding what the child’s life is like and what the risks and strengths are.
Upon completion of this course delegates will have a better understanding of the reasons why families employ this technique, what disguised compliance is and how professionals can work more effectively in cases where there is disguised compliance to keep the child at the centre of everything they do.
This course can be delivered as a half or one day training course.
Learning from Serious Case Reviews
Upon completion of this course delegates will have developed a clear understanding of what the most common themes in serious case reviews are, including a lack of understanding of the impact of neglect, professionals not working well together, information sharing, disguised compliance, working with chaotic families, working with hard to reach families and working with minority ethnic communities.
Taking all of these issues into consideration, this course will examine how professionals can work more effectively to keep the child at the centre of everything they do and to keep work focused.
This course can be delivered as a half, one or two day training course.
For more information or to discuss bespoke training contact Joanna.
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Rob Parkinson
CEO Home-Start UK"Following Joanna's notable and well received contribution to our 2016 national convention, we invited her to carry out an independent review of our child protection activity. It was an insightful piece of work which will positively shape the future development of child protection activity at HSUK. I would recommend Joanna to other organisations looking to carry out similar pieces of work". -
Mrs. Sheila Brown, OBE
CEO, Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children“The issues surrounding child protection are complex, but Joanna made it easy to absorb using her experience of working in the real world and her expertise, which helped us to implement the policy strategically. We needed to write policy, train and integrate the learning across very diverse groups of people from very different departments. Joanna genuinely cares about protecting children and you can see it in all she does, she provides clear and practical training, delivered with passion and commitment.” -
Dr Dawn Harper
MBBS, MRCP, DCH, DFFP“I first met Joanna several years ago when I attended a “Safeguarding Children” course. I am ashamed to say that my only expectation of the day was to tick some government boxes, but I left totally inspired by Joanna. She has so much expertise and experience in this field and has an unusually brilliant way of communicating that knowledge. She has since become a very respected work colleague and someone I feel privileged to have met.”
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