This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The intended learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- familiarise themselves with safeguarding policies
- understand the legal obligations of child abuse
- Identify signs and symptoms of abuse
- know the disclosures of abuse
- Identify the principles of safeguarding
- practice professional boundaries
- know their legal obligations related to the Protection of Minors (Registration) Act (2011) and the Minors Protection Act (2019)
- learn about the different types of abuse and poor practice
- learn a standard response to a disclosure of abuse
- be able to recognise signs of abuse
- Identify the actions to take if you have a concern and who can help
- Manager: Nicholas Cassar
- Manager: Brandon Cauchi
- Manager: Deborah Ebejer
- Manager: Jonathan Ellul Bonnici
- Manager: Claude Mifsud
- Manager: Marisabel Spiteri
- Manager: Rev. Dr Andre Zaffarese
- Teacher: Marisa Gatt
Course Duration in Hours: 5
Skill Level: Beginner