* The Learning and Development programme is currently suspended due to COVID 19 - courses from September will be advertised shortly. *

Child Abuse linked to Faith or Beliefs

This course will be delivered by the National FGM Centre

Target audience: those working directly with children and families in Essex and their managers.

Aim: To equip professionals with the knowledge and confidence to recognise and respond to cases of child abuse linked to faith or belief.

Learning outcomes:

To understand the various elements of abuse linked to faith or belief
Identify factors within various faith and belief systems that may make some of these harmful to children and adults
To be able to identify risk factors of child abuse linked to faith or belief
Gain greater confidence to recognise and support those at risk of abuse linked to faith or belief
Consider different ways to assess the religious/spiritual beliefs of families
Learning from Serious Case Reviews

Cost to participants:

COURSE FEE
Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Service (ECVYS) members are able to attend at a reduced price	£20
All other Voluntary/Charity Organisations	£30
Health/Police/Probation services/Local government, schools and community interest companies	£60
Private, independent and profit-making organisations	£90

Essex Safeguarding Children Board