Adolescent Brain Development and Risk Taking Behaviour - Mark Bowles

Delivered by: Mark Bowles (The Training Effect)

Learning Outcomes:

To improve understanding of adolescent brain development, its impact on risk-taking and the implications for safeguarding.
To examine the available evidence base related to adolescent risk-taking and effective intervention.
To understand why adolescents, take more risks and what we as professionals can do to address this.
To improve effective assessment skills in relation to risk-taking behaviours.
To improve knowledge and understanding of risk domains and protective factors

Essex Safeguarding Children Board