Young People
Access a range of recorded presentations in relation to safeguarding young people
Mental Capacity and Deprivations of Liberty
for those aged 16 and above Webinar by Neil Allen 2024
Coutesy of Calderdale Safeguarding Partnership during Safeguarding Week 2024.
This half-day interactive webinar offered those attending the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and deprivation of liberty issues for those aged 16 and above, and to familiarise themselves with the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Cheshire West.
Part 2 of the recording can be found here
Brook Sexual Behaviour Traffic Light Tool
Brook’s nationally recognised Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool and training provides a highly visible, multi-agency response that helps professionals to identify, understand and respond appropriately to sexual behaviours in young people.
Click here to access a variety of training courses (Please note costs may vary)
Presentations:
Take a look at the following presentations to help you when you are working with young people.
- How to have difficult conversations with Children & Young People
This blog will give some useful guidance to those who work and volunteer with children and young people. Click here to access the resource
- Young Carers by Karen Wilkinson & Emily Newton
Covering the following topics: What is a young carer? How do I identify a young carer? How can I help a young carer? Please note this presentation has no audio. Click here to download the slides
- Risk, Resilience & Relationships: Safeguarding Adolescents into Adulthood
Adolescent safeguarding is an area of practice that has undergone change in recent years, as we now understand how young people are more likely than younger children to experience risk and harm from outside the family – known as ‘extra-familial’ harm.
A 30 minute video from Dez Holmes, Director at Research in Practice, on supporting young people to transition to adulthood and safeguarding from harm. Click here to watch the video
Videos
Identifying Young Carers & how to access support in Wakefield
Produced by Emma Newton, Young Carers Lead Practitioner, Wakefield Council
- What is a Young Carer
- Young Carer Indicators and how to provide support in schools
- Wakefield’s Current Young Carer Local Offer
- Overview of young carer pathway and how to refer into the service
Safeguarding Teenagers
Sarah Henry 60 mins
- Examine the key safeguarding concerns for teenagers
- Think about what makes teenagers vulnerable
- Explore the link been mental health and safeguarding
- How can we effectively safeguard teenagers
- Consider best practice and how best to engage with the older child and explore what they might need from the professionals around them.
Pornography, Impact, Research & Resources
Vicki Maybin, Advisor to Education, WSCP
Looking at the impact, research and resources available in the UK to tackle this increasing safeguarding issue. 43 mins
Podcasts
How to build effective relationships with adolescents.
Katie Howells a Child Protection Social Worker discusses how we can develop effective relationships with adolescents which can be a challenging age to work with.
