Aim
The aim of this course is to increase participant’s awareness of the particular vulnerabilities of disabled children and to provide them with an opportunity to explore ways in which we can effectively safeguard disabled children from harm.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be offered the opportunity to:
· explore the current legislation, guidance and context relating to disability and safeguarding
· understand the social model of disability
· review lessons learnt from serious case reviews involving disabled children
· understand the particular circumstances which make disabled children more vulnerable to abuse, including the concept of created vulnerability
· assess the signs and indicators presented by disabled children who may have been subjected to abuse including any potential for confusion in interpretation
· understand the factors which may influence the threshold for intervention for disabled children