The NSPCC have made the following video to teach children important messages about how their body belongs to them and they should tell an adult if they're upset or worried.
If you work with children and families, then you could watch this short video with them and get the conversation started on keeping safe.
The video is part of the NSPCC's 'Pants' campaign, which you can find out about by clicking here. There are lots of resources and guides for children, parents and foster carers to help keep children safe.
The video can also be found on the NCSCB website's 'Video Resources' page which contains lots of videos about different safeguarding topics.
Safer Sleep
Safer sleep has recently been in the news as some retailers have stopped the sales of baby sleep positioners due to safety concerns. To read more about this please click here.
There is lots of information and resources on safe sleeping on the Lullaby Trust website: www.lullabytrust.org.uk .
Coming soon.....
We will soon be launching a risk assessment toolkit to help practitioners to know what
guidance to give parents and carers to ensure they are putting babies to sleep safely. To go alongside this a self-directed learning session will be available to help with using the toolkit. This will be launched soon so please watch out for it in future newsletters.
The animation was designed to encourage practitioners to identify children as ‘was not brought’ as
opposed to ‘did not attend’ when they are not presented at medical
appointments.
There has been lots of interest in the animation from all over the UK, and even as far as Australia! The animation also features in a recent report by the Children's Society about children not being taken to appointments for mental health services. The report can be accessed by clicking here.
The animation is a powerful reminder that children do not take
themselves to appointments, and for practitioners to reflect on the
impact of missed appointments on a child’s wellbeing. Please click here to watch the Rethinking 'Did Not Attend' video animation.
Free training on Solvent Abuse
Re-Solv, a national
solvent abuse charity, is running free training for professionals on
solvent abuse.Solvent abuse involves
the deliberate inhalation of volatile chemicals: solvents and gases found in
everyday products, such as aerosols and cigarette lighter refills, for the
purpose of getting ‘high’ (intoxicated).
The training will focus on:
Increasing knowledge and understanding of the current issues that solvent abuse or volatile substance abuse (VSA) presents to substance use services.
Increasing competence and confidence in recognising, assessing and effectively treating this often hidden form of substance use.
There are still places available on the session taking place on 7th December.
The
British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has produced some handy pocket
guides on how to work effectively with people affected by alcohol and substance
use issues. Although the guides are primarily aimed at social workers,
they will also be useful for other practitioners in health and social care
roles who work with children and families.