CHSCP: Group B/C - Working with Cultural & Economic Diversity to Safeguard Children

Aim of the course:

To provide an opportunity to explore personal influences and good practice issues when working with children and their families from a range of cultural and economic backgrounds whilst maintaining a focus on the safety of children.

By the end of the course, delegates will:

• understand the challenges and opportunities of working with children and families from a range of different cultural, religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds,
• have had the opportunity to explore different cultural and religious belief systems and child care practices within different groups, the impact of these on parenting and the protective factors that may be associated with these,
• recognise the impact of discrimination on children and families from particular cultural and economic groups, 
• have considered personal attitudes and beliefs and how these may impact on their interventions with families whose backgrounds are different to their own,
• have acquired skills to distinguish between cultural practices that are not harmful to children and those that are 
• developed a basic awareness of a range of practices that are specific to certain communities which may be harmful to children including e.g. corporal punishment, female genital mutilation, forced marriage and spirit belief,
• have skills in assessing the strengths of families from all cultural backgrounds whilst ensuring that areas of risk are identified and addressed,
• have considered how different personal and professionals beliefs and attitudes can impact on multi-agency working, and
• be aware of where to seek advice about different cultures.

A Note about Groups:

• Group A training is for people who are in contact with or work regularly with children and young people and with their parents/carers
• Group B training is for people who work regularly with children and young people and adults who are parents/carers and may have particular responsibility for safeguarding children
• Group C training is for designated safeguarding leads and managers in organisations employing staff to work with children and families or with responsibility for commissioning or delivering services.

This course is for colleagues that fall into groups B and C.