Domestic abuse is any type of controlling, bullying, threatening or violent behaviour between people in a relationship. It isn’t just physical violence; domestic abuse includes any emotional, physical, sexual, economic / financial or psychological abuse. This course is intended to enable practitioners to develop informed and responsive interventions that support victims and prevent repeated abuse.

• To explore the complexities and dynamics of abusive relationships and it’s impact on victims
• To consider the cycle of abuse, a ‘victim’s journey’ and the reasons why victims stay in abusive relationships
• Explore gains and losses of leaving a relationship & Impact of Economic Abuse
• To challenge the common myths, stereotypes and social tolerance of the different forms of domestic abuse
• To identify practical tools to help support victims including Power & Control Wheel & Claire's Law
• Awareness of new legislation - Domestic Abuse Bill & Economic Abuse

This session will run through the new Early Help Mosaic workflow. This starts with the Early Help Assessment and runs through Visits, Pathway Plans, Team Around the Family Meetings plus Reviews and THRIVE Keep in touch workflow steps. Finally this will look at closing cases and how to refer to Children’s Social Care.

In Wandsworth the Early Help IT System (EHITS) is used by the workforce to record and share information, taken from the Early Help Assessment form, securely for children and young people that they are working with. EHITS can also be used to request services from organisations.

An interactive webinar on Safer Sleep - including quizzes and a Q and A session.
An introduction to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) to enable practitioners to identify high risk and understand what makes babies vulnerable.

• Learning outcomes -
an overview of all the evidence- based safer sleep advice.
• Identifying high risk behaviours and understanding what makes babies and families vulnerable to SIDS
• Signposting to further information and resources from The Lullaby Trust

Impact
Understanding what makes babies and families vulnerable to SIDS in order to improve outcomes and reduction in SIDS

This session will run through the new Early Help Mosaic workflow. This starts with the Early Help Assessment and runs through Visits, Pathway Plans, Team Around the Family Meetings plus Reviews and THRIVE Keep in touch workflow steps. Finally this will look at closing cases and how to refer to Children’s Social Care.

In Wandsworth the Early Help IT System (EHITS) is used by the workforce to record and share information, taken from the Early Help Assessment form, securely for children and young people that they are working with. EHITS can also be used to request services from organisations.

A practical training course to help all practitioners who work with children to recognise the risks and harms of using social media, but to also equip them so they can use it positively and safely.

A 2 virtual course looking at the impact of parental mental ill health on children. The course will cover thresholds for services, understanding roles and responsibilities, developing a shared language, models for assessment and planning,

This course looks at how parental substance misuse can negatively impact on the welfare of children and young people.

If you are a frontline professional and wish to improve your understanding of MARAC and its processes - these sessions have been designed for you!
The following will be covered:
Gain an understanding of the MARAC process and aims
• MARAC threshold
• Risk Assessment
• How to complete MARAC referral form
• Your role at MARAC, presenting and sharing research
• Understand the importance of information sharing and referring to MARAC
The briefings are intended to be informal sessions where I will be available to provide information, answer any questions and assist with any queries attendees might have.