Parental Mental Ill-Health and Children’s Safeguarding

Overview

This course sets out to show the impact of parental mental ill health on children and how we try to implement safeguarding. It is relevant as we know that adults' and childrens' services are not working together

Who is Parental Mental Ill-Health and Children’s Safeguarding aimed at?

Multi agency social care staff

Course Length

1 day

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course participants will

• ·       Have an understanding of the major mental illnesses
• ·       Consider the impact on children
• ·       Look at childrens mental health
• ·       Know the risk factors – when should we be worried
• ·       Be able to conduct risk assessments
• ·       Consider working in a multi agency way