Modern Safeguarding in Foster Care: Insight, Action, Impact
This course is designed to be engaging, informative, and directly relevant to foster carers’ experiences. Real-life case studies illustrate safeguarding in action, while knowledge checks, assessments, and best practice guidance ensure understanding and confidence in applying safeguarding principles.
Modern Safeguarding in Foster Care: Insight, Action, Impact
Safeguarding is at the heart of foster care, it’s about creating a secure, nurturing environment where children can heal, grow, and thrive. But what does safeguarding truly mean for foster carers, and how does it protect both them and the children they care for?
This course is more than just a requirement; it’s a critical module on the path to accreditation, designed to be both meaningful to foster carers and aligned with provider expectations. It strengthens professional value, builds fostering CVS, and enhances the respect and recognition carers deserve.
Safeguarding is not just about policies; it’s an ongoing responsibility requiring vigilance, advocacy, and proactive care. While underpinned by National Minimum Standards and Statutory Regulations, our course is uniquely tailored to the realities of fostering, addressing both the expected and the evolving challenges of protecting children in today’s world.
We explore the fundamentals of safeguarding and child protection, including key risks ranging from emotional and physical abuse to online threats, the foster carer’s role in mitigating these risks, legal responsibilities, safeguarding procedures, and how safeguarding also protects carers from allegations. Practical strategies for maintaining safeguarding logs and records are embedded throughout.
What does the course aim to do?
- Have an introduction to safeguarding.
Understand what safeguarding is and what is needed. - Understand what Safeguarding Children Partnerships are.
- Understand what the Children’s Referral Team (CRT) and Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) purpose is and when they are involved.
- Be aware of the National Minimum Standards and how to comply with them.
- Understand why Safeguarding is important.
- Be aware of what impact cultural and religious practices have.
- Understand what is classed as abuse and how we recognise the signs.
- Understand and be confident in what we can do as carers to safeguard children.
- Understand Grooming and how to identify it.
- Understand a Trauma-Informed Relational Approach.
- Have an understanding of Radicalisation.
- Understand what County Lines are.
- Understand the Signs of Child Sexual Exploitation.
Created by the National Foster Carer’s Qualifications and FosterWiki, experts in foster care advocacy.
Modern Safeguarding in Foster Care: Insight, Action, Impact
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* You will be directed to FosterWiki.com and are required to purchase a FosterWiki Premium Membership. A code will be sent to your registered email address within 3 -4 working days. FosterWiki Terms and Conditions apply to your FosterWiki membership in addition to NFCQ Terms and Conditions when you enrol in the course. FosterWiki Ltd is a separate company from NFCQ Ltd.