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Domestic Violence & Abuse: The Impact on Children & Young People

Why is the BHSCP providing this course?

This course has been delivered in partnership between the BHSCP and RISE, a local specialist domestic abuse charity who have been providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and their children in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas for 30 years.

For children subject to a Child Protection Plan (CPP) the most frequent contributory factor is domestic violence and abuse. This training deals with the aspects of emotional harm, physical risk and neglect often associated with this type of abuse. It will help you to develop an understanding of the issues faced by families in this situation, the impact of this kind of abuse, and will also signpost you to local multi-agency support available to intervene and thus reduce the risk to those impacted

Target Audience:

Members of staff who work predominantly with children, young people and their families, parents or carers, and who could potentially contribute to the assessment, intervention and reviewing the safeguarding needs for a child or young person, where there are safeguarding concerns and or potential risks.

Learning Outcomes:

  • To increase the knowledge base regarding the impact of domestic violence/abuse on children and young people.
  • To gain a greater understanding of the specific issues families face where domestic abuse is occurring.
  • To widen knowledge and understanding of the role that inter agency developments and interventions can have in reducing the risks.
  • To increase opportunities to access and work effectively with other agency partners.

Booking:

BHSCP courses are now booked via the Learning Zone platform. Agency Leads have been contacted requesting account information requirements for professionals who will require a Learning Zone account to view and book training from April 2024.  Once an account has been created for individuals they will receive an activation email from the Learning Zone.  If you need a Learning Zone account and haven’t yet requested one please email BHSCP@brighton-hove.gov.uk . Once you have an account you can book BHSCP courses.

You can access Learning Zone here: Brighton & Hove Learning Zone

Course Fees for 2024/2025:

Training is free for staff who are working with children and their families in Brighton & Hove from the following agencies:

  • Brighton & Hove City Council including maintained schools.
  • Foster carers.
  • Community/voluntary sector groups and organisations contracted by Brighton & Hove City Council Children’s Services.
  • Statutory health organisations.
  • Sussex Police and probation.
  • Early years staff (including private early years settings).

For other organisations including Primary and Secondary – Academy/Free/Independent Schools, and Further/Higher Education settings the charge will be £120 for a full day (over 4 hours) course (virtual and in person).

For courses April 2024 – end of March 2025 there will be no attendance charge for online webinars, selected briefings and training sessions under 4 hours (this is subject to change from 1 April 2025).  Charges may apply for specific ad-hoc events, but this will be detailed on promotional and booking communications.

Charging for attendance was limited during Covid restrictions and suspended when the Learning Gateway was decommissioned in September 2022 but has been reinstated with the arrival of the Learning Zone in April 2024.  Attendance charges will be invoiced on a quarterly basis as applicable.

 Non-attendance and Late Cancellation Charges:  

A £50 late cancellation fee applies to all BHSCP training bookings including conference places.  The cancellation charge of £50 will be made for non-attendance without 5 days’ notice.  Please note that substitution of staff at late notice is acceptable.

If a member of staff is not able to attend a session at late notice due to an emergency situation, they should notify BHSCP@brighton-hove.gov.uk on the day of the training or before, as we may be able to waive this fee in exceptional circumstances.  Learners should use their Learning Zone account to cancel booked training places with more than 5 days’ notice.

Charging for non-attendance was suspended when the Learning Gateway was decommissioned in September 2022 but has been reinstated with the arrival of the Learning Zone in April 2024.   Fees will be deducted from the budget code provided.

From 1 April 2025:

We will notify you of any changes relating to course fees and/or non-attendance/late cancellation charges from 1 April 2025.  Changes will also be posted on the BHSCP website Home – BHSCP

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