Publish date: 27 March 2025
The safeguarding team have produced a training brochure which outlines the mandatory Safeguarding training requirements for staff. In addition, they are offering bitesize remote learning opportunities, which will be themed and accessible for any staff who feel they would benefit.
The modular packages listed below, are available to book and are open to all staff, if you feel you will benefit from the learning.
Please see list below for dates/times and module content description.
All will all be delivered via Microsoft Teams and you will be sent a teams invite and a link, at least one week before the course date.
Find out more about each session in the drop downs below.
Child exploitation is one of the most challenging safeguarding issues that society is faced with.
This training will enable practitioners to describe the dynamics of child criminal exploitation, county lines and child sexual exploitation.
It will support practitioners in recognising signs and indicators of child exploitation.
The training will increase knowledge and understanding of multi-agency roles and responsibilities in relation to referral mechanisms, information sharing and record keeping when child exploitation is suspected or evidenced.
Dates Available (from 1pm to 3pm):
- 9 June 2025
- 3 September 2025
- 4 December 2025
- 25 February 2026
This training will enable participants to develop an awareness of Adult Self-Neglect and hoarding, identify causes and characteristics, explore effective support strategies and tools/resources available to manage high risk cases.
Participants will learn when/at what point to notify the local authority and how to build effective relationships with patients in this situation and remove or reduce associated risks.
Dates available (10am to 12pm):
- 13 May 2025
- 9 September 2025
- 25 November 2025
- 2 February 2026
All sessions are 2pm to 3pm.
1.What is Domestic Abuse and how it can impact on groups with additional vulnerabilities:
This session looks at the basic concepts, signs and symptoms and additional vulnerabilities, such as older people and mental health.
- 20 May 2025
- 24 July 2025
- 7 October 2025
- 11 December 2025
2. How to build routine enquiry about Domestic Abuse in your assessments:
This session will focus on how to ask the question about domestic abuse. Routine enquiry is expected practice, and this session will help build your skills and confidence in doing so.
- 27 May 2025
- 5 August 2025
- 23 October 2025
- 8 January 2026
- 3 March 2026
3. What to do if someone discloses Domestic Abuse: This session will go over the step-by-step response that is expected for Domestic Abuse concerns and what support is available.
- 10 June 2025
- 21 August 2025
- 11 November 2025
- 22 January 2026
- 19 March 2026
4a. How to risk assess Domestic Abuse Victims and how to complete a DASH risk assessment for Halton, Warrington and Sefton Staff:
This session will look at completing the form, scoring it, referring to MARAC and how to make a referral based on professional judgement.
- 19 June 2025
- 2 September 2025
- 27 November 2025
- 2 February 2025
4b. How to risk assess Domestic Abuse victims and how to complete a MERIT risk assessment for Liverpool, St Helens and Knowsley staff:
This session will look at completing the form, scoring it, referring to MARAC and how to make a referral based on professional judgement.
- 15 July 2025
- 18 September 2025
- 4 December 2025
- 19 February 2025
Data from MCFT Safeguarding Duty Hub shows us that disclosures of Non-Recent Sexual Abuse is a consistent area of practice which provokes uncertainty and requests for advice and support from staff across the Trust.
To best support our staff we have produced a practical briefing session to improve understanding of the prevalence of CSA within our communities. We explore the circumstances which lead to abuse being unreported / kept secret, resulting in disclosures of historical abuse in adulthood. The session also builds on the lessons from UK Gov report “I Wanted Them To Notice’ and promotes a trauma informed approach when responding to disclosures from adults of non-recent child sexual abuse.
Dates Available (2pm to 3.30pm):
- 4 June 2025
- 14 July 2025
- 5 November 2025
- 12 January 2026
This training will help you identify the signs of neglect, it will explore the different categories, look at the impact that neglect can have on the child in the long term and highlight tools that can support you in practice.
Neglect is the ongoing failure to meet a child's basic needs and the most common form of child abuse. A child may not have access to food limited or no access to hygiene products, proper clothing, shelter, supervision, or health care. This can put children and young people in danger and can also have long term effects on their physical and mental wellbeing.
Dates available:
- 12 May 2025, 10am to 12pm
- 14 August 2025, 1pm to 2pm
- 6 November 2025, 10am to 12pm
- 3 February 2026, 10am to 12pm
Created in partnership with Warrington Safeguarding Adult & Children’s Partnership, this course is a concise exploration of the relationship between Trauma and Safeguarding Vulnerability. The course aims to help staff better understand the circumstances of adverse childhood experience that create Trauma and the developmental impact of trauma in terms of how this shapes our thoughts, behaviours and relationships throughout life.
During the session we consider the impact of trauma as a push-pull factor in a range of safeguarding scenarios including child & adult exploitation, domestic abuse and neglect. The session also highlights how some professional and organisational approaches can compound a person’s experience of trauma and provides insights on effective models and tips for developing a Trauma Informed approach to recognising and responding to safeguarding children and adult concern.
Dates available (10am to 11.30am):
- 10 June 2025
- 11 September 2025
- 4 December 2025
- 5 March 2026