On the 12th of August I attended a child protection training event delivered by an external trainer from Children in Scotland. This was arranged by Drake Music Scotland at their Craigmillar base in Edinburgh for all their staff around the country.
Prior to the day I had the opportunity to access and read through the child protection section of the public protection foundation module. I found this quite detailed and a bit difficult to understand but it did list the types of abuse, which I found useful. In addition I received an email from my line manager to be aware there could be some emotional topics raised, which was helpful. Overall I felt slightly apprehensive about the training day as I wasn’t sure about what sort of information and type of subjects the trainer would bring up. However I felt more reassured as the day went on as the Trainer was very experienced and supportive and I found the information given really useful. I particularly enjoyed that the trainer didn’t just have us sit and listen but had us interacting with each other and hearing different views and thoughts around the subject.
My personal aim for the day was to come away feeling that I know more about what to do if I have any concerns at all about a child I may be working with in relation to risk. I gained some really useful information and understanding, although as a trainee I appreciate I’ll be discussing any such matters with my mentor.
For me, not being able to see the child, it will be more about using my other senses such as smell and listening skills to pick up if there’s a change in behaviour or if the child mentions something that seems amiss. As a trainee, if any of these concerns should arise I will seek guidance from my mentor.
Whilst everything was good about the day and I came away feeling more positive
I realised I haven’t read the Drake policy and will be following this up with my line manager once it’s been reviewed, however I’m also aware that as I’ll be going into schools it will be important to speak to my mentor about their child protection policies and who the CP Officer is should that be required.
Overall this full day session was very informative. As a blind disabled adult musician with the aim of working in the community this training gave me more information about some of the main topics that could make clear that a child is at risk and if there was an update I would be happy to go ahead and do it.
Prior to the day I had the opportunity to access and read through the child protection section of the public protection foundation module. I found this quite detailed and a bit difficult to understand but it did list the types of abuse, which I found useful. In addition I received an email from my line manager to be aware there could be some emotional topics raised, which was helpful. Overall I felt slightly apprehensive about the training day as I wasn’t sure about what sort of information and type of subjects the trainer would bring up. However I felt more reassured as the day went on as the Trainer was very experienced and supportive and I found the information given really useful. I particularly enjoyed that the trainer didn’t just have us sit and listen but had us interacting with each other and hearing different views and thoughts around the subject.
My personal aim for the day was to come away feeling that I know more about what to do if I have any concerns at all about a child I may be working with in relation to risk. I gained some really useful information and understanding, although as a trainee I appreciate I’ll be discussing any such matters with my mentor.
For me, not being able to see the child, it will be more about using my other senses such as smell and listening skills to pick up if there’s a change in behaviour or if the child mentions something that seems amiss. As a trainee, if any of these concerns should arise I will seek guidance from my mentor.
Whilst everything was good about the day and I came away feeling more positive
I realised I haven’t read the Drake policy and will be following this up with my line manager once it’s been reviewed, however I’m also aware that as I’ll be going into schools it will be important to speak to my mentor about their child protection policies and who the CP Officer is should that be required.
Overall this full day session was very informative. As a blind disabled adult musician with the aim of working in the community this training gave me more information about some of the main topics that could make clear that a child is at risk and if there was an update I would be happy to go ahead and do it.