Safeguarding Awareness

This course is specifically for Drawing and Talking Practitioners and professionals who work with children and adults in a one-to-one therapeutic capacity.

Designed by Lynn Findlay, who is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, working with adults and young people. She is a registered social worker with over 20 years of experience working in safeguarding, as well as many years of experience designing and delivering training sessions in social care and therapy.  

The course covers: 

• Legislative and statutory framework which promotes and safeguards a child’s welfare, including understanding terminology and comparisons with safeguarding vulnerable adults (joined-up thinking). 

• An overview of types of harm and abuse 

• Exploring issues of confidentiality within your role as a Drawing and Talking Practitioner 

• Making sense of your concerns from a session 

• Guidance on recording and reporting concerns 

• Signposting - What's next?