Child Protection Study Day (Scotland)

This annual event highlights developments in child protection. Especially developed for a Scottish audience, this one-day course gives updates into child protection areas such as fostering and perplexing presentations and addresses common challenges faced by general paediatricians when concerns arise about the risk of harm to children and young people.
Date: -
Time: -
Location

Stirling Court Hotel
University Of Stirling Campus
Stirling
FK9 4LA
United Kingdom

Consultant paediatricians (members) - £110

Trainees and SAS doctors and locally employed doctors (members) - £90

Non-members - £135

 

Course aim

To be aware of child protection developments 

Learning objectives

  • Become aware of developments and updated child protection guidelines
  • Understand the role of general paediatricians relating to child protection and what to do about concerns about children including how and when to share information and how to escalate concerns when the response is not appropriate
  • Better understanding of the role of paediatricians when working with foster carers
  • Better understanding of the processes and legislation for looking after children
  • Understand the impact of parents and carers on the mental and physical health on the wellbeing of children
  • Better understanding of perplexing presentations

Target audience

The study day is aimed at trainee and career-grade doctors (both generalists and specialists) who wish to update their knowledge of child protection