Safeguarding children and young people with special needs and disabilities: a multi-faceted approach

Name: Safeguarding children and young people with special needs and disabilities: a multi-faceted approach
Start: 2025-05-07T08:15:00+00:00
End: 2025-05-07T15:30:00+00:00

7th May 2025

9:15am - 4:30pm (BST)

Community child health

Paediatric neurodisability

Paediatrics

7th May 2025

9:15am - 4:30pm (BST)

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Description

Programme:

Polani Lecture 2025: The CASPAR Review for young people with disabilities and complex needs in residential care: implications for practice Amanda Allard, Director Council for Disabled Children
FASD - challenges of a complex neurodevelopmental condition and it's interface with safeguarding Dr Jamie Carter, Consultant Paediatrician, Designated Doctor for Safeguarding & Designated Paediatrician for Child Deaths, Sussex
Living with FASD as a diagnosis Jan Griffin and her son Rossi, who have recently published a book of lived experience of FASD
Mental Capacity Assessment and its implementation for safeguarding children and young people with disabilities Stephen Down, MCA & LPS Lead, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Recognition of sexual abuse in children with disabilities - case management to court report writing Dr Kim Barett, Consultant Paediatrician and lead for NE Forensics
Learning from serious case reviews Sarah Goff
Oral Presentations selected from abstract submission

Information about the programme, registration and venue can be found at https://www.bacdis.org.uk/pages/asm-2025

Summary

Join us for an enlightening program on safeguarding children and young people with special needs and disabilities. This session features key lectures like the CASPAR Review implications for young individuals in residential care, managing a neurodevelopmental condition like FASD, implementing Mental Capacity Assessment for safeguarding, recognition of sexual abuse in disabled children, and more. Gain insights from experts alongside a real-life account of living with FASD from Jan Griffin and her son Rossi. The program concludes with lessons learned from serious case reviews and a series of oral presentations. Register today and amp up your knowledge and techniques for safeguarding children and young people with disabilities.

Learning objectives

To understand the findings and implications of the CASPAR Review for practice regarding residential care service for young people with disabilities and complex needs.
To enhance knowledge and understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), its challenges as a complex neurodevelopmental condition, and its interface with safeguarding of children.
To analyze and comprehend the real-life implications and experiences of living with FASD, thereby enhancing patient-centered care.
To master the method and application of Mental Capacity Assessment for safeguarding children and young people with disabilities.
To gain an in-depth knowledge of recognizing sexual abuse in children with disabilities, and learn the nuances of case management and court report writing in these situations.

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