| COURSE BASICS | |
| Location: | Online |
| Duration: | 2 hours |
| Leader: | Hilary Percival & Mark Wilson |
| Frequency: | Available all-year-round |
| CPD: | 2 credits |
It is expected that you are already treating children in your own practice. A current Enhanced DBS certificate and Safeguarding of Children level 2 or above (or equivalent from the country in which you reside and practice) is required; a copy of which should be supplied to our office.
Recognising the unwell child and red flags
Clinical assessment and safe decision-making in practice
If you work with children, it’s imperative that you recognise when a child needs medical attention. You must be able to evaluate how urgently a child needs care and be able to communicate this to the caregivers and, where pertinent, organise safe and effective on-going care. You must also be able to evaluate if you should continue with osteopathic treatment.
The key outcome of this online course is to enable you to evaluate quickly if a child is ill and what action you need to take, for example,
- Call an ambulance immediately
- Send to general practitioner today
- Send to GP whenever can be managed
- Treat the child but ask caregiver to monitor closely
SCCO Course Providers: All SCCO courses are run by a resident Course Director, who is an Osteopath and a member of the SCCO Faculty. Pathway courses are delivered by SCCO Faculty and may be supported by guest speakers. Short courses are usually delivered by a visiting guest lecturer. SCCO Faculty members all hold recognised osteopathic qualifications but may not be GOSC registered osteopaths.
Julie Tagney, Safeguarding Specialist
Prior to qualifying as an osteopath, Julie worked for a number of years in the NHS, alongside children with child protection plans and saw at first hand, both the immediate and long-term effects of the abuse these children suffered. The powerlessness and suffering experienced by these children she found hard to witness and this has largely influenced her role as a lecturer, teaching undergraduate osteopathic students to raise awareness of the role we all have in safeguarding children and complying with the Osteopathic Practice Standards
In her role as Children’s and Maternity clinic tutor in an osteopathic teaching clinic, she also had the opportunity to support students in applying their safeguarding learning to practice with both case studies and in clinical encounters.
As primary health care providers, osteopaths are a vital part of safeguarding children.