This course supports professionals to deliver equitable, culturally responsive safeguarding, grounded in respect, inclusion, and anti-racist practice. Through case studies and discussion, participants explore how culture, faith, migration, and community identity shape both risk and resilience — and how professional curiosity, humility, and reflective supervision can help overcome bias in decision-making.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how racism, discrimination, and cultural assumptions can affect safeguarding decisions.
- Recognise signs of abuse or neglect that may be obscured by cultural norms or stigma.
- Engage families from diverse backgrounds with respect, curiosity, and transparency.
- Apply anti-racist and trauma-informed principles in everyday safeguarding practice.
- Reflect on their own professional assumptions and take steps toward more inclusive practice.
