Key Info
1 Day Course
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Where and When
Delivered at a venue of your choice throughout the UK or by tutor led remote online delivery, contact us for availability.
Accredited Course
The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
Course Overview
An appropriate adult safeguards the rights, welfare, and fair treatment of children and vulnerable people in police custody. Their role is central to ensuring legal processes are balanced with safeguarding responsibilities.
This training course will provide knowledge of the role of at appropriate adult and the principles of PACE (1984), understand influences of behaviour and the impact of custody and confirm the processes of supporting a young person in custody and after release in residential support settings.
This training course explains the duties and limitation of the role of an appropriate adult and clarifies support needs including debriefing, after being an appropriate adult. This is an accredited course.
Course Learning Outcomes
Below are the main topics covered in this course, expand each one to see the criteria.
- 1.1Describe what an appropriate adult is
- 1.2Describe how appropriate adults are part of safeguarding of children and young people
- 1.3Identify factors which determine the likelihood of you being an appropriate adult
- 1.4Compare duties of an appropriate adult between children and young people who in your care and those who are not
- 1.5Explain key responsibilities of an appropriate adult
- 1.6Identify reasons why a person may not be suitable as an appropriate adult
- 1.7State key factors relating to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (1984)
- 1.8Clarify latest updated to PACE codes of practice
- 2.1Identify different types of criminal behaviour
- 2.2Explain factors which may influence criminal behaviour
- 2.3Describe the impact of being in custody
- 2.4Describe reactions to being in custody
- 2.5Explain the impact of being an appropriate adult
- 3.1Know the rights of a young person being held in custody
- 3.2Know the rights of an appropriate adult for interviews, searches and sampling, detention and charging and requesting legal advice
- 3.3Know the rights and responsibilities of the police
- 3.4Explain considerations when preparing for a young person to return to their home
- 3.5Explain initial support methods which may need to be adapted for their return home
- 4.1Confirm recording, reporting and information sharing requirements
- 4.2Evaluate the impact of being an appropriate adult
- 4.3Consider how being an appropriate adult can develop skills and build professional resilience
- 4.4Consider the importance of debriefing after being an appropriate adult
Accreditation
The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
Certification
Each learner completing this course will receive an accredited Level 3 certificate of learning.
Additional Information
Training course duration
1 Day (please contact us if you require training which runs to a different timescale).Availability of this training course
This Appropriate Adult Training course is available as in-house training at a venue of your own choice throughout the UK. Alternatively, also available remotely via a tutor led course over Zoom or Teams.Audience for this course
This Appropriate Adult Training course is designed for professionals working with children and young people who need to know about how to represent a vulnerable person as an appropriate adult including support teams, education professionals and foster carers.QCF Units
This Appropriate Adult Training training course is designed to meet the standards outlined in the new Children's Homes (England) Regulations which were introduced on 1st April 2015 and can contribute to outcomes of QCF units including the National Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.Other courses you might be interested in
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