Child Safety in the Home
Children under the age of five years are more at risk from an accident in the home than anywhere else. Many of these accidents are preventable. Developed specifically to address this issue, our course focuses on the most common types of home accidents affecting this age group and their prevention.
Aims and objectives
To develop delegates' skills in promoting safer home environments for children, by developing skills and knowledge in:
- The importance and need for home safety
- Recognising who is most at risk from home accidents and why
- The causes, consequences and related costs of home accidents
- Accident prevention measures and methods of assessing, prioritising and controlling risk
- Effective interventions and how to evaluate them
Who is the course intended for?
The role of voluntary and professional practitioners in promoting accident prevention is vital if there is to be a long-term reduction in attendance at A&E departments and GP surgeries. Home accidents can lead to unnecessary pain and suffering and to long stays in hospital. This course is designed to provide an overview of the accident problem and an insight into injury prevention in critical areas.
The course is intended for:
- Accident Prevention Officers
- Community Care Providers
- Carers
- Child minders
- Voluntary Care Providers
- Environmental Health Officers
- Fire Prevention Officers
- Health Promotion Officers
- Community Workers/Services
- Health Visitors
- Social Workers
- Trading Standards Officers
- SureStart Officers
- Nursery Staff
Prior knowledge
None required
Course content
- Home safety in context
- Causes of home accidents - behavioural, environmental, physical
- Cost of home accidents – psychological, financial
- Who is at risk and why
- Types of accidents and injuries to children
- Child development
- Risk assessment
- Effective accident prevention and interventions
- Evaluation of practice.
Qualification and Certification
All delegates will receive a RoSPA certificate of training on completion of the one-day course and exam.
Child safety in the home delegate on open training course
Our training centres allow you to get away from the distractions of the workplace and focus on your qualification
Child safety in the home in-company course
We can visit your workplace and deliver the course at a time and place to suit you. This is an effective way of training several delegates at the same time, saving on time and travel costs