Child Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Course
This course equips social workers with practical skills to identify child vulnerability and assess risks effectively. Participants learn to spot maltreatment indicators, differentiate injuries, apply child rights principles, gather information from various sources, use structured risk assessment tools, create immediate safety plans, develop short- and medium-term interventions, and work ethically with cultural sensitivity and child participation. Grounded in real-world tools, ethics, and decision-making, it strengthens child protection practice.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in recognising child maltreatment indicators, distinguishing accidental from non-accidental injuries, and applying child rights principles. Master gathering information from multiple sources, using structured risk assessment tools, creating immediate safety plans, designing short- and medium-term interventions, and practising ethically with cultural sensitivity and meaningful child involvement.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Spot child risk red flags and maltreatment indicators in school-aged children quickly.
- Conduct trauma-informed interviews safely with children, caregivers, and witnesses.
- Use structured risk tools to score, document, and justify child protection risk levels.
- Design immediate safety plans with least-intrusive, time-limited protection steps.
- Practice ethically with cultural awareness, balancing rights, consent, and reporting duties.
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