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13/01/2026 – Designated Officer Safeguarding Level 3
With Mary McCartan
Course Information
Date: 13/01/2026
Start Time: 09:30
Completion Time: 6 Hours
Venue: Craigavon Civic Centre
Lakeview Road, Craigavon, BT64 1AL
Speakers: Mary McCartan
Course Description
Designated Officer Safeguarding Course for Dental Professional
This comprehensive Level 3 Safeguarding course is specifically designed for dental professionals in managerial or supervisory roles who hold designated safeguarding responsibilities. The course supports compliance with the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) standards, which requires dental practices to promote and make proper provision for the welfare, care, and protection of service users.
Completion of this course ensures that designated officers are equipped to lead safeguarding efforts confidently and effectively within dental settings.
Course Aims
To provide the knowledge and skills required by the current legislation and guidelines to equip the Child Protection Officer with the competence to promote the safety and wellbeing of Children and Young People, within the remit of their role and responsibility and in accordance with RQIA minimum standards.
Course Objectives
- Identify their own role and the role of others
- Work together with other professionals to meet the needs of children where there are Safeguarding concerns
- Indicate the importance of escalation regarding concerns about a child
- Appreciate the impact of child abuse and neglect on child development
- Appreciate the importance of governance and accountability arrangements
- Ability to work within the court and child protection case conference processes to safeguard children
Course Learning Content
Key tasks to safeguard children. Threshold of significant harm, National, Regional and Local policies, standards and guidance. ‘The Protocol for Joint Investigation by Police Officers and Social Workers of Alleged and Suspected Cases of Child Abuse Northern Ireland’ (April 2013) models of Assessment Impact of parenting in line with SBNI Strategic priorities Relevant Research, Inquiries and Case management Review Findings, Understanding of Safeguarding for Children in Specific circumstances in line with SBNI Strategic Priorities Models of Effective Safeguarding Supervision Enhanced Court Process Skills.
GDC Development Outcomes
- A, B, C, D
Dietary Requirements
Please advise the Dental Continuing Education Team dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net if you have any dietary requirements.
DCP/other ticket
£35.00