Expert witness in child protection (Level 3+, 4 and 5)

What is the course about?

This two-day online course provides paediatricians, who are already acting in an expert capacity or those with professional witness experience wishing to do so in the future, with the skills required to fulfil this key responsibility.

Delegates will have the opportunity to develop and improve one of your own reports, discuss case studies with colleagues and trainers, and take part in interactive workshops, giving you valuable practical skills and tools.

This course supports delegates to meet their Level 5 safeguarding competencies.

Target Audience

• Consultant paediatricians
• SAS doctors

Learning Aims, Objectives and Outcomes:

Aim:

To equip paediatricians being called as expert witnesses with the skills to produce constructive independent reports and to effectively testify in court to ensure the best possible outcomes for the child.

Outcome:

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the roles and responsibilities of expert witnesses and how these differ from professional witnesses
• Produce independent expert reports that meets the specifications of the different court systems
• Testify in court as an expert witness with the skills and confidence required to provide the best possible outcomes for the child

Why come to the course?

1. Interactive and responsive day with plenty of chance to have open discussions and share experiences.
2. Develop and improve one of your own reports through attending this course.
3. Delivered by a representative from Bond Solon. They are a leading legal training and information company who deliver a range of award winning courses and qualifications targeted specifically at non – lawyers in the legal system in the UK and worldwide.

Faculty Lead

This course is lead in partnership with Bond Solon.

Bond Solon is the UK’s leading legal training company for non-lawyers. Over the past 21 years over 250,000 delegates have attended their training programmes. They work with a broad range of public and commercial organisations helping them to ensure that personnel are able to work to best practice standards with confidence and that they are aware of the legal framework in which they operate. Bond Solon delivers training throughout the UK and worldwide.

They are also the leading provider of legal training within the health sector and have worked with over 300 NHS trusts and health bodies. Since 1994 Bond Solon has been working closely with a large number of health groups to design and deliver training solutions which support practitioners to work confidently within the law and provide excellent clinical care. The courses are CPD/CME approved.

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