Child Protection in Scotland: From examination to court [CPEC] (Level 3)

This interactive course will help you to understand the regional-specific structure, language and specifications of professional witness reports expected by different court systems

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What is the course about?

Paediatricians have a key role in both providing written evidence and presenting as a professional witness in family, criminal or civil proceedings in child protection cases.

The RCPCH has developed this two day course in conjunction with medical and legal experts who bring vast amounts of experience from within the safeguarding sector.
They will work with you to understand the structure, language and specifications of professional witness reports expected by different court systems, using a report you will be required to submit in advance as part of this course.

You will also be given the opportunity to testify in a mock trial scenario with dedicated legal experts providing guidance and feedback to help build your confidence.

In addition, you will learn more about key areas of knowledge in child protection, such as consent and performing examinations, ensuring you are equipped to deal with all common concerns that arise in child protection cases.

This course supports delegates to meet their Level 3 safeguarding competencies.

 

 

Target Audience

  • Paediatric trainees ST6-8
  • SAS doctors
  • Consultant paediatricians

 

 

Learning Aims, Objectives and Outcomes:

Aim:

To equip paediatricians involved in child protection cases in Scotland with the skills to gather evidence as part of clinical practice and effectively present this within professional witness reports and court testimony.

Outcome:

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

  • Produce professional witness reports to the court’s required specifications
  • Testify in court as a professional witness with the skills and confidence required to provide the best possible outcomes for the child
  • Deal with common child protection concerns that arise in your clinical practice

 

 

Why come to the course?

  1. You will also be given the opportunity to testify in a mock trial scenario with dedicated legal experts providing guidance and feedback to help build your confidence.
  2. You will learn more about key areas of knowledge in child protection, such as consent and performing examinations, ensuring you are equipped to deal with all common concerns that arise in child protection cases.
  3. You will work alongside medical and legal experts with a wide range of experience in the safeguarding sector in order to support you in understanding the structure, language and specifications of professional witness reports expected by different court systems.

 

 

Faculty Lead

Dr Marianne Cochrane

Chair of The Royal College of Paediatrics Child Protection Scottish Committee.

Dr Cochrane is a Consultant Paediatrician working in Paediatrics for 22 years. She has specialised in the field of Child Protection and has been involved in this work for over 13 years. She is currently the Lead Paediatrician for Child Protection in NHS Grampian and the Clinical Lead for the Managed Clinical Network for the North of Scotland (covering Highland and Tayside). She is the Chair of The Royal College of Paediatrics Child Protection Scottish Committee.

 

Delegate feedback

“This course has provided me with invaluable preparation for being called to court as a witness and has reduced a lot of my anxieties.”

“This course was very informative and interactive. The mock trials and report writing workshops are very useful.”

 

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