Spotlight Sessions

The WSCP safeguarding Spotlight Sessions are part of our training and learning offer to professionals.

Spotlight Sessions are short single topic safeguarding briefings delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams, delivered on different topics throughout the year. Please note, these are short briefing sessions not training, therefore attendance certificates will not be provided.


Systemic Practice Spotlight Sessions

As we approach 2.5 years since the first Cohort of Systemic Practice training was delivered, and over 900 professionals having attended the 2 days training we are at the point of embedding the model in practice. In order to do this we will be offering a number of themed Spotlight Sessions over the next 6 months with a view to spending time thinking about how some of the Systemic concepts impact on our work with children and families.

The second themed Spotlight Session will be looking at Family Scripts and Genograms:

  • To have a better understanding of the impact of Family Scripts/ Family Systems
  • To consider how we create a genogram with a family to help understand those family scripts, connections, and patterns.
  • To understand how we use a genogram to inform intervention and support.

To book onto a session please click on the date you wish to attend:

9th July 2025 AM

Prevent

Led by the PREVENT Engagement Officer this Spotlight Session will cover the following objectives:

  • Explain the Governments Counter Terrorism “Contest Strategy” and how the PREVENT strand fits in to it.
  • Highlight the differences between Terrorism and Extremism and explain the current terror threat level to the UK
  • Consider the prevalence and the impact of the internet and social media on the radicalisation journey
  • Consider some of the indicators that raise concerns that someone might be susceptible to radicalisation
  • Explain the local referral process for anyone that there may be concerns about.

To book onto a session please click on the date you wish to attend:

14th July 2025 PM

Ketamine use in young people

Due to the popularity of these sessions we have scheduled another run of Spotlight Sessions delivered by a colleague from Response. These sessions will cover the following  objectives:

  • The timeline of Ketamine and prevalence on Wirral
  • What is Ketamine? Is it just for horses??
  • How Ketamine affects the body
  • How are young people accessing Ketamine
  • Short and long term effects of using
  • Ketamine Bladder Syndrome
  • What support is available to Ketamine users and how to refer—Response and Partners working together to support Young people on Wirral

To book onto a session please click on the date you wish to attend:

2nd June PM

24th June PM

11th July AM

Ketamine Awareness Presentation

If you have been unable to attend a session on Ketamine Awareness, please click below to download the below narrated PowerPoint presentation:

 


Presentations from previous Spotlight sessions, including Family Group Conferencing, Lets Talk about Assessments, Vaping, Perinatal Mental Health,  and many others are available on the virtual learning event page (registration required) here: https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/virtual-learning-event/

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