Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Recognise and respond to signs of FGM with confidence and cultural sensitivity
- Understand your legal duty to safeguard individuals at risk of FGM
- Support survivors effectively with trauma-informed and respectful care
- Help prevent FGM by identifying risk factors and taking appropriate action
What will I learn?
- What FGM is, including types, prevalence, and cultural context
- The physical, emotional, and psychological impact of FGM
- UK laws and safeguarding responsibilities related to FGM
- How to identify, report, and support individuals at risk or affected
Who is this course for?
- Health and social care professionals working with women and girls
- Teachers, youth workers, and safeguarding leads in education
- Police, legal, and community service professionals
- Anyone responsible for safeguarding or supporting vulnerable individuals
Course details
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is violence against female children and women, a serious public health hazard, and a human rights issue. It constitutes child abuse and causes physical, psychological, and sexual harm, which can be severely disabling. Protecting children and mothers from FGM is everybody’s business.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will know:
- Know what FGM is and when and where is it performed
- Know the facts and figures
- Understand the laws that help to protect women and girls from
- FGM Understand the socio-cultural context, including the perception of
- FGM as a religious obligation Know what the impact of FGM is
- Understand the attitudes towards FGM
- Know how to identify an FGM victim or potential victim
- Know how to help prevent and ultimately eliminate the practice
- Know the principles to follow when FGM is suspected or has been performed
- Know the roles of different professionals
This course consists of the following modules:
- FGM - The Hard Facts
- The Beliefs behind FGM
- The Impact of FGM Challenges for the professional
- Course Length: 120 mins
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