Course overview
Why do I need this course?
- Comply with statutory duties for healthcare staff involved in direct patient care or services
- Safeguard vulnerable individuals from radicalisation
- Align with the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)
What will I learn?
- How radicalisation and extremism occur
- What makes an individual vulnerable to radicalisation
- How radicalisers can influence vulnerable people
- How to recognise and share concerns
- Contest and the Prevent Strategy
- Legal obligation and statutory duties with the Prevent Duty
- Channel panel and the referral process
Who is this course for?
- All healthcare professionals (as part of statutory training requirements)
- All healthcare staff who has contact with patients and service users
- Anyone with safeguarding responsibilities
Part of the CSTF
The Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) is a framework created by Skills for Health and sets out minimum learning outcomes, frequency of refresher training and links to relevant legislation or expert guidance.
It can be used by any healthcare employer in the UK including NHS, independent and voluntary providers.
All our CSTF-aligned courses can be purchased as part of a bundle here.
Learn more about the CSTF on our website, or read the Frequently Asked Questions.
Course details
This CSTF-aligned course aims to familiarise you with the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy: Contest, specifically the Prevent Strategy. It is aimed specifically at healthcare staff, with a focus on Prevent being a safeguarding need.
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe what the Prevent strategy is, core principles, and legal obligation that you have with the Prevent Duty.
- Evaluate your own practices of safeguarding adults and children, in line with your organisation’s protocols.
- Define what makes an individual vulnerable to radicalisation, how this follows a similar pattern to other forms of grooming such as child sexual exploitation or gang activity.
- Recognise the external signs of a person who could be being drawn into terrorism.
- Discuss how radicalisation works, and how people can be drawn into violent terrorist activities.
- Describe how radicalisers can influence vulnerable people and how their message is communicated.
- Identify who you should contact if you have a concern within your organisation.
- Briefly describe what happens to a referral, the process this follows, what Channel is and where it sits within Prevent.
This course meets the outcomes for Core Skills Training Framework subject 8, Preventing Radicalisation.
Subject 8a: Preventing Radicalisation
The learner will:
- understand the objectives of the Prevent strategy and the health sector contribution to the Prevent agenda
- know own professional responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding of adults, children and young people at risk
- understand the vulnerability factors that can make individuals susceptible to radicalisation or a risk to others
- know who to contact and where to seek advice if there are concerns about an individual who may be being groomed into terrorist activity
- be able to recognise potential indicators of risk relating to individuals being radicalised
- understand what impact direct (bullying, be-friending and influencing) or indirect (internet, media etc.) factors might have on individuals and how it might change their thoughts and behaviours
- be able to raise concerns and take action when they have concerns
- understand the importance of sharing information (including the consequences of failing to do so)
- Course Length: 90 mins
