Preventing Radicalisation

All health and social care staff

This course is made up of the following modules:

• Preventing radicalisation
• Duty in healthcare
• Identifying vulnerability factors
• Taking action

Upon completion of this course, learners 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)