An Introduction to Adultification

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1-hour taster CPD – a free introduction from trainer Marcia Rice.

Why are some children treated as older, tougher and less in need of protection than they really are – and why does this happen most often to Black children? This short, self-paced course introduces adultification: what it is, how it shows up in everyday practice, and why it matters for safeguarding.

You will explore the key tenets of adultification, the racialised stereotypes that put Black boys and girls at greater risk, and Marcia Rice’s spheres of oppression model. You will then apply your learning to the widely reported Child Q case and see what the review found.

The course is interactive throughout, with short knowledge checks to help you learn as you go. It ends with a final assessment – pass with 70% or more (up to three attempts) to complete your CPD.

This taster is an introduction. Marcia Rice’s full-day course goes much further – into intersectionality, the Professional Inter-Adultification Model, case study analysis, the THRIVE model and action planning for your own organisation.

Course Content

Module 1: Getting Started
A short welcome: what the course covers, how it works, how to look after yourself, and a quick check of what you already think.

Lesson 1.1: Welcome to Your Taster CPD
Lesson 1.2: Before We Begin – What Do You Already Think?

Module 2: What Is Adultification?
What adultification and adultification bias are, where the idea comes from, how it shows up, and the five key tenets that make it a safeguarding issue.

Module 3: Who Is Most at Risk – and Why?
The racialised stereotypes and everyday language that put Black children at greater risk, and Marcia Rice’s spheres of oppression model.

Module 4: Learning from Child Q
The strip search of Child Q: what happened, the decisions that should have been made differently, and what the safeguarding review found.

Module 5: Next Steps
Practical changes you can make straight away, a first look at the THRIVE model, and where to go next.

Final Assessment
Ten questions covering the whole course. You need 70% to pass and you have up to three attempts.

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Course Content

Module 1: Getting Started
A short welcome: what the course covers, how it works, how to look after yourself, and a quick check of what you already think.

Lesson 1.1: Welcome to Your Taster CPD

Lesson 1.2: Before We Begin – What Do You Already Think?

Module 2: What Is Adultification?
What adultification and adultification bias are, where the idea comes from, how it shows up, and the five key tenets that make it a safeguarding issue.

Lesson 2.1: Defining Adultification

Lesson 2.2: The Five Key Tenets of Adultification

Module 2 Practice Check

Module 3: Who Is Most at Risk – and Why?
The racialised stereotypes and everyday language that put Black children at greater risk, and Marcia Rice’s spheres of oppression model.

Lesson 3.1: Stereotypes, Language and Who Is Most at Risk

Lesson 3.2: The Spheres of Oppression

Module 3 Practice Check

Module 4: Learning from Child Q
The strip search of Child Q: what happened, the decisions that should have been made differently, and what the safeguarding review found.

Lesson 4.1: The Case of Child Q

Lesson 4.2: What the Review Found

Module 5: Next Steps
Practical changes you can make straight away, a first look at the THRIVE model, and where to go next.

Lesson 5.1: Taking It Further

Final Assessment
Ten questions covering the whole course. You need 70% to pass and you have up to three attempts.

Final Assessment – An Introduction to Adultification

Earn a certificate

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Module 1: Getting Started A short welcome: what the course covers, how it works, how to look after yourself, and a quick check of what you already think.

Lesson 1.1: Welcome to Your Taster CPD

Lesson 1.2: Before We Begin – What Do You Already Think?

Module 2: What Is Adultification? What adultification and adultification bias are, where the idea comes from, how it shows up, and the five key tenets that make it a safeguarding issue.

Lesson 2.1: Defining Adultification

Lesson 2.2: The Five Key Tenets of Adultification

Module 2 Practice Check

Module 3: Who Is Most at Risk – and Why? The racialised stereotypes and everyday language that put Black children at greater risk, and Marcia Rice’s spheres of oppression model.

Lesson 3.1: Stereotypes, Language and Who Is Most at Risk

Lesson 3.2: The Spheres of Oppression

Module 3 Practice Check

Module 4: Learning from Child Q The strip search of Child Q: what happened, the decisions that should have been made differently, and what the safeguarding review found.

Lesson 4.1: The Case of Child Q

Lesson 4.2: What the Review Found

Module 5: Next Steps Practical changes you can make straight away, a first look at the THRIVE model, and where to go next.

Lesson 5.1: Taking It Further

Final Assessment Ten questions covering the whole course. You need 70% to pass and you have up to three attempts.

Final Assessment – An Introduction to Adultification

Earn a certificate

Student Ratings & Reviews

Module 1: Getting Started
A short welcome: what the course covers, how it works, how to look after yourself, and a quick check of what you already think.

Module 2: What Is Adultification?
What adultification and adultification bias are, where the idea comes from, how it shows up, and the five key tenets that make it a safeguarding issue.

Module 3: Who Is Most at Risk – and Why?
The racialised stereotypes and everyday language that put Black children at greater risk, and Marcia Rice’s spheres of oppression model.

Module 4: Learning from Child Q
The strip search of Child Q: what happened, the decisions that should have been made differently, and what the safeguarding review found.

Module 5: Next Steps
Practical changes you can make straight away, a first look at the THRIVE model, and where to go next.

Final Assessment
Ten questions covering the whole course. You need 70% to pass and you have up to three attempts.