Safeguarding Adults

Foundation Course

About the course

This course offers in-depth training on safeguarding vulnerable adults, emphasizing the need to understand, identify, and mitigate potential risks. Participants learn how to respond effectively to safeguarding concerns and implement preventive measures to ensure safety and compliance with legal frameworks.

What will you learn

Understand safeguarding concepts, recognize various forms of abuse, and engage in effective communication.

Enhance Understanding of Safeguarding Legislation and Procedures
Develop Skills to Identify and Respond to Abuse
Promote the Principles of ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’
Strengthen Capacity and Consent Assessment Competence

Course content

Defining the Term 'Adult at Risk'

Understand the definition of an ‘Adult at Risk’ as outlined in the UK Care Act 2014 and the criteria necessary for a safeguarding enquiry.

Explain Safeguarding Adults Procedure Supports

Explain how the Safeguarding Adults procedure upholds the ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ initiative, aiming to empower individuals in the safeguarding process.

Understand the Principles of Capacity

Learn the five key principles of the Capacity and Self-Determination Law 2016, which are crucial in safeguarding practices involving adults with varying levels of capacity.

Recognize the Categories of Abuse

Identify and understand the 12 categories of abuse, recognizing their signs and indicators to better protect adults at risk.

Identify Barriers to Effective Safeguarding

Discuss potential barriers that can prevent the effective safeguarding of an adult at risk and strategies to overcome these challenges.

Reporting Suspected Abuse

Know when and to whom suspected abuse should be reported, understanding the pathways and protocols for raising concerns.

Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP)

Delve into how MSP practices enhance involvement, choice, and control for individuals, contributing to their well-being and safety.

Understand Human Rights in Safeguarding

Explore how human rights underpin all interactions and interventions in safeguarding adults, with particular reference to rights enshrined in the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000.

Discuss Consent in the Context of Safeguarding

Discuss the role of consent in safeguarding, including situations where it may not be necessary to obtain consent due to risk factors or capacity issues.

Capacity and Self-Determination Law Implications

Analyse the implications of the Capacity and Self-Determination Law 2016 for safeguarding practices, focusing on decision-making and legal protections for those who lack capacity.

How are you assessed?

Who is this course for?

Professionals working with vulnerable adults.

Entry requirements

Bespoke option

Our bespoke courses are crafted for your team’s specific needs and delivered on-site, right at your workplace!

Enjoy the convenience of customised training that’s directly relevant to your industry, while fostering teamwork and saving costs by training multiple employees at once.

Course summary:

Price

FREE

Price *

FREE

Duration

3 hrs

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RQF Level

0

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0

Accredited by

Safeguarding Partnership Board (Jersey)

Valid For

3 Years

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Safeguarding Adults

Foundation Course

About the course

What will you learn

Course content

Understand the definition of an ‘Adult at Risk’ as outlined in the UK Care Act 2014 and the criteria necessary for a safeguarding enquiry.

Explain how the Safeguarding Adults procedure upholds the ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ initiative, aiming to empower individuals in the safeguarding process.

Learn the five key principles of the Capacity and Self-Determination Law 2016, which are crucial in safeguarding practices involving adults with varying levels of capacity.

Identify and understand the 12 categories of abuse, recognizing their signs and indicators to better protect adults at risk.

Discuss potential barriers that can prevent the effective safeguarding of an adult at risk and strategies to overcome these challenges.

Know when and to whom suspected abuse should be reported, understanding the pathways and protocols for raising concerns.

Delve into how MSP practices enhance involvement, choice, and control for individuals, contributing to their well-being and safety.

Explore how human rights underpin all interactions and interventions in safeguarding adults, with particular reference to rights enshrined in the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000.

Discuss the role of consent in safeguarding, including situations where it may not be necessary to obtain consent due to risk factors or capacity issues.

Analyse the implications of the Capacity and Self-Determination Law 2016 for safeguarding practices, focusing on decision-making and legal protections for those who lack capacity.

How are you assessed?

Who is this course for?

Entry requirements

Bespoke option

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