Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm

The Care Act statutory guidance defines adult safeguarding as:

Protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.  It is about people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect, while at the same time making sure that the adult’s wellbeing is promoted including, where appropriate, having regard to their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs in deciding on any action.  This must recognise that adults sometimes have complex interpersonal relationships and may be ambivalent, unclear or unrealistic about their personal circumstances.

It is recommended that all staff working with adults at risk of harm should undertake training every 3 years.

Who should attend?

This course takes 3.5 hours to complete and is for all those who work, or volunteer directly with adults at risk their families and carers.

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By the end of the course learners will be able to:

1) Be aware of the key legislation and guidance for safeguarding adults at risk, including mental capacity;

2) Describe appropriately the signs and symptoms of the possible abuse or neglect of the adults at risk with whom they come into contact;

3) Explain which individuals, organisations and reference documents they should refer to, and take advice from, if concerned about an adult at risk's wellbeing;

4) Think about risk when considering whether or not to request consent to share information about an adult at risk with the statutory authorities;

5) Outline the their responsibilities towards confidentiality, consent and information sharing;

6) Explain how to respond to concerns, what to do in the event of a disclosure of abuse and how to record;

7) Name who they should refer to when there is an adult abuse concern.

What will you gain from it? ​

Certificate, valid for 3 years 

Costs

Our costs are per session NOT PER PERSON.  Ideally the session works best when the minimum of 6 attendees has been reached.

There is some great resources here too: 

 Adult safeguarding - Cambridgeshire County Council 

 www.safeguardingcambspeterborough.org.uk 

 https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/safeguarding/safeguarding#