Description
Who is this course for?
This Safeguarding Adults level 3 training course is for all staff who: -
- Need to respond to adult safeguarding concerns
- Contribute to supporting adults at risk of abuse and/or their families/carers
- Participate in Safeguarding Adults investigations
This could include but is not limited to; social workers, community care officers, social care workers, social care managers, GP’s, practice nurses, heads of quality, chief nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists
Why do you need this course?
394,655 concerns of abuse regarding vulnerable adults were raised during 2017-18, a huge increase of 8.2% on the previous year. (Source: Safeguarding Adults Collection, NHS Digital)
Reporting abuse and neglect is a legal and moral responsibility for all Healthcare Professionals.
What you will learn
- The Care Act
- Definitions
- Safeguarding Aims
- Dignity & Respect
- Person Centred Care
- Care Plans
- Abuse Definition & Patterns
- Vulnerability
- Adults at Risk
- Responsibilities
- Impacts & Long-Term Effects of Abuse
- Types of Harm
- Mental Capacity & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Stages of Intervention
- Confidentiality and Disclosure
- The Criminal Justice System
- Professional Witnesses
- Disclosure & Barring Service
- CQC Reporting
- Forensic Evidence and Scene Preservation
- Clinical Supervision and Support
- Supervision Models
- Communication & Information Sharing
- Reporting Process
- Raising concerns
- Safeguarding Adult Boards
- Case Conferences, Reviews and Audits