Description
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is suitable for anyone whose job role involves working with vulnerable adults. It’s suitable for workers of all levels, including managers, supervisors, staff, and volunteers. No pre-requisite knowledge is required.
Examples of people who should take this training include:
- NHS staff.
- Dental professionals.
- Carers (including in a residential home or domestic setting).
- Private healthcare workers.
- Education establishments (e.g. adult learning).
We also provide an Advanced Safeguarding Adults (Level 2) course if you are looking for higher level training.
Certification
On successful completion of the course you will be sent a quality assured certificate through the post the next working day. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.
Course Content
| MODULE | DESCRIPTION | |
| Â 1 | Introduction | Defining safeguarding, safeguarding key principles, who is a vulnerable adult, case studies, and why training is important. |
| 2 | Why are Vulnerable Adults at Risk? | What is abuse, who commits abuse, case study, factors that increase risk, and mental capacity. |
| 3 | Types of Abuse | Types of abuse and a case study. |
| 4 | Responding to a Disclosure | Failing to disclose, discovering concerns, responding to a disclosure, recording a disclosure, reporting a disclosure, whistleblowing, and a case study. |
| 5 | Reporting Your Concerns | Your responsibilities, why some people don’t take action, who to report to, if the report isn’t taken seriously, if the concerns are about a professional, when to report a concern, checking existing reports, what you should report, after reporting, and recording information. |
| 6 | After a Referral  | Adult social care, strategy discussions, safeguarding case conference, protection plans, reviewing a protection plan, and closing a protection plan. |
Aims of the Course
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Understand why safeguarding vulnerable adults training is so important for everyone within your organisation.
- Have an awareness of which adults are most at risk and which factors increase the likelihood of being at risk from harm.
- Know more about the different categories of abuse, plus the potential warning signs associated with each type.
- Understand how to respond appropriately to a disclosure from a vulnerable adult and know what to do next.
- Know how to report any concerns that you may have.
- Understand what happens in the safeguarding process after a referral to adult social care has been made.
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