Course Benefits Provides a more in-depth training to adult and child protection helping you to recognise potential abuse and know what to do if you believe an individual is at risk.
The course systematically follows the 4 R’s to ensure the learning outcomes are met: -
Recognise
Respond
Record
Refer
Learning Outcomes: -
To have an understanding of the Safeguarding officer role and how this works in practice
To have knowledge of the organisations safeguarding Guidance
Learning Outcomes for Adults: -
- Draws on professional knowledge of what constitutes adult abuse, harm or neglect to support others in fulfilling their adult safeguarding duties.
- Discusses the situation with the person, documents & reports concerns, recording the wishes & views of the adult at risk.
- Understands purpose & process of case reviews & lessons learnt.
- Attends relevant multidisciplinary meetings to present supporting evidence within relevant information sharing protocols.
- Works with other professionals & agencies, with adults & their families where there are safeguarding concerns in risk management & protection.
Learning Outcomes for Children: -
- To know how to undertake, where appropriate, a risk & harm assessment.
- To know how to communicate effectively with children, & to know how to ensure that they have the opportunity to participate in decisions affecting them as appropriate to their age & ability.
- To know how to contribute to/formulate & communicate effective management plans for children who have been maltreated within a multidisciplinary approach, (as related to role).
- To know how to ensure the processes & legal requirements for looked after children, inc. after-care, are appropriately undertaken, where relevant to role.
Mapped to: -
Safeguarding Adults at Risk
- The Intercollegiate document Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff (Second edition: 2024)
- SCIE Report 39: Protecting adults at risk: London multi-agency policy and procedures to safeguard adults from abuse
Safeguarding Children and Young People
- The Intercollegiate document; safeguarding children and young people: Roles and Competencies for health care staff. Fourth Edition January 2019
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023