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Mandatory care Safeguarding

Safeguarding and Protection of Adults

Level: 2, 3, 4 & 5 Accreditation: This course is CPD certified. Delivery: Online/E-learning

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About this course

This is a mandatory training course for health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.

Health and social care workers have a ‘duty of care’ to ensure that the individuals they support are as safe and cared for as they can be, and this course is suitable for staff working throughout the UK, incorporating legislation, regulations and practice in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Content of learning is designed to give the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed when working professionally with vulnerable adults in order to keep them safe.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Legislation and Regulations that govern safeguarding and protection of adults throughout the UK.

  • Policies and Local procedures to support the safeguarding and protection of adults.

  • How to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse.

  • Understand how to reduce the likelihood of abuse.

  • Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse.

  • Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices.

  • Understand Failures in care and how this affects safety standards.

  • Understand how to get support when dealing with suspected or actual abuse.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Legislation and Regulations
  • Mental Capacity
  • Aims of Safeguarding
  • Staff Vetting
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Multi-Agency Policies
  • Types of Abuse
  • Signs and Indicators of Abuse
  • Vulnerability
  • Effects of Abuse
  • Positive Enablement
  • Active Participation
  • Promoting Choices and Rights
  • Responding to Safeguarding
  • Complaints
  • Disclosures
  • Reporting Safeguarding
  • Investigations
  • Reporting Unsafe Practice
  • Duty of Care
  • Whistleblowing
  • Restrictive Practice
  • Failures in Care
  • Support in Practice
  • Dealing with Safeguarding
  • De-Brief

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