Safeguarding Adults Awareness

Aims

A training session is to ensure that all employees who work in a health or care setting are aware of their role in safeguarding adults at risk who they work with.

Links to

QCF unit HSC024 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Adult Social Care

Care Certificate: Standard 10

Learning Outcomes

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

• Identify the legislation and background to adult safeguarding
• Define adult abuse
• Identify and recognise different types of abuse
• Identify the signs and symptoms of abuse
• Demonstrate what to do in cases of suspected or actual abuse
• Identify what is included in company safeguarding policies and procedures, including whistleblowing 
• Idenify the link between mental capacity and safeguarding adults

Training Methods

Variety of pair and small group work; general discussions; quizzes; case studies and a limited amount of lecturing.