Adult Safeguarding

Effectively identify and manage adult safeguarding issues in line with good practice and legislative changes in England.

Course overview

Drawing on changes brought about by the Care Act 2014, develop your understanding of the categories of abuse and possible indicators, and identify how to respond to safeguarding disclosures and concerns.

Participants will have opportunities to consider why clients who face increased risk might not report abuse, good practice in preventing abuse and neglect and new ideas for improved multi agency working.

This course covers the Care Act 2014 (for England) and Mental Capacity Act 2005 (amended 2019) (for England & Wales).

Course aims

To enable staff to effectively identify and manage adult safeguarding issues in line with good practice and in light of the new legislative changes in England

Course objectives

By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:

• Understand the changes brought in by the Care Act 2014 (in England) regarding safeguarding including new categories of abuse

• Consider why clients face increased risk and don’t report abuse

• Consider how to deal with disclosures of abuse and neglect

• Discuss new ideas for improved multi agency working

• Develop action plans for promoting awareness of safeguarding among clients and the wider community