Overview

Get a grip of the basic principles of safeguarding for adults with this short course aimed at health and social care professionals.

If you’re working in elderly protective services or just need a grounding in safeguarding adults procedures, this course will help you understand how to recognise and prevent abuse of vulnerable adults in a health or social care setting, and what to do if you suspect abuse or if abuse is disclosed to you.

Objectives

• Understand what is meant by safeguarding adults and the definition of vulnerable adult
• How to recognise the signs of abuse
• Understand the importance of person centred care
• Know safeguarding policies and procedures are relevant to you

Modules

• Explain the term safeguarding adults
• Explain your role in safeguarding individuals
• List the main types of abuse
• Describe what constitutes harm
• Describe what constitutes restrictive practices
• List the possible indicators of abuse
• Describe the nature and scope of harm to and abuse of adults at risk
• List factors that have featured in adult abuse and neglect
• Demonstrate the importance of treating individuals with dignity and respect
• Where to get information and advice about your role in preventing harm and abuse
• Why an individual may be at risk from harm or abuse
• How can care environments  promote or undermine dignity and rights
• Importance of individualised person-centred care
• The basic principles of helping people to keep themselves safe
• Multi-agency Safeguarding Adults policies and procedures
• Reducing the likelihood of abuse by managing risk
• What to do if abuse of an adult is suspected
• Protect people from harm and abuse, locally and nationally
• Quiz