All organisations that work with or come into contact with children and adults should have safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every child or adult, regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity, can be protected from harm.
This course is aimed at training individuals and managers who work with children and adults to ensure they know how to identify and report possible cases of abuse and neglect. Vulnerable adults and children face potential risks if the care and support are not provided. This qualification
is designed to create an open-ended awareness of ongoing safeguarding concerns and will build on your confidence in dealing with abuse and neglect once it is identified.
This qualification also provides coverage on protection from abuse, maltreatment and preventing harm to their health and development.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as the Certificate.
This course is currently not available online via Omni eLearning.
Please note that learners undertaking this qualification have the option to choose to take a regulated qualification (at additional cost) should you industry / employer require this.
Course Structure:
All organisations that work with or come into contact with children and adults should have safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every child or adult, regardless of their age, gender, religion or ethnicity, can be protected from harm.
This course is aimed at training individuals and managers who work with children and adults to ensure they know how to identify and report possible cases of abuse and neglect. Vulnerable adults and children face potential risks if the care and support are not provided. This qualification
is designed to create an open-ended awareness of ongoing safeguarding concerns and will build on your confidence in dealing with abuse and neglect once it is identified.
This qualification also provides coverage on protection from abuse, maltreatment and preventing harm to their health and development.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as the Certificate.
This course is currently not available online via Omni eLearning.
Please note that learners undertaking this qualification have the option to choose to take a regulated qualification (at additional cost) should you industry / employer require this.
Course Content:
Understand safeguarding from a care perspective
Identify who are main safeguarding multi-agencies
Recognise who is a vulnerable adult or child
Identify and list who is most vulnerable in our society
Understand legislation and safeguarding Acts
Recognise statutory assessments required for each Act
Recognise the role of welfare services and the treatment/support available
Be able to understand human rights
Know the importance of ‘The Care Act 2014’ and ‘Equality Act 2010’
Understanding the law and how each policy affects a person or organisation
Recognise how each policy is governed
Understanding disclosure and how barring services work
Understand what mental capacity (MCA) and deprivation of liberty (DOLS) is
Be able to apply key principles from MCA and DOLS
Understanding by way of statistics how physical abuse is increasing
Be familiar with statistics of emotional abuse in the UK
Outline what abuse is and how this affects vulnerable adults
Apply types of abuse in content and give examples of different types of abuse
Understand why abuse does not get reported
Learn how to recognise unusual behaviour
Recognise accidental injuries and how to communicate effectively
Know different types of abuse that leads to a safeguarding concern
How to recognise signs, indicators and symptoms
Identify the symptoms of physical abuse
Recognise sexual abuse, including grooming, exploitation and other behaviour
Understand the severity of emotional and psychological abuse
Identify common causes of neglect
Understanding how to recognise a case of domestic abuse
List types of bullying
Recognising the severity of female genital mutilation
Gain an awareness of child trafficking and modern slavery
Know how to discern a case of radicalisation
Understanding the legal aspect and severity of forced marriage
Understand modern-day cases and what is legal under current guidelines
Recognise implications for professionals and how the Fraser guidelines are applied
Know how the Gillick competency assessed
Describe what whistleblowing is and how it works
Define good practice in the workplace
Understanding your duty of care and individual responsibility
Understand organisational culture
Identify the roles and responsibilities of partnerships working together
Understand techniques to reduce or minimise risk to children and adults
Identify common hazards in the workplace
Understand how to identify who might be harmed
Be able to understand types of risks in the workplace and how they are measured
Know how to document correctly and what needs to take action
Understand who conducts reviews and makes decisions
Compare case scenarios
Understand what children and adults have said they need
Understand the response to concern cycle
Know how to gain confidence to act and respond
Learn how a referral is investigated and assessed
Define your responsibility in the workplace
Explain consenting procedures and how this applies to c
