20 Jun & 21 Jun - courses full

Safeguarding Adults Awareness (Online live-learning)

Aims to:

• Introduce the legislative framework for adult safeguarding under the Care Act (2014)
• Give an overview of the adult safeguarding: multi-agency policy and procedures for the protection of adults with care and support needs in the West Midlands

Learning objectives:

• Define who may be an adult with care & support needs
• Identify relevant legislation, guidance, policy & principles
• Describe your responsibility to prevent abuse
• Explain how you would respond if you become aware of abuse
• State when you would raise a safeguarding concern
• Describe your role in relation to whistleblowing
• Identify other public protection reporting processes

Audience: All workers in adult care, health, housing, independent & voluntary sectors. *Open to SU, FC