Who is this qualification for?
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. Children are at risk in many environments and training will ensure understanding of the problem, avoiding possible situations and dealing with abuse and neglect once identified.
How long will it take?
To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake 8 hours of learning, typically over one day.
Topics covered
Acts and Regulations
Discriminatory Abuse and the Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act 1998
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
The Sexual Offences Act 2003
The Mental Capacity Act 2005
The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles
The Data Barring Service
What is a DBS Check
The DBS Process
New Update Service to DBS with effect from 17th June 2013
SOVA
Facts and Information about abuse
Who is a vulnerable adult
Abuse and the indicator of abuse
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Financial Abuse
Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission
Institutional And Discriminatory Abuse
Duty of Care
Consent
Disclosure
Serious Case review and sources of advice
Managing risk and Multi-Agency safeguarding of adults
Reporting Abuse
Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse
Reporting abuse
Whistleblowing
How to Whistleblow
Assessment method
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 a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
