What You’ll Learn

• Understand the term safeguarding adults and how to support people to keep them safe.
• Be able to respond to safeguarding alerts/referrals
• Know what legislation is relevant to undertaking safeguarding activity
• Achieve good outcomes in preventing and effectively responding to harm, neglect and abuse
• Understand how to apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Understand how to apply issues regarding choice
• Understand how to involve adults at risk and those alleged to be responsible in investigations
• Understand the purpose of an investigation and good practice in report writing
• Understand how decisions should be made following case conferences
• Plan an adult protection investigation
• Providing strong leadership to make safeguarding integral to care.
• Use systems & standards to prevent and respond to neglect and abuse
• Assure compliance with Essential Standards of Quality and Safety.
• Use strategic partnerships including the local Safeguarding Adults Board