Adult Safeguarding Courses

This CSTF-aligned Safeguarding Adults eLearning course provides staff in all roles within healthcare with an introduction to the key concepts and principles of safeguarding adults. The course uses a number of real-world scenarios across a range of healthcare settings and roles to stimulate discussion and reflection on how individual staff should consider safeguarding in their role.

Safeguarding adults legislation is updated regularly and this course will be kept up to date in this regard.

This course may include information that you have not previously been taught.

Upon completion of this course, the learner will:

• be able to recognise potential indicators of abuse, harm and neglect
• know what action to take if they have concerns, including to whom you should report your concerns and from whom to seek advice
• have a basic knowledge of the relevant legislation.

This CSTF-aligned course centres around preventing, identifying and responding to safeguarding adults’ concerns by applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act.

It also provides knowledge about responsibilities to raise concerns, maintaining a professional awareness of how your own values and beliefs may affect your judgement, and keep detailed records of your concerns and actions.

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• understand what constitutes harm, abuse and neglect and be able to identify any signs of harm, abuse or neglect
• be able to ensure effective advocacy is provided where required (for example where there are mental capacity or communication issues, in line with the legislation and professional guidance)
• be able to identify your professional role, responsibilities, and professional boundaries and those of your colleagues in a multidisciplinary team and multi-agency setting
• know how and when to refer to social care in accordance with organisational policies if you have identified an adult safeguarding concern
• be able to document safeguarding concerns in a format that informs the relevant staff and agencies appropriately
• know how to maintain appropriate records including being able differentiate between fact and opinion
• be able to identify the appropriate and relevant information and how to share it with other teams
• understand key statutory and non-statutory guidance and legislation including Human Rights Act and mental capacity legislation in country of practice
• be aware of the risk factors for radicalisation and know who to contact regarding preventive action and supporting those persons who may be at risk of, or are being drawn into, terrorist related activity.

This CSTF-aligned course highlights relevant competencies required where the staff engage in assessing, planning, and evaluating the needs of adults where there are safeguarding concerns. This includes appropriate supervision of staff involved in actual or potential safeguarding issues, information gathering and making informed decisions. This is viewed within the context of the Care Act 2014 and related legislation and how each aspect fits within the safeguarding adult’s enquiry process.

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• be able to identify possible signs of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect using a person-centred approach
• be able to identify adults experiencing abuse, harm or neglect who have caring responsibilities, for other adults or children and make appropriate referrals
• be able to demonstrate a clear understanding, as appropriate to role, of forensic procedures in adult safeguarding and knowing how to relate these to practice in order to meet clinical and legal requirements as required
• where undertaking forensic examinations as part of their role, be able to demonstrate an ability to undertake forensic procedures and know how to present the findings and evidence to legal requirements
• be able to undertake, where appropriate, a risk and/or harm assessment
• know how to communicate effectively with adults at risk in particular those with mental capacity issues, learning disability or communication needs
• know how to contribute to, and make considered judgements about how to act to safeguard an adult at risk
• know how to contribute to / formulate and communicate effective care plans for adults who have been or may be subjected to abuse, harm or neglect
• demonstrate an understanding of the issues surrounding suspicion of adult abuse, harm and neglect and to know how to effectively manage uncertainty and risk
• know how to appropriately contribute to inter-agency assessments by gathering and sharing information
• be able to document concerns in a manner that is appropriate for adult safeguarding protection and legal processes
• know how to undertake documented reviews of your own (and/or team) adult safeguarding, as appropriate to role. This can be undertaken in various ways, such as through audit, case discussion, peer review, and supervision and as a component of refresher training
• know how to deliver and receive supervision within effective models of supervision and/or peer review, and be able to recognise the potential personal impact of adult safeguarding on professionals
• know how to apply the lessons learnt from audit and serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews to improve practice
• know how to advise others on appropriate information sharing
• know how to appropriately contribute to serious case reviews/case management reviews/significant case reviews, and domestic homicide review processes
• know how to obtain support and help in situations where there are safeguarding problems requiring further expertise and experience
• know how to participate in and chair multidisciplinary meetings as required
• demonstrate the skills required to participate in a safeguarding enquiry.