Safeguarding Adult Training Course

Overview

This Safeguarding Adults training gives a clear overview of how to protect Adults at risk from abuse and neglect. It covers key laws, guidelines, and best practices for recognising different types of abuse and the signs to watch for. You’ll also learn how to respond if you suspect abuse and how to report it properly.

This safeguarding adult onsite training course is for people who work with adults at risk in healthcare, social care, housing, and community roles. It helps staff and individuals learn how to spot, report, and stop abuse; while making sure everyone is treated with respect and care.

This course is delivered by one of our Safeguarding experts in the UK with several years of classroom and field experience.

This Safeguarding Adult course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to protect and support adults at risk from abuse and harm.

By knowing these things and using them, you can make sure that grown-ups who need help feel safe and looked after.

This training is for anyone who works with adults who might be at risk of abuse, including professionals and volunteers. It helps them know how to protect and support those in need.

Course Information

Course Duration: 2- 3 hours
Course Level: Safeguarding Level 2
Certificate: 1-year certificate
Max Delegates: 7
Practical: Yes
Course Mode: Face to Face/ Blended
Delivery: Onsite and offsite
Customised: Yes

Course Content

1: Introduction to Safeguarding and Protection Responsibilities

What is Safeguarding?

What safeguarding means and why it is important.
Who are vulnerable adults? (e.g., older people, people with disabilities, people with mental health issues)

Safeguarding and Protection Responsibilities

What healthcare workers, carers, and volunteers must do to protect vulnerable people.
Legal and moral duties to keep people safe.
What happens if safeguarding duties are not followed.

Key Safeguarding Principles

Putting the person’s needs first and respecting their choices.
Empowering people to make decisions.
Preventing harm and neglect.
Using the least amount of help needed.

2: Legislation, Statutory Guidance, and National Policies

Relevant Laws and Acts

The Care Act 2014: Responsibilities for protecting adults.
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
The Human Rights Act 1998
The Equality Act 2010
The Children Act 1989 and 2004 (for cases where children are involved).

Guidelines and National Policies

Local safeguarding boards and their rules.
National and local frameworks for safeguarding.
National organizations involved in safeguarding (e.g., CQC, local authorities, police).

Working Together with Other Professionals

How to work with other experts like social services, police, and healthcare providers.
Sharing information and working together to keep people safe.

3: Understanding Abuse and Identifying Signs of Abuse

Types of Abuse

Physical abuse: Hitting or causing physical harm.
Emotional abuse: Verbal threats, humiliation, or isolation.
Financial abuse: Stealing, tricking, or taking money unfairly.
Sexual abuse: Inappropriate touching or forced actions.
Neglect: Not providing basic needs like food, care, or medical help.
Institutional abuse: Bad care or neglect in a care home or facility.
Discriminatory abuse: Abuse because of race, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

Signs of Abuse

Physical signs: Bruises, injuries, or poor health.
Behavioral signs: Withdrawal, fear, anxiety, or depression.
Financial signs: Missing money or unexplained debts.
Social signs: Avoiding certain people or places.

Risk Factors

People with mental health issues, learning disabilities, or addiction.
People living alone or in care homes.
Carers who are overwhelmed and may neglect their duties.

4: Responding to Disclosure or Suspected Abuse

How to Respond to a Disclosure

Listening carefully and providing a safe place for the person to talk.
What to do and what not to do when someone shares they’ve been abused.
Not asking leading questions or making the person feel worse.

Reporting Abuse

How to report abuse (internal procedures and safeguarding teams).
Who should be notified (managers, safeguarding leads, authorities).

Confidentiality vs. Duty to Report

When you must break confidentiality to protect someone.
Balancing trust with the duty to keep people safe.

Practical Scenarios

Case studies and role-playing to practice responding to abuse.
Group discussions to work through real-life situations.

5: Summary and Reflection

Review Key Learning Points

Key things you’ve learned from each module.
Why safeguarding is so important in protecting vulnerable adults.

Reflection and Questions

Open Q&A session for questions and clarifications.
Reflection activities: How will you use what you’ve learned in your role?

Feedback and Evaluation

Course feedback from participants.
Next steps for continuing learning about safeguarding.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the safeguarding adults onsite training, you will be able to:

Define safeguarding
Understand employer and employee responsibilities
Understand a duty of care
Understand and apply legislation
Understand local authority responsibilities and multi-agency safeguarding
Recognise, describe and identify different types of abuse
Understand vulnerability and heightened risk factors, including why people don’t report
Understand and be able to respond to a disclosure of abuse
Understand a person-centered approach to safeguarding.

Who It's For

This list shows who should take Safeguarding Adults courses. This is for anyone who works with or helps adults who may be at risk:

People who want to learn how to support and protect adults at risk.
Social care staff like care workers and support workers.
Healthcare workers such as nurses, doctors, and therapists.
Probation officers working with adults on probation.
Volunteers who help in care settings or with adults at risk.
Managers and team leaders in care and social services.
Organisations that want to improve staff skills in keeping adults safe.
Community groups that support adults at risk in the local area.

Course Benefits

Our Safeguarding Adults Onsite Training helps people and teams learn how to support and protect vulnerable individuals. Here’s how it helps different groups:

1. For Individuals:

Learn Helpful Skills: Pick up ways to talk to and help at-risk people.
More Confidence: Feel more sure about helping and handling tough situations.
Better Job Prospects: Get a useful qualification that’s helpful for jobs in care and support.
Personal Growth: Understand more about social issues and feel more responsible to help others.

2. For Staff (Social Care, Probation, etc.):

Better Results for Clients: Learn ways to help clients facing tough problems.
Improved Skills: Get better at talking to people, managing risks, and setting boundaries.
Work Better as a Team: Learn how to support clients together as a team.
Less Stress for Clients: Use good communication to make clients feel safe and supported.

3. For Organisations:

Better Service for Clients: Train staff to use the best ways to help people, based on what works.
Fewer Clients Coming Back: Make support stronger so people don’t need help as often.
Happier Staff: Teach staff good communication skills to make them happier at work.
Good Reputation: Show you care about people by supporting staff and the community.

4. For Communities:

Stronger Communities: Help people in the community spot those who need support.
Better Support Networks: Make the community a more helpful place for people with challenges.
Less Bad Behaviour: Help vulnerable people, which could mean less crime and problems in the community.

More Community Spirit: Encourage everyone to help support those in need.

What The Stats Tell Us

In the UK, 63% of adult safeguarding concerns involve people aged 65 and over.

For example, in Plymouth during 2022/23, 54.8% of safeguarding concerns were about adults aged 65+, while 44.5% involved those aged 18-64. Additionally, 53.6% of safeguarding investigations (Section 42 enquiries) were for adults aged 65 and over.

Only 3% of domestic abuse survivors aged 60+ accessed support from Independent Domestic Violence Advisor services.

In Tower Hamlets during 2019-20, 60% of safeguarding issues occurred in the individual’s own home, and in 75% of cases, risks were reduced or eliminated.