Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

Overview

We all hopefully know that it is unacceptable for a child or vulnerable person to experience abuse or harm of any kind, this course will allow you to define safeguarding and to recognise the importance of it’s purpose.

Objectives

At the end of the course, trainees will be able to:

• Define safeguarding and recognise its purpose
• Identify the key milestones in relation to safeguarding
• Define abuse and distinguish between different types of abuse and their key indicators
• Recognise why people fail to act when they have concerns
• Take appropriate action if you have specific concerns and make referrals to others
• Improve and strengthen the safeguarding policies in your own organisation