Ann Craft Trust: Safeguarding Adults Level 3 Training for Managers and Designated Safeguarding Leads (2 days)

This online course will explore the roles and responsibilities of managers in terms of safeguarding adults at risk.

We’ll (Ann Craft Trust) look at the key changes within safeguarding as part of the Care Act. You’ll be encouraged to identify where the challenges are, and to seek solutions towards implementation in practice.

We’ll cover best practice, the expectations of regulators, and the lessons we learned from our safeguarding adults reviews.

This course is for people with a safeguarding responsibility, or looking to develop for a safeguarding role. It’s also suitable for people looking for personal professional development.

This training will take place across two sessions:

• Tuesday 22 July
• Wednesday 23 July

All sessions are from 9.30 am -12.30 pm with a 15-30 minute working break.

Session 1 Aims:

• Adult Safeguarding: The Definitions.
• Understand what makes an adult vulnerable and open to abuse.
• Different types of abuse.
• Recognising the signs of abuse.
• Indicators relating to abuse.
• The Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2005).
• Raising concerns.
• Dealing effectively with abuse.
• Reporting concerns.
• Effective record keeping.
• Making Safeguarding Personal.
• Wellbeing.

Session 2 Aims:

• Recap of previous learning.
• Barriers to whistleblowing.
• Discussion of case study.
• Defensible decision making.
• Risk enablement and balancing risk.
• Local authority roles and responsibilities.
• Safeguarding Adult’s Boards.
• Investigations.
• S42 Safeguarding Referrals.
• How to support if the situation does not meet safeguarding criteria – alternative means of support/signposting.
• Adults Safeguarding Reviews.
• Effective policy and procedure.
• How to promote open cultures and Additional Resources, support available for DSLs.