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Adult Safeguarding for managers & DSL's

Effectively support and manage teams to respond to safeguarding concerns in line with good practice and current legislation. This course will be useful for Designated Safeguarding Leads, Managers and Champions.

Half day. For individuals. Delivered online.

Maximum group number: 12

Adult Safeguarding for managers & DSL's

Date(s): 3 November 2026

Times: 9.15 registration for 9.30 - 1.00

Delivery: Online over Zoom

 

Course overview:

Drawing on current legislation in England, develop your understanding to support and manage teams to identify how to respond to safeguarding disclosures and concerns appropriately. Participants will have opportunities to update knowledge on categories of abuse; consider how to implement the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal; and explore challenges and good practice in dealing with disclosure, preserving physical evidence, accurate recording and sharing information.

This course will be useful for Designated Safeguarding Leads, Managers and anyone who has responsibility for safeguarding in an organisation. This course covers the Care Act 2014 (for England) and Mental Capacity Act 2005 (amended 2019) (for England & Wales).

 

Aim(s):

To enable managers and supervisors to effectively oversee Adult Safeguarding in their services and ensure that staff identify and response to cases appropriately.

 

Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:

  • Understand the role of managers and designated safeguarding leads
  • Explore the boundaries and challenges of that role
  • Examine the role of the organisation’s policies and practice in Adult Safeguarding
  • Develop a plan for how to translate this on a practical level to make informed decisions

 

Maximum group size: 12

Number of participants*

*Maximum 6 participants per organisation
120.00  +VAT
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Your trainer(s)

Clare Lucas

Clare’s background is in homelessness, housing advice and working with young people. Since 2002 she has been delivering training in a range of settings to service providers and local authorities covering professional boundaries, lone working and since 2014 adult safeguarding.

 

Her courses are practical using real and relevant examples and attempt to cut through the sometimes complex and confusing legal frameworks and jargon that can beset effective work.

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What people say

"Really helpful to do as an organisation to bring an organisational understanding of the term and look at gaps in organisational practices. Clare was extremely knowledgeable and approachable. Thank you!"

Course participant, January 2025

"It was an excellent refresher. Clare was very knowledgeable and brought the subject to life."

Course participant, September 2024

"Up to date information that is very relevant to our business. Very good slides and breakout rooms. Adapted from face-to-face learning very well."

Course participant, November 2020

"Knowledge of indicators that may highlight a Safeguarding issue and the good practice tips about dealing with disclosure."

Course participant, November 2020

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