Adult Safeguarding (one day) | For teams

Adult Safeguarding

Course overview:

Drawing on current legislation in England, develop your understanding of the categories of abuse and possible indicators, and identify how to respond to safeguarding disclosures and concerns.

Participants will have opportunities to consider why clients might face increased risk, and why they might not report abuse; alongside exploring the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal and new ideas for improved multi agency working.

Aim(s):

To enable staff to effectively identify and manage Adult Safeguarding issues in line with good practice and in light of current legislation in England.

Objectives:

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

Understand current legislation regarding Safeguarding including new categories of abuse
Consider why clients face increased risk and don’t report abuse
Consider how to deal with disclosures of abuse and neglect
Discuss new ideas for improved multi agency working
Develop action plans for promoting awareness of Safeguarding among clients and the wider community

Maximum group size: 16

In-person training – we ask you to provide a suitable venue and refreshments.

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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.

What people say

"The obvious knowledge of the trainer, communicated clearly with an insight into the relevance to our work, was very good. 'Simplifying' a complex subject, making it accessible, relevant and interesting. I liked the variety between group work, discussion, input and presentation."

Counsellor, Southmead Project, May 2024

"The availability of the trainer, openness to questions and having the answers. Discussion around capacity and the impact of trauma. Excellent explanations and presentation. Thanks!"

Counsellor, June 2025

"Very useful, it made me think about different scenarios and types of abuse. Great quiz! Enjoyed the breakaway group discussions - fantastic presentation, very interactive and fun."

Physiotherapist, September 2020

"Clear explanations and good introduction to Safeguarding. Very good delivery, both informative and creative, thank you very much."

Fundraiser, August 2020

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