Safeguarding

Understanding the Safeguarding agenda will also help ensure your organisation works responsibly and safely, without putting staff in vulnerable positions.

"Safeguarding means protecting a person’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. It is about people and organisations working together to prevent and stop both the risks and experience of abuse or neglect, while at the same time making sure that the person’s wellbeing is promoted including, where appropriate, having regard to their views, wishes, feelings and beliefs in deciding on any action." (Care and support statutory guidance, DH, 2016)

Delivered by experienced safeguarding practitioners from Liverpool Social Care Partnership CIC, this one day training session is designed to provide delegates with a basic awareness of safeguarding and the action they should take if they have cause for concern.

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Understand the legislative context of the legal framework for safeguarding and child protection
• Define adult abuse
• Understand the different categories of abuse and how to recognise them
• Explain how stereotyping and variations in attitudes and values can have an impact on the way abuse is identified and dealt with
• Recognise some signs, indicators and symptoms of abuse
• Discuss why abuse is sometimes not reported
• Examine the dos and don’ts of responding to disclosures
• Understand your responsibilities relating to reporting
• Demonstrate an increased awareness of action to take if there is cause for concern
• Understand the issues around recording and sharing information and recording
• Clarify the importance of operating within an arena of safety and adhering to relevant safeguarding policies and procedures
• Know where you can access additional support and information