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Safeguarding - Children & Adults

Recognise signs of abuse and neglect across children and adults.
Identify key differences and similarities between child and adult safeguarding.
Apply correct reporting pathways for different vulnerable groups.
Navigate issues including mental capacity, consent, and information sharing.
Work effectively within multi-agency safeguarding partnerships.
Promote a person-centred, trauma-informed approach to safeguarding.

Overview

Off the shelf (OTS)

This comprehensive Safeguarding Children & Adults at Risk training is a vital half-day course (2xhalf day courses running back to back) for professionals who work with vulnerable groups across all sectors. Combining both children's and adult safeguarding frameworks, this course provides a holistic understanding of protection responsibilities under key UK legislation including the Children Acts 1989/2004, Care Act 2014, and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023).

Through interactive workshops, real-life case studies, and scenario-based learning, participants will:
- Identify key differences and similarities between child and adult safeguarding
- Recognise signs of abuse across all age groups (including modern slavery, CSE, and financial abuse)
- Apply appropriate reporting pathways for different vulnerable groups
- Navigate complex issues including mental capacity, consent, and information sharing
- Understand multi-agency working with both Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships (LSCPs) and Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs)

This course is essential for social workers, healthcare professionals, education staff, housing officers, and anyone working across age groups, this training ensures compliance with statutory duties while promoting a person-centred, trauma-informed approach to safeguarding.

No exam or assessment applies.