Safeguarding Adults and Children
Course available: in-house only (on a date and location of your choice)
Duration: 1 day
Housing workers often think that they do not really have a role in safeguarding adults and children, especially if they work with single adults, but this is not the case. Many are working with ex-offenders or victims of abuse and all have a role to play.
This course will offer housing workers an overview of safeguarding both adults and children. Delegates will explore basic awareness, legal frameworks, government guidance and systems for safeguarding both groups. They will also discuss data protection and confidentiality and how it fits with safeguarding. The course will also consider the future of safeguarding systems.
Course contains
- Legal framework, guidance and government thinking on safeguarlding of both adults and children
- Basic awareness of protection from abuse, elder abuse and child protection issues
- Data Protection, confidentiality and reporting safeguarding concerns
Suitable for
An essential course for housing workers working within any service delivery setting, with any age or type of service user. It is particularly suitable for service providers wishing to cover adult and child protection issues in one day and vital for all housing related support, street warden, warden/sheltered housing managers, advice or outreach workers.
