Safeguarding for housing and support staff

What this course covers

This training course includes:

• legislation and what it means in practice for housing or support workers

• awareness of different types of abuse, neglect, and exploitation

• signs that someone may be being abused

• stalking, domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), honour-based violence (HBV), and high risks

• how housing and support staff can work with other professionals working to promote better safeguarding and are part of a wider safeguarding partnership

• sharing information effectively and with safeguarding in focus

• reporting - how, when and what happens next - what are the points of intervention in someone’s life

What you'll learn

At the end of this training, you'll be able to:

• demonstrate good awareness of types and signs of abuse, neglect and exploitation

• understand general safeguarding matters (FGM, HBV, domestic abuse, forced marriage, stalking)

• recognise the legislation around safeguarding interventions and how housing fits into this

• work in partnership with other agencies and effectively share information to minimise risk and promote effective safeguarding

• appreciate who does what and how other professionals work with you

• report concerns and understand what may happen next

Who this training is for

Perhaps you’re a housing or support worker including those operating at strategic and management levels.

This course can be tailored to focus on either child or adult safeguarding and can be delivered at different levels for different roles depending on the needs of the organisation.