Safeguarding Adults
The Safeguarding Adults eLearning course is designed to equip care and support workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to instances of abuse while working in a person-centred manner that promotes the rights and inclusion of vulnerable adults. The course duration is 1 hour, and it is aligned with the National Occupational Standards SCDLMCE9 and SCDHSC0024 , as well as the NICE Quality Standard 123.
Throughout the course, participants may engage in case studies, interactive exercises, and quizzes to reinforce their understanding and application of safeguarding principles in real-life scenarios.
By completing this course, care and support workers will be better equipped to identify abuse, respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, and promote a person-centred approach that upholds the rights and inclusion of vulnerable adults. This course costs £14.95 per learner. Prices may vary based on your requirements.
Learning Objectives
- Identify legislation and guidance relevant to safeguarding
- List types of abuse
- Identify signs, symptoms and risk factors of abuse
- Explain employer and employee responsibilities
Mandatory Health and Social Care Courses
Health, Safety and Fire
Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information on health, safety and fire to help them stay safe while delivering care.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning Health and Safety
eLearning Fire
Distance learning
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Aim: To introduce healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to equality, diversity and inclusion, so that they can be promoted and discrimination reduced.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Food Safety, Nutrition and Hydration
Aim: To enable healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand the importance of food safety, including hygiene, in the preparation and handling of food and the importance of nutrition and hydration in maintaining health and wellbeing.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Safeguarding Adults
Aim: To ensure that healthcare support workers and adult social care workers can identify abuse and respond appropriately to situations where abuse may occur.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Infection Control and Prevention
Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information in order to minimise, prevent and control the spread of infection.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Handling and Administration of Medications
Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information to ensure the safe handling and administration of medications.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Moving and Assisting
Aim: To ensure healthcare support workers and adult social care workers recognise the principles of moving and assisting people safely and the importance of risk assessment prior to any moving and assisting task.
Effective Communication
Aim: To enable healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to communicate effectively and understand communication needs to help improve outcomes for individuals they support.
Duty of Care
Aim: To ensure that healthcare support workers and adult social care workers understand their duty of care and how to fulfil it, with consideration for legislation, workplace policies and possible conflicts.
Person Centred Care and Support
Aim: To make healthcare support workers and adult social care workers aware of person centred planning/thinking/care and their role in implementing person centred approaches.
Handling and Recording Information
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to explore and understand the principles of good record keeping.
Role of the Care Worker and Personal Development
Aim: To enable healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand their role, their relationship with others, how to work in ways that have been agreed with their employer and in partnership with others.