Level 3 Safeguarding Adults 4 June 2025

Aims

This one-day training will offer an understanding of the legal and policy framework for safeguarding adults with a particular focus on Making Safeguarding Personal.

Learning outcomes

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

• Coordinate the safeguarding adult enquiry and safeguarding planning process

• Effectively risk assess and manage any actions within each stage of the safeguarding adult process

• Make sound and consistent decisions within each stage of the safeguarding adult process

• Describe roles and responsibilities of partner agencies

• Manage decisions about information sharing, confidentiality and consent

• Ensure decisions are made within the context of the legal framework

• Ensure we make MSP

Programme  

• Housekeeping and welcome

• News update, learning from SAR’s, and report from Action for Elder Abuse.

• Limitations of ‘No Secrets’

• ADASS guidance on applying Section 42 and

• Getting the balance right between empowerment and protection/

• Safeguarding and Well Being

• Legal Framework of safeguarding adults

• Duties and responsibilities under the Care Act 2014

• Specific duties of the Local Authority and partner agencies

• Focus on self-neglect, coercive and controlling behaviour, crimes of neglect

• Mental Capacity and Safeguarding

• Making Safeguarding Personal

• Responding and Reporting-The Safeguarding process- the 4 stages

• What is a safeguarding concern?

• When do we carry out a statutory Enquiry?

• What is the purpose of an enquiry?

• How do we assess risk and understand what actions to take immediately and longer term

• Planning the Enquiry, who needs to be involved and how can the adult at risk be supported

• Consideration of Capacity, Consent and Confidentiality

The course will be delivered by Dawn Revell

Dawn is a qualified Social Worker having obtained her professional status over 18 years ago. She continues to practice as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) under the Mental Health Act 1983.She is a joint trained investigator for safeguarding adults and presently has responsibility for managing and advising on complex safeguarding adult cases. Dawn presently manages a generic, county wide social services emergency duty team. She has worked as an associate trainer for over 4 years and has designed, facilitated and delivered training on risk assessment, mental health, mental capacity and safeguarding adults.

Includes all course materials and a certificate. Course access details will be emailed direct to delegate(s) upon completion of your booking.  If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email events@edgetraining.org.uk  or call 07341 277487.