Course Content

• Introduction to Safeguarding Adults and Children
  • Course introduction
  • What is SOVA?
  • CQC or Care Quality Commission
  • Adult Safeguarding
  • Vulnerable adults and the risk of harm
  • Child Protection Responsibilities
  • The rights of a child
• Acts and Regulations
  • Discriminatory Abuse and the Equality Act
  • The Human Rights Act 1998
  • Protection from Harassment Act 1997
  • The Sexual Offences Act 2003
  • The Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
  • The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles
  • The Care Act 2014
  • Safeguarding Children
  • Legislation relating to Safeguarding Children
  • Serious Organised Crime and police Act 2005
  • Ofsted
• The Data Barring Service (DBS)
  • What is a DBS check
  • The DBS Process
  • Update Service to DBS with effect from 17 June 2013
• SOVA
  • Facts And Information About Abuse
  • What causes someone to be vulnerable?
  • Who might abuse or neglect
  • What is abuse and neglect
  • Who Is A Vulnerable Adult?
  • Abuse and its Indicators
  • Physical Abuse
  • Psychological Abuse
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Financial Abuse
  • Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission
  • Organisational abuse and Discriminatory Abuse
  • Consent
  • Disclosure
  • Diversity and discrimination
  • Duty of care
  • The importance of individualised person-centred care to ensure an individuals safety
  • Managing risk and Multi-agency safeguarding of adults
  • Serious case reviews and sources of advice and information
  • Domestic abuse and violence
  • Modern Slavery and Exploitation
  • Unconscious Bias
• Child Abuse, Protection and Awareness
  • What is Child Abuse?
  • Every Child Matters
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Neglect and the act of omission
  • Radicalisation
  • Other types of child abuse
  • Working with others
  • Key supporting information
  • What children want from Professionals
  • Protecting yourself against allegations
• Reporting Abuse
  • Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse
  • Police and urgent action
  • Reporting abuse
  • Barriers to reporting abuse
  • Reporting child abuse
  • Dealing with the family of the child
  • Whistleblowing
  • How to Whistleblow
• Summary to Adult and Child Safeguarding
  • Confidentially in the workplace
  • Course Summary