Adults at Risk - Level 3
This one-day course aims to raise the awareness of abuse and its effects on adults at risk (safeguarding). It is designed for those who need to have a greater understanding of this difficult subject and for staff / volunteers working in charitable organisations or a care environment.
Course Aims
- Gain a general overview about abuse and its effects on adults at risk
- Know what to do if abuse is discovered / suspected
- Identify your organisation's responsibilities relating to abuse of adults at risk
Course Objectives
- Establish what abuse is and the 6 different types, relating to adults
- Identify how adults can be abused and what signs to look for
- Review a number of safeguarding scenarios
- Discover ways to reduce potential risks
Course Programme
- Introductions and housekeeping
- What abuse is?
- Relevant statistics
- What did you see? (video)
- Three stages of life
- The 6 main types of abuse
- How people can be abused
- Scenarios
- Who is vulnerable?
- Why abuse might not be reported
- What to do if you discover or suspect abuse
- How to reduce potential risks
- Who to contact
Course Duration
Up to 6.25 hours (i.e. 10am to 4:15 pm)Including breaks and 45 minutes for lunch
Up to 6.25 hours (i.e. 10am to 4:15 pm)
Including breaks and 45 minutes for lunch
This course is suitable for
- In-house 'face to face' training
- In-house online training ('Live' using Zoom)
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- In-house 'face to face' training
- In-house online training ('Live' using Zoom)
Course Fees
TYPE OF delivery
HALF DAY
FULL DAY
per place
face to face training
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£750
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online training (live)
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£750
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Training costs include:
Course delivery, training materials, handouts, evaluations and certificates up to 14 participants
Travel & Overnight costs
Travel costs may apply for any booking over 80 miles charged at 45p per mile or actual costs of alternative methods of travel. Overnight costs are based on individual hotel bookings and reasonable subsistence costs dependent on location conditions, applicable at the time.
