This workshop is suitable for: Nurses & GPs.

Overview:

As professionals you frequently work with people in their moments of greatest need, witness health and social inequalities which have a direct effect on the lives of the people you care for. The sensitivity to personalisation is particularly relevant to adult safeguarding. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

Outcomes:

This one-day workshop has been designed around the knowledge and competency requirements for Safeguarding Level 3 (as detailed in the Intercollegiate Document 2019) and will cover the following:

• To know how to communicate effectively with adults, & to know how to ensure that they have the opportunity to participate in decisions affecting them as appropriate to their age & ability
• To know how to contribute to/formulate & communicate effective management plans for adults who have been maltreated within a multidisciplinary approach
• To know how to ensure the processes & legal requirements are appropriately undertaken, where relevant to role
• To know how to assess training requirements & contribute to departmental updates
• To know how to deliver & receive supervision within effective models of supervision &/or peer review
• To know how to, (where relevant to role) appropriately contribute to Practice Reviews
• Draws on professional knowledge of what constitutes adult abuse, harm or neglect to support others in fulfilling their adult safeguarding duties
• Undertakes capacity assessments within the framework of the relevant legislation
• • Discusses the situation with the person, documents & reports concerns, recording the wishes & views of the adult at risk.
  • Understands purpose & process of case reviews & lessons learnt.
  • Attends relevant multidisciplinary meetings to present supporting evidence within relevant information sharing protocols.
  • Works with other professionals & agencies, with adults & their families where there are safeguarding concerns in risk management & protection.
  • Undertakes clinical supervision & provides support for other staff

   

  Content:

   

  • Safeguarding legislation – the Framework
  • Six principles approach
  • Making safeguarding personal
  • Categories of Adult Abuse
  • What to do if there are concerns about adult abuse, harm and neglect, including local policies and procedures
  • The importance of co-operation, sharing information (including the consequences of failing to do so)
  • Awareness of the relevance and impact of mental capacity legislation in adult safeguarding
  • The impact of abuse, harm and neglect on personal identity
  • The legal, professional, and ethical responsibilities
  • Best practice in documentation, record keeping, and data protection issues in relation to information sharing for safeguarding purposes
  • The guidance related to participation in safeguarding enquiries and reviews
  • The professional duty to report crime in line with organisational and professional guidance
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