Abuse Awareness (Protection of Vulnerable Adults)

This one day course (3 hour short course available) is appropriate for carers and support staff working in any health and social care service that has contact with vulnerable adults who may be at risk of abuse. It is an introductory programme that would be beneficial to anyone who has not accessed training on abuse issues before or who is seeking to refresh any previous training. 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme participants will:

• Be able to define adult abuse
• Recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse
• Know how to proceed in cases of suspected abuse
• Be able to describe the barriers to the identification of abuse.

Course Programme

This course covers the following topics:-

• Who is vulnerable to abuse?
• Where does abuse occur?
• Types of abuse
• Your company's policy on abuse
• How do you recognise abuse?
• Who are abusers?
• What can we do about abuse?
• How to report concerns
• Whistle blowing
• Good practice

In-house courses are available groups of up to 15 candidates.

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