This course is for those with strategic and/or operational responsibility for safeguarding adults either in an organisation or across agencies. The course will support an in-depth understanding of all the core components of safeguarding adults and support learners in both improving personal practice and support best practice in a single organisation or across a range of agencies.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course participants will:

• Be effective in the overall management of safeguarding vulnerable adults
• Have developed strategies for effective partnership working
• Have demonstrated their ability to effectively manage strategic and operation issues pertaining to Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

Syllabus details:

• Supporting staff to understand and recognise abuse
• The national framework for safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• Creating effective partnerships.
• Best practice and case law
• Managing strategy meetings
• Investigating skills
• Achieving Best Evidence (overview)
• Supporting staff
• Chairing case conferences
• Developing protection plans
• Managing and assessing risk
• Understanding and applying the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
• Considering leadership and developing a safeguarding culture
• Learning organisational lessons
• Preventing institutional abuse
• Cultural sensitivity in safeguarding

Investment of time:

The course requires 4 classroom days (3 consecutive days + 1 day) and 3 days work based projects, assignments and study. You will be required to complete all tasks within 6 months. Tutor support is available throughout.

The course uses a wide range of learning methods to ensure that everyone is able to fully participate and optimise their learning.

Method of assessment to be used:

All students are to submit a portfolio of evidence. The portfolio will include:

• Structured assessment from self, peer and tutor during the training and managerial input from workplace (or volunteer placement) where available.
• Three case studies outlining your practice in cases with a reasonable to high level of complexity.
• Minutes from strategy meetings, case conferences that you participate in.
• Minutes from strategy meetings or case conferences, protection plans that you chair.
• Investigation plan or investigation report that you have written.
• An essay on a aspect of safeguarding adults work.
• A reflective log.

Certification:

On successful completion of the course the student will be awarded a Certificate in Professional Development by University of Strathclyde.