Over 300,000 concerns of abuse of adults at risk are raised every year in the UK

  • Health & Safety
  • 40 languages
  • 45m

Learning outcomes

  • Learn about what groups of adults might be at risk
  • Understand and work towards compliance with The Mental Capacity Act and other legislations
  • Learn about the different types of abuse that adults might experience and how to effectively deal with it should it occur

Covered in this course

Course contents

This training course is broken down into 3 sections

  1. 1
    Safeguarding
  2. 2
    What is abuse?
  3. 3
    Dealing with Abuse

About this course

Safeguarding Adults Training (Formerly known as Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults) is a training programme about protecting adults at risk and keeping them safe from harm. It’s about recognising the signs of abuse and knowing what to do. This course covers both levels 1 & 2.

Safeguarding is not something that is done in seclusion, and this training highlights the importance of all the relevant services working together in a ‘partnership of care’. It also highlights the importance of the individual – a ‘person-centred’ approach.

This training explains the seven major forms of abuse and gives step-by-step guidance to deal with abuse; including raising an alert, making a referral and what to include in a written report. It’s essential to act quickly if you think abuse may be happening – the quicker it’s spotted, the quicker something can be done about it.

Working with children? You may also be interested in our Safeguarding Children Training. We also offer a selection of online Safeguarding training courses.

You can access our free worksheet that has been designed to accompany our online Safeguarding Adults Training course. In each section, there is a box for you to
tick when you have watched the relevant slide in our course. You can also take notes that will help you during your practical assessment at work.

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