FREE Safeguarding for Managers and Safeguarding Leads Training Course

Organisations must ensure that every person (operating within the scope of their organisation) understands the right steps to take if they have any concerns that an adult or child may not be safe, irrespective of what sector they operate in.
This online safeguarding training course has been written by an experienced Head of Safeguarding who has held strategic positions leading in safeguarding and safeguarding boards at various local authorities. The training course is aimed at people with responsibility for providing managerial support and direction to staff in an organisation or decision making about concerns raised by members of staff and/or members of the public.
Who should take this free Safeguarding for Managers online training?
This online course has been designed specifically for Managers and Safeguarding Leads working in a social care setting. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about safeguarding in a management context.
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Safeguarding Online Course Content
- What is safeguarding?
- Safeguarding terminology
- The Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity
- Making Safeguarding Personal
- COVID-19
- Identifying abuse
- Categories of abuse
- Managing risk
- Roles and responsibilities
- Responding to allegations, concerns and disclosures
- Partnership working, info sharing and confidentiality
- Wellbeing
- Other relevant legislation
Training Course duration
On average this online course should take around 60 minutes. Find out more here.
Aims of the Safeguarding online course
By the end of the training, you will:
- Provide managers and safeguarding leads an overview
- Understanding the role and responsibilities of managers and safeguarding leads
- Understand what safeguarding is and links to legislation
- Identify and access terminology relating to safeguarding
- Understand the different types of abuse
- Know how to manage risk and respond to allegations, concerns and disclosures
- Understand the impact of COVID-19 on safeguarding
- Understand the importance of partnership and balancing appropriate info
- sharing and confidentiality
- Ensure wellbeing is part of the process
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