Safeguarding the Vulnerable
Certain individuals may be unable to care for or protect themselves due to a mental illness or disability, age or other factors. We all owe a duty to safeguard such vulnerable people.
Safeguarding refers to promoting health, wellbeing and the human rights of anyone who is considered vulnerable.
Our Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Training Course will help your employees to understand which individuals may be vulnerable and what extra steps they should take to safeguard them.
Learning objectives
- Recognise what we mean by the term 'vulnerable'
- Distinguish between different types of abuse
- Identify signs and indicators of abuse
- Take appropriate action to safeguard vulnerable people
- Deal effectively with disclosures of abuse
- Comply with legislation
Introduction
Scenarios
- Scenario 1: Sara's new friend
- Scenario 2: How does Lei do it?
- Scenario 3: Arthur's poor treatment
Who is vulnerable?
What is safeguarding?
- Who is responsible for safeguarding vulnerable people?
- Types of abuse
Who could be an abuser?
- Examples: What can go wrong?
What are the signs?
- You decide: Spotting the signs
- An increased risk?
- Exercise: Identifying the risk factors
Measures to safeguard vulnerable people
- Scenario: Safeguarding Lei's vulnerable client
- Don't be a stickler
- Scenario: Safeguarding the vulnerable
A proactive approach
- You decide: Your duty of confidentiality
- You make the call: Gauging the level of risk
- Dealing with suspected & actual disclosures of abuse
- Taking action to safeguard vulnerable people
- Scenario: Naira's husband
- Scenario: Handling high-risk situations
- Scenario: Making the right response
- Scenario: Safeguarding the customer
- Handling the situation tactfully
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
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DBS key points
Legal issues & safeguarding
- You decide: Complying with the law
Scenarios Revisited
- Chloe's boyfriend
- Lei revisited
- Arthur revisited
