Programme Title

Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care

Programme Outline

To enable learners to gain knowledge of what safeguarding is, the different forms of abuse, how to respond, understand ways to reduce chances of abuse and how to recognise signs of abuse.

Programme Duration

½  a day  or 1 day

Aims & Objectives

The aim of this short course is to provide a range of knowledge and understanding about safeguarding issues. It enables learners to reflect on the impact of abuse (suspected) on the lives of individuals and those close to them and to learn about good practice in areas such as identifying, recording and reporting abuse..

The outcomes are: -

Know how to recognise signs of abuse

Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse

Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse

Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse

Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices

Level

Level 2

Who is the Programme For

Care Staff

Is the Programme Accredited

No

What the Programme will Lead to or Enhance

This programme will lead to a better understanding of Safeguarding which will underpin the learners knowledge of abuse within the Level 3 Diploma ‘Health and Social Care

(Adults) for England’ (QCF unit HSC 024)