Safeguarding Adults Awareness
Who is the course aimed at?
All staff and volunteers working in social care, health, housing, charities and other areas of the independent sector
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Define who might be an adult with care and support needs
- Identify relevant Legislation, Guidance and Policy & Principles
- State the 10 categories of abuse & identify examples and indicators.
- Explain your responsibility to prevent abuse and neglect
- Describe how you would respond if you became aware of abuse
- Outline how you would raise a Safeguarding Concern with the Local Authority
- State your role in relation to whistleblowing
- Identify other public protection reporting processes
The Safeguarding Adults Awareness course aligns with the Level 3 learning objectives in the intercollegiate document (ICD) (Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff) and therefore contributes to health professionals’ compliance with the ICD standards.
Feedback from learners on previous courses:
"The training was excellent, the trainer was knowledgeable, the content was easy to understand, the materials were clear and the breaks were well timed" L.T. May 2026
"Fantastic trainer. Karen was very informative and had a great sense of care and passion" J.M.C March 2026
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