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A Guide to Safeguarding
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A Guide to Safeguarding

The procedures needed to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm, abuse and neglect
Created byRoss Maynard
Last updated 12/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • The safeguarding procedures that organisations dealing with young people and vulnerable adults need
  • The definition of Safeguarding
  • The types of organisation that need safeguarding procedures
  • The responsibilities of organisations for safeguarding
  • Sources of information on safeguarding

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Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 34m total length

  • Introduction to Safeguarding2:11

    An introduction to this course on safeguarding procedures for organisations dealing with young people or vulnerable adults.

  • What is Safeguarding?1:50

    The definition of safeguarding and the tupes of organisation covered.

  • Key Decisions for Service Providers5:19

    The definition and responsibilities of "Service Providers" who are required to implement safeguarding policies and procedures.

  • What does this mean for Service Providers2:56

    The types of safeguarding procedures that organisations dealing with children, young people or vulnerable adults need to put in place.

  • Documents relating to Safeguarding2:11

    The procedures that organisations need to deal with documents relating to safeguarding.

  • The Registration of New Service Users3:00

    The procedures organisations need to register new service users and assess their safeguarding needs

  • Identification of Concerns1:31

    The procedures needed for organisations to identify and progress staff concerns about safeguarding issues

  • The Proactive Analysis of Issues1:34

    The procedures needed to allow an organisation to proactively analyse safeguarding issues in their organisation.

  • Collaborative Review2:03

    The process needed to allow professionals in the organisation to review safeguarding issues, concerns and cases.

  • Audit of Effectiveness1:28

    Procedures to review the effectiveness of safeguarding procedures within the organisation

  • Embedding Safeguarding Procedures7:37

    Things you can do to embed safeguarding policies and procedures in your organisation including an overview of the six principles of safeguarding and relevant UK legislation.

  • Key Learning Points and Resources for Further Information2:51

    The key learning points from this course and references to further information on safeguarding.

    Guidance documents from the Scottish Government and UK Government also attached.

Requirements

  • No pre-course requisites

Description

This course provides a guide to the safeguarding procedures that medical practices and other service providers need to have in place to guard against abuse.

Safeguarding procedures are needed within doctors’ surgeries, schools, nurseries, clubs and associations and any organisation dealing with children and young people, and vulnerable adults.

This is not a course about the clinical detection or escalation of safeguarding concerns

The aim of the course is to help providers design the administrative procedures in place that they need for safeguarding

The focus of the course is the United Kingdom but the principles covered in the course, and the procedures presented, should apply anywhere.

The agenda for the course includes:

1.What is Safeguarding?

2.Who is covered by safeguarding?

3.The Responsibilities of Service Providers

4.Key Decisions for Service Providers

5.Documents relating to safeguarding

6.Registration of new service users

7.Identification of Concerns

8.Proactive Analysis of Issues

9.Collaborative Review

10.Audit of Effectiveness

Who this course is for:

  • Practice managers in organisations dealing with children, young people or vulnerable adults
  • Administrators and managers in organisations dealing with children, young people or vulnerable adults
  • Staff working in organisations dealing with children, young people or vulnerable adults

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