Safeguarding Adults, Children and the Mental Capacity Act (2005)

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Our one-day course incorporates both, Safeguarding Adults and Children; the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and its application in Health and Social Care.

Safeguarding Adults means protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.

Safeguarding Children is preventative and involves promoting the welfare of children by protecting them from harm and recognising the risks to their safety and security. As a professional who works or cares for children, a large part of your role will be to keep them safe and make sure that their wellbeing is promoted.

The aim of the course is to ensure that everyone who works in a Health or Social care setting is aware of their role in Safeguarding Adults and Children and know how to recognise and report abuse.

Safeguarding Adults and Child protection is everyone’s responsibility!

Safeguarding Learning Outcomes:

• To describe abuse and neglect and be able to recognise the indicators of abuse.
• Recognise your duty of care to adults at risk.
• To describe organisation’s procedures for safeguarding adults and your role within them.
• Describe how and where to record concerns about abuse and neglect.
• Understand what child safeguarding is the responsibilities that you have to safeguard children and promote their welfare.
• Be able to identify the different ways in which children can be harmed and the circumstances which may make them more vulnerable.
• Know what to do if you have safeguarding concerns about a child and what might happen next
• Have increased confidence in recording and sharing information and concerns appropriately.

We explore and give awareness of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005

Mental capacity is the ability to make a particular decision at the time it needs to be made. About two million people in England and Wales are thought to lack capacity to make decisions for themselves. The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 aims to protect people who may not be able to make decisions for themselves due to mental capacity difficulties.

The aim of the course is to enable attendees to be aware of their legal responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act and the implications for their practice. Understand the principles of the Mental Capacity Act and have the knowledge to apply the principles in everyday practice.

Mental Capacity Act – Learning Outcomes:

• To understand what MCA 2005 is and who is applies to.
• To identify the principles of the MCA 2005 and understand that adults with capacity can make decisions which may seem unwise.
• Gain understanding of how a person’s best interest can be considered under the MCA 2005

All our training is delivered in an approachable yet professional manner for the best experience possible, allowing you to learn comfortably and with confidence.

This course is delivered in person and is facilitated in our training rooms here in Norwich.