Aim: To develop and clear understanding of how to reduce the likelihood of harm and abuse
Objectives:
By successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Establish the basics of this subject
- Understand the principles of safeguarding adults
- Describe how to reduce the likelihood of abuse
- List of relevant legislations in the UK
- Describe how to respond to suspected or disclosed abuse
- Understand how to protect people from harm and abuse – locally and nationally
- Understand restrictive practices
- Explain how to safeguard children
- Describe how you can demonstrate dignity and respect when providing heath and care services
- List your responsibilities in safeguarding individuals
- Explain where you can get more information to prevent and protect individuals from harm and abuse
Introduction
Welcome to the Halo Staffing Care Workforce Pathway eLearning course on Reducing the likelihood of abuse.
We will begin this course by establishing the basics of this subject.
Having done that, we will focus on the principles involved in safeguarding adults.
The next section will inform you how to reduce the likelihood of abuse.
List of relevant legislations in the UK will be presented next.
This will then be followed by a section which will focus on the effective ways of responding to suspected or disclosed abuse.
The next section will be about protecting people from harm and abuse – locally and nationally.
At this point we will inform you about the restrictive practices.
Safeguarding children from abuse and neglect will be the theme of the next section.
The following section will inform you how you can demonstrate dignity and respect while providing health and care services.
We conclude the course with a list of responsibilities which you have to observe, how and where to seek more information and advice about preventing and protecting individuals from harm and abuse.
