Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Many of us will have a close friend or family member who is a vulnerable adult. Ensuring the safety and protection of vulnerable adults is something we must do on a daily basis. This Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults course has been designed for people working with vulnerable adults and teaches the skills needed to safeguard people that are at higher risk.
ProCompliance has developed this eLearning course in line with relevant guidance and best practice and seek our content from trusted resources so you can be confident that the content you deliver to your staff is accurate, up to date, and most importantly, compliant!
5
Sections
50m
Duration
20
question test
Free
Test retakes
Certification
provided
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Learning outcomes
- Understand the law around safeguarding of vulnerable adults
- Understand types of abuse that vulnerable adults may be exposed to
- Understand mental capacity of vulnerable adults
- Understand disclosure
- Understand safer recruitment
Target audience
The target audience for this course is any employee working in a care setting or working around vulnerable adults.
Learning Path
In this section, we cover the law and legislation around safeguarding of vulnerable adults, who is considered to be vulnerable and how to ensure those who are vulnerable are treated in a lawful, equal, and ethical manner.
Time: Approximately 9 minutes
In this section, we will look at types of abuse vulnerable adults may be exposed to, and how to recognise potential exposure.
Time: Approximately 7 minutes
In this section, we will look at how some vulnerable adults may not be capable of making their own decisions safely or effectively.
Time: Approximately 6 minutes
In this section, we will cover the requirement of employees who work with vulnerable adults where they witness, suspect or received an alleged case of abuse. We will then cover the types of disclosure and how to respond to them.
Time: Approximately 8 minutes
In this section, we will cover safer recruitment of employees who work with or around vulnerable adults.
Time: Approximately 6 minutes
After completing your course:
- Certificates available immediately on PDF
- Prove compliance anytime
- Easily manage all your staff's certificates in your free LMS
- Users can access their certificates anytime from their profile
- White label certificates with your own company logo
