Safeguarding Adults Awareness online training
An awareness course for recognising, responding to and reporting concerns about adults at risk in workplace, care, community or service settings.
Course outline
- What safeguarding adults means
- Adults at risk
- Types of abuse
- Signs and indicators
- Knowledge check: role
- Making safeguarding personal
- Mental capacity basics
- Consent and confidentiality
- Responding to a disclosure
- Knowledge check: disclosure
- Recording concerns
- Reporting routes
- Financial abuse
- Neglect and self-neglect
- Knowledge check: confidentiality
- Professional boundaries
- Domestic abuse
- Your action plan
- Final assessment
- Course summary and next steps
What this supports
What safeguarding adults means
Adults at risk
Types of abuse
Signs and indicators
Knowledge check: role
Making safeguarding personal
Mental capacity basics
Consent and confidentiality
Questions
What is your role if you suspect adult abuse?
You should report concerns so trained people can assess and act.
What should you do during a safeguarding disclosure?
A good response is calm, supportive and follows reporting procedures.
When might you share safeguarding information without consent?
Confidentiality is important but not absolute where safeguarding risk is serious.
Which statement is best?
Safeguarding should be person-centred while still managing risk.