Keeping Adults Safe: Training for Staff and Volunteers (Northern Trust)

This course is for organisations in the Northern Trust area only.  For other areas, please view our training calendar by clicking here.

This is a FREE 1 day certificated course for those working/volunteering with adults at risk.  It covers:

• awareness of vulnerability;
• legal context of adult safeguarding;
• awareness of abuse issues;
• procedures for reporting concerns;
• procedures for planning activities and assessing and managing risk;
• confidentiality issues; and
• code of behaviour for staff/volunteers.

The training will raise awareness of risk of harm in adulthood and assist voluntary, community and independent organisations working with adults at risk to achieve the minimum standards of best practice as outlined in the publication ‘Keeping Adults Safe – A Shared Responsibility’.

PLEASE NOTE: this training will be provided for Voluntary, Community and Independent sectors and a maximum of 5 participants from any one organisation will be accepted on to each training course.

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