Staff may not carry caseloads but still come into contact with adults. This could be over the telephone or face to face. All staff that come into contact with adults need to have an awareness of safeguarding. This involves being able to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse and know how to manage and record a disclosure of abuse. 

This can feel overwhelming to staff who have not had training in this vital subject area.

Staff training increases confidence, which in turn ensures that procedures are understood and followed, and that safeguarding is always at the forefront of the organisation.

Module 1 - An introduction to safeguarding adults - In this module you will look at the terms that you may hear when working with adults; such as abuse, adult protection and safeguarding, defining abuse and what categories that abuse falls into and factors that increase abuse.

Module 2 - Different signs, symptoms and forms of abuse - In this module you will look at the different types of abuse, the signs, symptoms and behavioural indicators to look out for when working with adults and the consequences of abuse.

Module 3 - Responding to a disclosure - In this module you will look at how a disclosure of abuse might happen, why adults may be reluctant to talk and why people may be reluctant to accept that abuse is happening, how to manage and report a disclosure and recording information after a disclosure of abuse.