SAFEGUARDING ADULTS - ABUSE AWARENESS TRAINING 

Thursday 26th January 2012 at Kingswinford Library

Tuesday 31st January 2012 at Halesowen Library

Thursday 2nd February at Dudley Council House

Tuesday 7th February at Dudley Council House

Thursday 9th February 2012 at Kingswinford Library

Thursday 23rd February at Dudley Council House

Tuesday 28th February 2012 at Halesowen Library

Target Group

Staff or volunteers who provide direct or personal care to vulnerable adults. (For example if you work in a residential or nursing home).  Anyone who has contact with vulnerable adults but does NOT provide direct care should attend the half-day Abuse Awareness training course.

Overall Aim of the training

Participants become competent and confident in both recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and in reporting their concerns.

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Objectives of the day

To gain an understanding of basic legislation relating to the protection of vulnerable adults.
·       To define abuse and identify the different types of abuse.
·       To discuss situations which may or may not be abusive.
·       To be able to recognise the signs of abuse.
·       To be clear about roles and responsibilities when responding to concerns of abuse or neglect.
·       To raise awareness of child and domestic abuse.
·       To empathise with feelings of vulnerability.
·       To identify ways of minimising the risk of the abuse of vulnerable adults

Duration - 1 day

Start time - 9.30am

Finish time - approx 4.30pm

To check availability of courses or book places, contact Julie Totney on 01384 813125 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it