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Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

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1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online caregiving course helps you to protect vulnerable adults, at home or as part of your work. This free online caregiving course teaches you how to protect vulnerable people and raise concerns regarding their wellbeing. We explain 'Disclosure and Barring Service' checks that prevent harm befalling British children and certain adults. We also cover the different ways to share information with relevant bodies regarding abuse and neglect.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID187474
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Explain the basic principles of safeguarding vulnerable adults
• Discuss the different issues safeguarding cover
• Describe the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
• Recall the purpose of The Care Act 2014
• Identify the signs of abuse in older people
• Analyze the different types and indicators of abuse and neglect
• Recognize your personal responsibility to report safeguarding concerns
• Outline the importance of communication in a care setting
• Compare and contrast verbal, non-verbal and written communication
• Summarize the correlation between consent and confidentiality
Course Code3165

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