Safeguarding Adults

The Safeguarding Adults course guides individuals who have a duty of care or come into contact with vulnerable adults, either as a paid professional or a volunteer. The course emphasises fundamental human rights like being healthy, happy, and treated well. The course also provides the importance of guidelines, policies, and procedures. It must be followed to ensure these rights are maintained and upheld.

Participants will understand the types of abuse vulnerable adults may face. It includes physical, emotional, and financial abuse and recognises the signs. The course covers critical safeguarding legislation to protect unguarded adults and minimise the risk of abuse.

During this course, you will gain valuable insights into the risks faced by adults needing care and support, the various types of abuse they suffer, and the crucial safeguarding legislation put in place to mitigate such abuse. By the end of this course, you will possess a deeper understanding of safeguarding principles and be equipped to apply them effectively in your role.

This course will help you to define critical safeguarding terminology. You will identify the primary laws and their significance in reducing abuse. It includes recognising and responding to the ten types of abuse vulnerable adults may endure and reporting concerns of abuse or neglect. You will also discover your role, responsibilities, and boundaries. Understand how to support and empower individuals to make informed decisions and provide informed consent. Finally, you can manage the environment to minimise the risk of abuse and promote safety for unprotected adults.

This Safeguarding Adults online course is approved by:

 CPD certification service :

The CPD certification service helps organisations to formalise their expertise into a structured and recognised approach in learning. This conforms the course content is alilgned to the universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

• Describe overall safeguarding best practices.

• Understand the Rights of Vulnerable Adults

• Recognise abuse and potential signs of abuse. 

• Identify actions if you suspect abuse which follows from reflections on safeguarding best practices.

• Explain the critical legislation surrounding safeguarding and its legal responsibilities.

Safeguarding Adults covers the competencies required to assess and evaluate adult service users’ needs with safeguarding concerns. This course is suitable for the following professions:

• Frontline staff, team leaders, and managers working for care and support providers

• Personal assistants, volunteers, advocates, helpline staff, GPs, health visitors, nurses, pharmacists, and housing officers

• Registered healthcare professionals in England who are involved in assessing, planning, intervening, and evaluating the needs of adults with safeguarding concerns

• Anyone interested in safeguarding as part of personal development and educational improvement

• Health Care workers, including Doctors, Ambulance services, clinical and non-clinical workers

• Social Care Workers, including Councils, Carers, and Care assistants

• Youth workers, including activity leaders, passenger transport services, and volunteers

• Coaches, activators, sports administrators, front-of-house staff and volunteers

The online safeguarding training course is helpful as a part of induction training for new staff and can also be used as refresher training or ongoing CPD for existing staff.

Module 1 Introduction and Definitions 

This module the basics of safeguarding, including the definitions of abuse and neglect. It provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of professionals involved in safeguarding.

Module 2 Types of Abuse and the Rights of Vulnerable Adults

This module will examine the different forms of abuse an adult may be exposed to due to vulnerability and why some adults may be more vulnerable than others. It includes the rights of vulnerable adults.

Module 3 Recognising the Signs of Abuse 

This module focuses on recognising the signs of abuse. It covers physical, emotional, financial, and sexual abuse.  It explains critical topics such as the impact of abuse, signs and symptoms, and the importance of confidentiality and reporting.

Module 4 What to Do if you Suspect Abuse 

This module will explore what employees must do when abuse is alleged or suspected. It will also look at the different types of disclosure and how to respond to these.

Module 5  Safeguarding Legislation

This module will look at the legislation in place to ensure that everyone considered vulnerable is treated similarly, legally and ethically.

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This entirely online course can be accessed from any device with the following system specifications:

    • Browser: Up to date web browser
    • Video: Up to date video drivers
    • Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
    • Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)