Level 3 Safeguarding Adults - 11 December 2026

Aims

This one-day training will offer an understanding of the legal and policy framework for safeguarding adults with a particular focus on Making Safeguarding Personal.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Coordinate the safeguarding adult enquiry and safeguarding planning process

• Effectively risk assess and manage any actions within each stage of the safeguarding adult process

• Make sound and consistent decisions within each stage of the safeguarding adult process

• Describe roles and responsibilities of partner agencies

• Manage decisions about information sharing, confidentiality and consent

• Ensure decisions are made within the context of the legal framework

• Ensure we make MSP

Programme  

• Housekeeping and welcome

• News update, learning from SAR’s, and report from Action for Elder Abuse.

• Limitations of ‘No Secrets’

• ADASS guidance on applying Section 42 and

• Getting the balance right between empowerment and protection/

• Safeguarding and Well Being

• Legal Framework of safeguarding adults

• Duties and responsibilities under the Care Act 2014

• Specific duties of the Local Authority and partner agencies

• Focus on self-neglect, coercive and controlling behaviour, crimes of neglect

• Mental Capacity and Safeguarding

• Making Safeguarding Personal

• Responding and Reporting-The Safeguarding process- the 4 stages

• What is a safeguarding concern?

• When do we carry out a statutory Enquiry?

• What is the purpose of an enquiry?

• How do we assess risk and understand what actions to take immediately and longer term

• Planning the Enquiry, who needs to be involved and how can the adult at risk be supported

• Consideration of Capacity, Consent and Confidentiality

The course will be delivered by Dawn Revell

Dawn is a qualified Social Worker having obtained her professional status over 18 years ago. She continues to practice as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) under the Mental Health Act 1983.She is a joint trained investigator for safeguarding adults and presently has responsibility for managing and advising on complex safeguarding adult cases. Dawn presently manages a generic, county wide social services emergency duty team. She has worked as an associate trainer for over 4 years and has designed, facilitated and delivered training on risk assessment, mental health, mental capacity and safeguarding adults.

BOOKING INFORMATION:

All Event bookings must be made online with payment made in full by credit/debit card.  We do not send invoices/use purchase order numbers for Event bookings for NHS delegates  (this policy does not affect our commissioned bookings)

Course access details will be emailed direct to delegate(s) upon completion of your booking.  

Includes all course materials and a certificate. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email events@edgetraining.org.uk  or call 07341 277487.