Safeguarding adults: e-learning course

Part of e-Learning courses

CPD-accredited course for health and social care workers which shows how safeguarding issues can develop, and suggests ways of dealing with them that protect people at the same time as preserving their right to make choices about their lives.

Safeguarding adults: types and indicators of abuse

Part of Safeguarding adults

SCIE discusses types of abuse in adults, including physical, sexual, psychological or emotional, financial or material, neglect or acts of omission, discriminatory and institutional abuse

Safeguarding adults with dementia during the COVID-19 crisis

Part of Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care

This quick guide aims to support care providers and staff to safeguard people with dementia during the COVID-19 crisis.

Gaining access to an adult suspected to be at risk of neglect or abuse: a guide for social workers and their managers in England

Part of Safeguarding adults in practice

This guide provides information on legal options for gaining access to adults suspected to be at risk of abuse or neglect, where access is restricted or denied.

Safeguarding adults for housing staff

Part of Safeguarding adults

Briefing for social care, health and police describing housing staff’s key safeguarding role. Housing staff are well placed to identify and share information about people with care and support needs at risk of abuse.

Adult safeguarding practice questions

Part of Safeguarding adults in practice

This guidance is for frontline practitioners and managers who work with adults who have care and support needs and who may be at risk of abuse or neglect.

Safeguarding adults: mediation and family group conferences

This At a glance guide explains the use of mediation and family group conferences (FGCs) for adults who are – or may be – at risk from abuse.

Protecting adults at risk in London: good practice resource

This resource is a tool for staff engaged in safeguarding adults at risk. It gives practical pointers to help people assess the risk of abuse, recognise it when it does occur and respond to it appropriately.

Safeguarding adults: mediation and family group conferences

This resource explains the use of mediation and family group conferences (FGCs) for adults who are – or may be – at risk from abuse.

Commissioning care homes: common safeguarding challenges

This guide aims to identify the issues that most commonly lead to safeguarding referrals from care homes.