Description
🛡️👥 Safeguarding Adults – Online Course
📜 CPD Approved | ⏱ Duration: 80 minutes
Course Overview
Every adult has the right to live safely, be treated with dignity, and enjoy good health and happiness—regardless of age, background, or circumstances. This CPD-approved course explores the vital role safeguarding plays in protecting adults at risk of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Whether you’re a paid professional or volunteer working in healthcare, social care, community services, or even supporting a loved one at home, this course helps you understand your legal and ethical duties to safeguard those in your care.
📘 What You’ll Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
✅ Understand key safeguarding principles and terminology
✅ Recognise the 10 types of abuse and how to spot them
✅ Respond appropriately if you suspect abuse or neglect
✅ Understand and apply safeguarding legislation
✅ Respect the rights of individuals to make their own informed choices
✅ Create safer environments that reduce the risk of harm
🧑⚕️👩🦽 Who Should Take This Course?
Ideal for anyone with a duty of care towards vulnerable adults, including:
- Health and social care workers
- NHS and community centre staff
- Caregivers and volunteers
- Support workers in domiciliary or residential care
- Family carers supporting someone at home
🧩 Course Modules
Module No. | Module Title | Pass Rate |
1️ | Introduction and Definitions | 70% |
2️ | Types of Abuse and the Rights of Vulnerable Adults | 70% |
3️ | Recognising the Signs of Abuse | 70% |
4️ | What to Do If You Suspect Abuse | 70% |
5️ | Safeguarding Legislation | 70% |
🌟 Key Benefits
✔️ Improve your awareness of safeguarding risks
✔️ Ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation
✔️ Boost your confidence to act when concerns arise
✔️ Learn at your own pace—anytime, anywhere
✔️ Build a safer, more empowering environment for those in your care
📚 Further Learning
Looking to enhance your safeguarding knowledge even further? You might also like:
- Safeguarding Children
- Mental Capacity Act & DOLS
- Prevent Duty Training
💻 Tech Requirements
- Modern web browser
- Updated video drivers
- Minimum 1GB RAM
- Broadband connection (3Mb+)