Safguarding Adults At Risk with Esther Wiskerke
Course Content
- Who may be considered as an 'adult at risk'.
- The meaning of safeguarding, harm, abuse and abuser.
- Different types of abuse, and the signs.
- What to do when someone tells you they are being abused.
- How to disclose and the challenges of disclosure.
Course Outcomes
- Awareness of the different reasons why someone may be considered an 'adult at risk'.
- Knowledge about the different types of abuse and abuser.
- Insight into the various ways abuse can happen: the obvious and less obvious.
- Increased confidence in knowing how to respond to a declaration of abuse.
- Understanding the importance of taking notes in relation to reporting abuse
