Description
Safeguarding adults requires practitioners at Level 3 to lead and manage complex safeguarding processes with confidence and professional judgement. This CPD-certified course provides an advanced understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and supporting legislation. It covers all ten categories of abuse including coercive control, organisational abuse, and self-neglect. The course explores Making Safeguarding Personal, the Section 42 enquiry process, information sharing and confidentiality, risk assessment and safety planning, multi-agency working, professional challenge, and learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Aligned with CQC standards and NICE guidance, this course supports practitioners to lead safeguarding with skill, courage, and accountability.
Learning outcomes
- Explain the legislative framework for adult safeguarding, including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and supporting legislation.
- Recognise abuse and neglect across all ten categories, including in complex situations involving coercive control, organisational abuse, and self-neglect.
- Apply Making Safeguarding Personal principles by ascertaining and recording the adult's desired outcomes.
- Assess mental capacity in the context of safeguarding and identify when an IMCA referral is required.
- Lead the process of raising safeguarding concerns, making referrals, and coordinating the internal response.
- Describe the Section 42 enquiry process and the roles and responsibilities of those involved.
- Make proportionate decisions about information sharing and confidentiality in safeguarding situations.
- Conduct safeguarding risk assessments and develop safety plans in collaboration with the adult and partner agencies.
- Contribute effectively to multi-agency processes and exercise professional challenge when necessary.
- Apply learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews and embed preventive safeguarding practice within the organisation.
Accreditation Certificate
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Safeguarding Adults Level 3 Certificate
Covers advanced safeguarding adults practice for Level 3 practitioners.
What does my certificate include?
Your Safeguarding Adults Level 3 Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
