Safeguarding Adults (Adult Protection)

Training & Documents

There are six levels of multi-agency Safeguarding Adults training available. All training is free and is open to staff from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland local authorities, health services, police, fire service, independent and voluntary sectors.

Basic Awareness - all staff should have a basic understanding of their responsibilities within the Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse and within the Safeguarding Adults framework. Basic Awareness can be delivered 'in house' by local managers / staff development teams, or can be accessed as a multi-agency training session.

To find out more about the training, please contact

Madeleine McNeil, Adult Protection Training Co-ordinator
mmcneil@leics.gov.uk
01858 465331 or

Vicky Needham, Adult Protection Training Administrator
v needham@leics.gov.uk
0116 2304063.

Dates for training until March 2009 - Safeguarding Adults Training Dates (.doc)

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Plan - Training Plan 2008 - 2009 (.doc)

Level 1 - Basic Awareness

Documents	Aims	File Format
Presentation	The presentation with notes for facilitators.	PowerPoint Presentation
Work Book	The workbook is designed for staff members to work through on their own or with colleagues and then discuss with their managers.	Word Doc
Notes for Work Book	The notes are intended to assist managers when discussing the issues raised in the workbook.	Word Doc

Level 2 - Alerters

Document	Aims	File Format
Alerters	To make staff aware of the Department of Health “No Secrets” Guidance and the Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse with particular reference to their role as an alerter.	Word Doc

Level 3 - Referrers

Document	Aims	File Format
Referrers	To provide Managers and Supervisors with a knowledge and understanding of their role as an alerter and a referrer within the Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse policy framework.	Word Doc

Level 4 - Referral-Takers

Document	Aims	File Format
Referral-Takers	To provide staff who receive telephone contacts / visit service users to gather the relevant information when receiving a Safeguarding Adults referral under the Multi-Agency Policy and Procedures for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse.	Word Doc

Level 5 - Investigators

Document	Aims	File Format
Investigators	To provide staff and managers with the knowledge of their role and responsibilities within the investigative process.	Word Doc

Level 6 - Managing the Process

Document	Aims	File Format
Managing the Process	To provide managers who oversee staff co-ordinating multi-agency investigations with knowledge of their roles and responsibilities within the Safeguarding Adults process.	Word Doc

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