Standard 10: Adult Safeguarding

Introduction

Care Certificate Standard 10 focuses on adult safeguarding and the responsibilities of health and social care workers in helping to protect adults from abuse and neglect. This online course helps learners recognise possible signs of abuse, understand factors that may increase a person’s risk and respond appropriately when a safeguarding concern is identified or disclosed. The course is suitable for new care workers, healthcare assistants, support workers and existing staff completing induction or refresher training.

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Aims

• This course aims to help learners understand:

   

  • What adult safeguarding means

  • The different types of abuse and neglect

  • Signs and indicators that may suggest abuse or neglect

  • Factors that may increase an adult’s risk of harm

  • The importance of person-centred safeguarding

  • How to respond when an adult discloses abuse

  • How and when safeguarding concerns should be reported

  • The importance of recording information accurately

  • Relevant legislation, workplace policies and local safeguarding procedures

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Objectives

• The Care certifications, which outline the essential skills you'll need to be competent when working in the health and social care sectors, can be utilised as part of your introduction.
• Before assuming any job where you may operate without direct supervision, you should complete and assess each standard. This may be done gradually and should happen right at the beginning of your job.
• If you satisfy the criteria, you may be permitted to carry out the tasks it covers without direct supervision, while you will still require supervision in other areas.

This Care certificate is provided via e-learning on the internet. Students enrolled in the Care Certificate - Standard 10: Safeguarding Adults course will have immediate access to our interactive LMS, which provides round-the-clock access to the course.

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What you will learn?

After completing this course, learners should be able to:

 

• Explain their responsibilities in protecting adults from abuse and neglect

• Recognise common types and possible signs of abuse

• Identify situations in which an adult may be at increased risk

• Respond calmly and appropriately to a disclosure

• Explain why they should not investigate safeguarding concerns themselves

• Preserve evidence where appropriate

• Record and report concerns according to workplace procedures

• Recognise unsafe practice and understand how to escalate concerns

• Identify sources of safeguarding advice and support

Responding to Safeguarding Concerns:

If you believe an adult is in immediate danger, follow your organisation’s emergency procedures and contact the appropriate emergency service.

Safeguarding concerns should be reported promptly according to your employer’s policies and local safeguarding arrangements. Learners should not attempt to investigate suspected abuse themselves.

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Assessment

Important Information: This online course supports the knowledge requirements of Care Certificate Standard 10. Completion of the online course and assessment does not replace employer-led safeguarding induction, local procedural training, supervision or workplace assessment of applicable skills and behaviours.

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Course Duration

• The online care course needs a minimum of one hour to complete. This can be a guide to the educational hours needed, and it depends on how quickly an individual can understand the course. The training is online. It may be displayed over multiple sessions or done in one session.

• Learners will have access to the present course for up to nine months from the date of joining. There's no pressure to finish the course in a short time.

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Certificate

Our nationally acclaimed online social care courses are approved by the Continuing Professional Development (CPD). You will receive a recognised certificate in PDF format as soon as your evaluation is finished, and it will be instantly available. Hard copies of the certificate are offered at a higher cost. For your future reference, all proof of completion and certification will be kept on file in our system.