Child & Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding for the Dental Team (Level 1) (NW141210A)

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This course will update knowledge in this area for all members of the team & the care we provide for our most vulnerable patients, dentally & in the wider context.

Recommended to all

• To update teams on current legislation & practice of Safeguarding children and Vulnerable Adults and gain knowledge of context of Safeguarding within a dental practice

• Understand the legal & historical context of safeguarding children and young people
• Have knowledge of the categories and their definitions, signs and symptoms of child abuse
• Know what to do if you’re worried a child is being abused
• Understand why & how to share information in relation to safeguarding children and young people
• Develop an awareness of solutions & barriers to safeguarding children within health
• Gain knowledge of the context of child protection within a health environment
• Understand the legal and historical context of safeguarding vulnerable adults
• Increased awareness of the categories of abuse and signs and symptoms of vulnerable adult abuse
• Understand how to respond to allegations of abuse
• Understand how to refer & report concerns or allegations of adult abuse
• To increase knowledge & skills on information sharing and multi agency working
• Awareness of the principles of determining capacity