Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults
Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults - Online Training Course.
Welcome to The Mandatory Training Group's Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults online course. All our online training courses, programmes and qualifications are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (CPDUK).
The Care Certificate Standard 10 focuses on safeguarding adults in the health and social care sector. It covers understanding safeguarding, recognising signs of abuse, responding to abuse, multi-agency working, and knowledge of relevant legislation. Completion of this standard equips individuals with the necessary skills to prevent and respond to safeguarding concerns and promote the well-being of vulnerable adults.
Course content
This Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults online course is divided into the following sections:
- Unit 1 - Introduction
- Unit 2 - Relevant legislation and regulations
- Unit 3 - Safeguarding principles
- Unit 4 - Understanding harm, abuse and neglect
- Unit 5 - Reporting safeguarding concerns
- Unit 6 - Individual and organisational responsibilities
- End of course assessment.
Who is the course for?
This Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults online course was developed for new healthcare and social care staff as part of their workplace induction.
The primary audience of the Care Certificate is healthcare support workers or adult social care workers. It is also suitable for existing health and social care staff who do not hold recognised qualifications.
Clinical support roles
The Care Certificate Standard 10 is suitable for those giving support to clinical roles in the NHS and other healthcare settings where there is any direct contact with patients, including:
- Health care assistants,
- Care support workers
- Assistant practitioners.
Adult social care workers
The Care Certificate Standard 10 is also suitable for those giving support in community settings, including:
- Adult social care workers in residential, nursing homes and hospices
- Home care workers
- Domiciliary care staff.
Non-clinical roles
The Care Certificate Standard 10 is also suitable for other social care roles include:
- Caring volunteers
- Porters
- Cooks
- Drivers with direct contact with patients/ service users.
Course aims
The aims of this Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults online course are to:
- Develop an awareness on safeguarding responsibilities.
- Understanding the Care Act and the principles of safeguarding adults.
Learning objectives
This Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults online course will:
- List relevant legislation, local and national policies and procedures which relate to safeguarding adults.
- Explain how to recognise abuse.
- Understand how to work with other services and share information with the appropriate agencies.
- Define abuse and neglect, patterns, types and list possible indicators.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this Care Certificate Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults online course, you will be able to:
- Understand the principles of safeguarding adults.
- Identify risk and vulnerability to abuse and neglect.
- Respond to concerns, allegations and disclosures.
- Justify the importance of keeping records.
- Describe how to respond to a disclosure and report a concern.
