Empowering Communities, Protecting Lives: Safeguarding Training for Adults at Risk in your Community
Empowering Communities, Protecting Lives: Safeguarding Training for Adults at Risk in your Community
Are you passionate about protecting adults at risk in your community? Do you want to learn how to recognise and respond to abuse effectively?
The aim of this workshop is to enable the learner to understand:
- The principles of safeguarding
- The indicators of abuse
- The roles, responsibilities, and actions a person should take in safeguarding adults at risk of abuse
- Learn about newly introduced legislation.
Workshop Outline
- Find out about Safeguarding and your obligations to it
- Learn about the 6 Principles of Safeguarding
- Discover how to identify adults in your organisation or community who may be at risk
- Learn about recognising the signs of abuse
- Learn how to Report Concerns and Respond to Allegations
- Introduction to the newly launched "Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015"
- How to develop a Safeguarding Culture.
Learning Outcomes
As the learner progresses through the workshop, they will become aware of how to:
- Recognise safeguarding needs and potential indicators of abuse with Adults at Risk
- Respond appropriately and accurately to reports and allegations of abuse
- Recognise Responsibilities and understand your responsibilities to safeguarding
- Record important and relevant material accurately and promptly
- Report any abuse allegations & where criminal activity is suspected contact the Gardai.
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button to the left.
- This event will take place on Zoom.
- Closed Captions can be enabled by participants.
- Please email matthew@wheel.ie if you have any special requirements.
Maighréad Kelly is experienced and qualified Social Care Consultant specialising in Safeguarding Training, Trust in Care Investigations, Governance, Compliance and Risk Management. In 2024, she launched her own Adult Safeguarding Website to support the training that Maighread is delivering to Community Organisations who are working with Adults at Risk in our Communities.
Testimonial
"The importance of empowering awareness and knowledge of safeguarding adults at risk has and is an ever-increasing priority to not for profit community and voluntary organisations in Kerry for Kerry Volunteer Centre. In lieu of recent and future legislative developments and requirements it is imperative that such groups have the capacity to meet their duty of care along with local access to expertise that will empower them to develop a robust culture and practices of safeguarding. Positively such competent experts as Maighread Kelly were and are available to Kerry Volunteer Centre to support groups across Kerry and beyond".
Geraldine O’Sullivan – Kerry Volunteer Centre
'I now have the knowledge and confidence to assist someone in a crisis situation. The training has heightened my awareness as to the needs of adults at risk, and given me the tools to apply it to any situation that may arise going forward with confidence. After the training I feel I am in a better place to deliver support to adults at risk and ensure the best possible outcome for them.'
Training Participant – Carmichael
'I don't deal with safeguarding on a daily basis, but it will inform my future work I'm sure. Better understanding of safeguarding practices and where to go for help/advice/information. This training was engaging enough to be well-received online. If it wasn't as well-paced and engaging, and Maighread wasn't so knowledgeable and adept at managing time, questions etc., then it might have been difficult to maintain focus online.'
Training Participant – Carmichael
"Maighread has been exceptional in providing guidance to us & her flexibility has been incredible - calls back within minutes of an urgent email, hugely detailed responses to various emails along the way & she has always been at the end of the phone. She has been instrumental in helping us to navigate the sector & getting up to speed on what we need to have accomplished to successful operate in today's highly regulated world. Her training sessions are very engaging, she holds your attention & focus & you feel like you have gained a wealth of information & everyone feels very empowered at the end. Her knowledge in the area knows no bounds!"
Marie O’Sullivan – Millstreet Daty Care Centre
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