Adult Support and Protection

Professionals

For all workers in the social care sector providing support to adults who may be vulnerable.

This interactive course will be provide you with opportunity to share experiences and review organisational policy and procedures.

You will learn what is expected of you as a worker in a social care setting if you suspect that harm has taken place, is taking place or that an adult is at risk of danger or harm.

The course will provide you with the essential information on Adult Support & Protection and relevant associated legislation.

• Recognise and acknowledge our shared responsibility for promoting a safer service.
• Understand who may be at risk of harm, and how harm can come from unpredictable places.
• Know how to respond appropriately to concerns regarding adult support and protection issues
• Reflection your own practice.
• Understand how legislation influences policy and practice.

Star Weymark is a CIPD qualified trainer and First Aid for Mental Health Educator with over 10 years of previous hands-on experience working in various roles within the care sector.

Having gained a bachelor's degree in counselling through Glasgow Caledonian University, along with post graduate CPD in homelessness and inclusion through the University of Edinburgh, her specific skills relate to child and adult safeguarding and mental health

Her unique, inclusive, and interesting sessions are designed to increase confidence and equip workers with the skills needed to cope with modern challenges in the third sector.

This course will take place at:-

Ross room, Norton Park Conference Centre, 7 Albion Road, Edinburgh ,EH7 5QY

9.30am – 4.30pm

Tea and coffee will be provided.

Delegates are asked to bring their own lunch.

The cost to attend this course is £110 per person.

If you have any enquiries please email [email protected]

Your cancellation charges

If you are unable to attend the course you are booked on, you may substitute, by prior arrangement and after notifying us, someone else from your organisation.

If you are unable to attend, and not in a position to transfer your place to another person, then the following charges will apply:

3-8 weeks' notice: 25% of fee

1-3 weeks' notice: 75% of fee

Less than 1 weeks’ notice: 100% of fee

ARC's cancellation

Please note that full payment is required for non-attendance on a booking that has been transferred.

ARC Scotland events and courses are periodically updated and while we endeavour to deliver the courses as advertised there may inevitably be occasions where we have to change content without prior notice or, in exceptional circumstances, to cancel an event.

In the case of a course cancellation delegates will either be offered an alternative date, a credit note or a full refund and we will also consider any reasonable request to cover non-refundable travel arrangements if a course is cancelled within 2 working days of the start day.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Norton Park Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom