Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults & Children

The syllabus includes, for example:

  • Abuse and neglect
  • Criminal offences
  • Risk assessment
  • The abuse of power
  • Violating rights
  • Types of abuse
  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Financial abuse
  • Institutional abuse
  • Discriminatory abuse
  • Neglect
  • Signs and symptoms of physical, emotional, sexual, financial, institutional abuse
  • Signs and symptoms of neglect
  • Patterns of abuse
  • Situational abuse
  • Environmental abuse
  • Speaking out
  • Taking action
  • Responding correctly
  • No secrets!
  • Whistle blowing