Adult Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse

Audience:

This training is particularly aimed atthose officers from across all partner agencies who work with adults with care and support needs.

Delegates should already have a good awareness of and understanding of how to deal with domestic abuse issues e.g. have already completed introductory courses on domestic abuse such as the 2-day Domestic Abuse course or similar.

This course will build on previous learning and will provide officers with an awareness of how to appropriately support adults with care and support needs who are victims of domestic abuse.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the links between adult safeguarding and domestic abuse

Understand the additional impacts of domestic abuse on adults with care and support needs

Understand the additional barriers and challenges to ending abusive relationships for adults with care and support needs

Know how to respond appropriately and safely to enable victims to receive support

• Please note when booking onto this training course, you will be expected to stay for the FULL duration of the training session unless prior agreement has been made with the training organisers or trainers via domesticabuse_admin@sandwell.gov.uk . Late arrivals or early leavers may not be issued with a completed training certificate.