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Course content 

This one-day course is designed to give housing staff a comprehensive introduction to safeguarding children and adults covering:

• What makes a child or adult at risk
• The categories of abuse
• Recognising the signs and indicators of abuse
• The legal framework and guidance
• The impact of abuse and neglect
• Challenges to effective safeguarding
• The Care Act 2014
• Record-keeping
• Confidentiality and information-sharing
• Your responsibilities and how to report concerns
• The process following referral for adults and children.

Who should attend? 

ALL staff, contractors and volunteers across your organisation must be able to demonstrate they have completed mandatory safeguarding training.

Our trainer

Tahira Hussain has extensive experience working in the statutory and voluntary sectors. She had a 16-year career in social work, mental health, community development, charity and the housing sector.

Tahira has a successful track record in consultancy, training and project management. As an experienced project manager Tahira has delivered a range of projects, these include equality and diversity, domestic abuse awareness and inclusion strategies. Tahira has worked across a range of customer groups, including young people foyers, care homes, sheltered schemes and refuges in a contractual and consultancy capacity delivering therapy support, engaging with service users and training staff.  Tahira delivers one to one and group coaching to young people and families to develop confidence, increase self-esteem, develop goals and manage wellbeing.