Training

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It is the role of the Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) to ensure that staff who work with adults with care and support needs are able to effectively and appropriately meet their statutory responsibilities and have received the necessary training.

SSAB Competency Framework

The Safeguarding Adults Board have developed a competency framework and guidance to assist employers to identify the training needs of their staff (including volunteers).

The competency framework provides a standardised approach to the skills and training staff in different roles should have regardless of the organisation they work for. This ensures a level of consistency and aims to improve the skill sets of all staff working with adults with care and support needs across the county.

SSAB Training Programme

In order to offer a wide variety of courses around Section 42 safeguarding enquiries and safeguarding responsibilities our courses are in line with the requirements of the competency framework.

Our training programme runs from April – March each year with new courses continually being discussed and published throughout the year.

Training offered by the SSAB

Contributing to a Section 42 Enquiry (1 day)

Who is the Course aimed at?

This is a Multi-Agency course open to anyone who would be asked in their role by the Local Authority to Contribute to a Section 42 Enquiry.
Representatives from (usually at a supervisory level):

Borough and District Councils
Registered Managers/ Deputy Managers (Care/ Nursing Homes/ Home Care Agencies)
GP’s
Health colleagues from Community and Acute Trust organisations.

Aims and Objectives:

By the end of the day candidates will be able to:

Understand when s42 duties apply
Describe the objectives of an adult safeguarding enquiry
Recognise how making safeguarding personal works in practice
Understand the different roles with an adult safeguarding enquiry
Begin to understand how and when it is appropriate to professionally challenge other agencies during an adult safeguarding enquiry
Develop skills to write a good quality adult safeguarding report

N.B All candidates must have attended the pre-requisite course of the Adult Safeguarding Essentials or equivalent before booking this course.

To book your place Events List (event-booking.org.uk)

The SSAB also offer a webinar series on various subjects, more information can be found Webinar Series – Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (surreysab.org.uk)

Training provided by Other Organisations

Adult Safeguarding Essentials

What are the benefits?
It raises your awareness and understanding of staff roles and responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding of adults. This course includes all aspects of basic awareness and Surrey’s multi-agency approach.

What will I learn?
By the end of the day candidates will be able to:

Meaning of ‘abuse and neglect’ in the context of adult safeguarding
Identify who an adult safeguarding enquiry applies to and the s42 duties
Types of abuse
Common indicators of abuse
The adult safeguarding roles of Surrey County Council, Surrey Safeguarding adults Board and other partners
How Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) works in Practice
Response to disclosures of abuse and neglect effectively
Correct reporting and recording of adult safeguarding concerns in Surrey
The relationship between adult safeguarding, child protection and domestic abuse
What happens when a safeguarding concern is reported to the Local Authority

Who is the course aimed at?
This course is aimed at those working with Adults in Surrey including but not restricted to:

We welcome all staff from all adult social care settings in Surrey including: Charities, District and Boroughs, Care Homes etc.

To book your place, please visit the Surrey Skills Academy (SSA)
*Please note that these courses are booking very quickly on release. If you are unable to find the course or wish to have eight or more colleagues attend this course at one time please email SSA at surreyskillsacademy@surreycc.gov.uk

Mental Capacity Act Awareness

What are the benefits?
Develop your understanding of DOLS under the Mental Capacity Act and outline the implications of this on working practice

What will I learn?
By the end of the day candidates will be able to:

Define the provision of liberty.
Describe the relationship with the Mental Capacity Act.
Identify what may constitute the deprivation of liberty.
How to raise a concern.

Who is this course for?
All staff working for providers of adult social care in Surrey.

To book your place, please visit the Surrey Skills Academy (SSA)
*Please note that if your course is not shown, this may be due to the course being fully booked. Please contact the SSA to register your interest in being added to the waiting list. If your organisation has eight or more colleagues who wish to attend this course at one time please email SSA at surreyskillsacademy@surreycc.gov.uk

Person-Centered Care

What are the benefits?To make adult social care workers aware of person-centered planning/thinking/care and their role in implementing person-centered approaches

What will I learn?
By the end of the day candidates will be able to:

Understand the meaning and importance of ‘Person Centered Planning/Thinking/Care’.
Understand the importance of acknowledging individuality, promoting choice and independence.
Be aware of the legislation, standards and guidance governing ‘Person Centered Care’ and its importance

Certification
Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate valid for 3 years

There are a number of other training courses available, coordinated and delivered by partner organisations.
These includes topics such as:

Domestic Abuse – Healthy Surrey
Domestic Abuse Training – Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (surreysab.org.uk)
The Surrey Skills Academy – Supporting Surrey’s Adult Social Care providers to achieve more
Prevent – Healthy Surrey, Home Office
Modern Slavery – Healthy Surrey
Financial Abuse – Ann Craft Trust
Research in Practice (RiPfa) have a number of courses available on their website.