Adult Safeguarding – Essential Legal Literacy

Delivered via Microsoft Teams

 Facilitated by Yo Dunn

Yo is a trainer and consultant who works across the public sector (primarily in social care and education) with specialisms in autism and law. She is experienced in working closely with professionals in local authorities, care providers and in schools. She creates and delivers high level training on the legal framework of adult social care, safeguarding and autism for many English local authorities and other clients, including sector organisations such as OPG and ADASS. Yo provides training on all aspects of the Care Act; Adult Safeguarding law and practice; Mental Capacity law; DOLS; SEND law; and specialist autism courses for social care and education professionals. She has a thorough and up to date working knowledge of public law and professional practice issues in both adult and children’s services and a multi-faceted perspective on a range of issues affecting all client groups, but particularly autistics both with and without intellectual disabilities.

Aim

To refresh knowledge and ensure a secure foundation of legal literacy for Safeguarding Adults work.

Topics Covered

  • The Section 42 Duty
  • Human Rights
  • Proportionality
  • Duty of Care
  • Specific and detailed capacity assessment
  • Better quality best interests decision making

Who should apply for this course?

Professionals with responsibility for Safeguarding Adults including:

  • Senior Practitioners
  • Team Leaders
  • Managers
  • Safeguarding Leads in Partner Organisations
  • Officers from the Cleveland Police working with vulnerable adults

Requesting a Place:

If you would like to request a place, please complete the form below – one form per person is required. Please note that submitting a form does not guarantee a place, however we suggest that you provisionally book the date in your diary. Our training sessions are usually oversubscribed and therefore allocation of places will be determined by a number of factors. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible on the ‘why you want to attend’ section of the form.

You will be informed of the outcome of your application by email from the TSAB Business Unit. Places are not confirmed until this point. If you are unsuccessful your name may be added to a waiting list.

Existing Users: If you have used the website before to apply for a place then you will have an existing user account.  Please select the log-in option at the top of the form to request a place before completing all the fields, otherwise you will be unable to submit the form when you get to the end.

New Users: If this is the first time you have requested a place on training via our website then please complete the form to request a place. You will receive an email from ‘WordPress’ which will explain how to set up your password to enable you to access your account in the future. (The email may appear in your junk folder).  Please do not use a generic email address – accounts should be set up using an individual email.

Charging Policy for Non-Attendance:

Our courses are free to attend, however we do limit the number of places that we offer to ensure that all delegates have the opportunity to participate during the session, so if your place is confirmed and you are no longer able to attend please inform the Business Unit by email as soon as possible so that we have the chance to offer your place to another delegate . Any cancellations must be received by email no later than 11.30pm On Monday 14th October 2024. Cancellation after this date or failure to attend may result in a £50 charge.

Charging Policy

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If you have any queries please contact the Business Unit at [email protected]

Submit your Interest

Name: *

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Please provide as much information as possible - our events are often over subscribed. When allocating places this helps us to understand who will be able to make the best use of the training

The assumption will be made that you have their approval to attend where required. In the event that you fail to attend the event they will be contacted in line with our Charging Policy

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1. If unable to attend, the TSAB Business Unit MUST be informed 7 days prior to the event at the very latest. Cancellation after this date or failure to attend will result in a £50 charge (per day). The TSAB Charging Policy will apply to all bookings.


2. Where required, approval from your Line Manager has been sought to attend this event.


3. Where applicable, I have the appropriate level of training specified for this event/course.


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