Harm in the Home
24
Short Video Classes
6
‘Test Your Understanding’ sessions with case studies, feedback sessions, quizzes and collaborative whiteboards
6 hrs
CPD
With the option to make online notes on every class, download a Certificate of Completion & provide Learner Feedback
Available on-demand, this course has no scheduled removal date. From time to time, we update and refresh our training library to keep it current and relevant. Consequently, a course may be retired or replaced. And if that happens, we’ll always give learners at least 6 months’ advance notice so there’s plenty of time to complete it.
Outline
There are around 40,000 social work referrals about adults at risk of harm every year in Scotland. Over 5,500 of those proceed to investigation, around 60–70% are for adults harmed in their own home.
Developed in partnership with Sam McLean, one of Scotland’s leading Adult Support & Protection Trainers, this course looks at the key features of harm in the home; how health and social care professionals can recognise, report internally, refer externally and record incidents of harm; and, critically, the factors that can undermine the response to harm and how to mitigate them.
With 53 years’ experience in Social Work, Sam has designed and delivered training on the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act in 20 local authority areas across Scotland.
If you care or support adults in their own home, then – whatever your knowledge or experience – this course is for you.
Key Themes
With an interesting mix of video classes, case studies for personal reflection, and relevant feedback sessions this course provides learners with a comprehensive understanding of harm in the home and the confidence of how to respond to it effectively in practice.
We’ll explore –
- What is Harm and Who is an Adult at Risk of Harm?
- The Key Features of Harm in the Home
- Understanding and Responding to the Complexity of Harm in the Home – Trust, Persuasion and Coercion
- Practical Support Tips for cases involving Self Harm, Self-Neglect and Hoarding
- The Safe System to Support and Protect Adults at Risk of Harm and the wider Legislative Framework
Detailed course agenda
Session 1: Introduction to Harm in the Home
- The Scale and Scope of Harm in the Home (7 mins)
- Adult Support and Protection – Key Messages for Practice (20 mins)
- The Principles of ASP (7 mins)
- What is Harm and Who is an Adult at Risk of Harm? (8 mins)
- Responding to Harm – Co-operation & Confidentiality (10 mins)
- Case Study (15 mins)
Session 2: Types of Harm and their Implications
- Understanding and Recognising Harm (11 mins)
- The Serious & Interconnected Nature of Harm (6 mins)
- The Key Features of Harm in the Home (11 mins)
- The impact of Harm and Trauma Informed Practice (8 mins)
- Case Study (25 mins)
- Quiz (10 mins)
Session 3: Trust, Persuasion and Coercion at Home
- Trust at Home (4 mins)
- Undue Pressure in Adult Protection (6 mins)
- Gender Based Violence (8 mins)
- Broader Understanding of Harm (8 mins)
- Case Study (15 mins)
Session 4: Self Harm, Self-Neglect and Hoarding
- Introduction to Self Harm and Self Neglect (10 mins)
- Causes and Contributing Factors (10 mins)
- Self-Harm – Understanding to support better outcomes (7 mins)
- Self-Neglect & Hoarding – Understanding to support better outcomes (11 mins)
- Case Study (30 mins)
- Quiz (10 mins)
Session 5: Working Together to Support and Protect Adults at Risk of Harm
- The Foundations of a Safe System (6 mins)
- The Inter-Agency ASP Process (10 mins)
- Key Agencies and their Roles (11 mins)
- The Legislative Framework (9 mins)
- Where the Three Point Criteria is Not Met (4 mins)
- Checks and Balances in a Safe System (3 mins)
Session 6: Summary
- Bringing it all together
Your Feedback and Thoughts
Course rates for learners
1 Learner
Individual3-5 learners
Small group6-300+ learners
Large groupIntroducing Our Trainer
Sam McLean
Lead Adult Support & Protection Trainer
Sam McLean has been working in Social Work for 53 years including 23 years as an Independent Trainer and Public Sector Consultant working with over 90 publicly funded organisations across the UK.
Sam has been designing and delivering training in the protection of vulnerable adults for over 20 years and since 2007 this has been built around the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act. Delivery in 20 local authority areas across Scotland has given Sam extensive and contemporary understanding of the key issues faced by staff who deliver and manage services across our communities.
A key focus of Sam’s work, around effective responses, has been the centrality of frontline workers recognising and responding to harm in any setting and the vital importance of ongoing inter-agency cooperation.
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