Safeguarding adults and the impact of poverty
Safeguarding adults and the impact of poverty
Safeguarding adults and the impact of poverty
Join an upcoming workshop that will explore the importance of recognising and responding to the impacts of poverty in relation to safeguarding adults.
This interactive session will share learning from research, practice and lived experience along with practice implications for adults social care.
Learning outcomes
As a result of attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify key areas of practice where poverty and safeguarding adults connect.
- Understand the intersectional factors which may increase risks around poverty and safeguarding adults.
- Develop confidence in talking about poverty with adults drawing upon care and support.
- Consider practice responses which uphold dignity, human rights and equity in relation to poverty and safeguarding adults.
Audience Types
Social workers
Practitioners
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Person-centred practice | Safeguarding | Direct work with individuals and families | The role of social workers | Values and ethics | Developing confident and capable social workers | Assuring good social work practice and development | Promoting and supporting critical analysis and decision-making
CQC - Safe | Effective | Caring | Responsive
PCF - Values and ethics | Diversity and equality | Rights, justice and economic wellbeing | Knowledge | Critical reflection and analysis
RCOT - Understanding relationship | Service users | Identify needs
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Safety Matters: Practitioners’ Handbook - Revised Third edition (2019)
Safeguarding adults means protecting a person’s right to live in safety, free from abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation. It is about promoting individuals’ wellbeing and preventing both the risk of, and the experience of, abuse and neglect wherever possible.
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