Supporting the safety, rights and wellbeing of adults
Supporting the safety, rights and wellbeing of adults
Delivered online using teams
12:00 - 13:00 Monday, 16 November 2026
Join a webinar for Safeguarding Adults Week that will introduce Research in Practice materials that can support practitioners working with adults who may be at risk of harm.
Through a guided tour of selected resources, we will highlight learning and evidence to support person-centred practice, professional decision-making, working with risk and uncertainty, and promoting wellbeing, choice and rights.
Whether you are new to Research in Practice or looking to make greater use of the resources available, this session will help you identify tools and materials to support your practice and learning.
Learning outcomes
As a result of attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify Research in Practice resources that support work with adults who may be at risk of harm.
- Navigate learning materials relevant to person-centred, strengths-based practice.
- Recognise resources that can support reflection and professional decision-making.
- Consider how Research in Practice materials can be used to inform individual learning and team development.
This event is a webinar.
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Audience Types
Social workers
Workforce development teams
Practitioners
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Safeguarding | Direct work with individuals and families | Supervision, critical analysis and reflection | The role of social workers | Developing confident and capable social workers | Assuring good social work practice and development | Promoting and supporting critical analysis and decision-making
CQC - Safe | Well-led | Responsive | Caring
PCF - Rights, justice and economic wellbeing | Critical reflection and analysis | Knowledge | Intervention and skills
Safety Matters
Introducing some key themes in safeguarding adults, these resources draw upon learning from lived-experiences, practice wisdom and research evidence to help inform approaches to safeguarding adults. Offering practical information and guidance along reflective opportunities to help embed learning.
Radical safeguarding toolkit for homelessness
The toolkit offers a new approach to safeguarding adults experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage, rooted in social justice. It explores principles of power, autonomy, solidarity and accountability in adult safeguarding.
What is safeguarding adults? Brief Guide (2025)
Safeguarding adults is about people and organisations working together to stop abuse and/or neglect happening to adults who are less able to protect themselves. This Brief Guide explains some of the ways that people might be abused and what to do if you have concerns.