Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

There are currently no further dates for this course.  If you would like to attend a future course, please register your interest here.

Training delivered in a virtual classroom on Zoom.

• Guidance for SBC staff on joining a Zoom meeting

Target group

This module is suitable for staff working in a wide variety of frontline practice roles across a range of agencies. It will be beneficial to those who come into contact with people at risk and need to signpost or refer them on to appropriate services.These may include personnel from emergency services, voluntary agencies providing advice and support and those in allied healthcare roles.

This half-day virtual workshop provides the essentials of good practice with people who self-neglect or display hoarding behaviours.

Please note: If you require an in-depth understanding of self-neglect and hoarding behaviours the specialist Safeguarding and self-neglect/hoarding behaviours module may be more appropriate.

 You do not need to complete the core module before completing the specialist module. The course content for each module draws on the same source material, but is covered in more depth and has some additional content on the specialist module.

If you are unsure which module to attend, please review the course information below.

About this course

Drawing on learning from research and from safeguarding adult reviews, it assists those in frontline roles to understand the needs of people who self-neglect, to recognise the risks involved, to respond appropriately at their point of first contact and to identify forward pathways for referral to other agencies.

Aims and objectives

• To provide an introduction to the signs, symptoms and causes of self-neglect
• To identify the relevance of mental capacity to decision-making about self-care
• To consider responses to reluctance to engage
• To give a brief outline the legal powers and duties available to a range of agencies
• To identify how organisations can support their staff
• To review the markers of good multiagency collaboration

Course materials

• Self-neglect - list of online resources

£85

This charge will apply if your agency is required to pay.

More information about fees and whether your agency is required to pay: Training programme information and frequently asked questions

To book a place on this course, click on the link below

After attending the course, please click on the link below to complete a course evaluation form:

• Core Module Adults: Safeguarding & Self-Neglect/Hoarding evaluation form