An Introduction to Safeguarding Adults for Volunteers and Temporary Staff
This course aims to support volunteers in understanding their responsibilities regarding safeguarding procedures
About this course
Legislation lays out that ‘Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility’ at work as well as in our personal lives. This course aims to build awareness of the key issues around Safeguarding Adults, enhancing confidence in knowing ones responsibilities, how to recognise when an adult may be at risk, how to raise concerns and the support and guidance available.
It is important that everyone feels confident and equipped in responding to safeguarding concerns and this course aims to deliver this through engaging expert videos, clinical case examples, quizzes, exercises, downloadable tools and materials.
Who it's for
Volunteers and temporary staff.
Your instructor
Dr Charlotte Bolt
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Charlotte Bolt is a clinical psychologist working within Bedfordshire Paediatrics and CAMHS, having previously worked in Bedfordshire within the Child Development Centre (CDC) and the Neurodevelopmental team in CAMHS. Charlotte draws from multiple psychological models in her work, particularly Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and systemic practice.
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Charlotte is passionate about making clinical psychology accessible, with a strong interest in Community Psychology and voluntary work. She has worked across many charitable organisations, including START (Students and Refugees Together), Jeremiah’s Journey (Children Bereavement), The Multiple Sclerosis Society and MIND. Her work extends to Kenya, Ghana and India within orphanages, universities and schools.
Charlotte also works privately and voluntarily with her therapy dog, where her clients include adults with learning difficulties or histories of trauma, and children with autism and emotional difficulties. She continues to develop her clinical skills training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
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When does the course start and finish?
Whenever you like. It's fully self-paced: start when you enrol, finish in one sitting or over several weeks.
How long do I have access?
For as long as you need it. You get lifetime access, for as long as the course is published on our platform, on any device you own.
Can my organisation buy places for a whole team?
Yes. Use "Get a team price" to see bulk and annual licence prices straight away, or ask us and we'll come back with bulk and annual licence options, invoicing, and completion reporting for your managers.