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Designated Safeguarding Lead - Essential Skills

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This Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Course is designed for Social Care Workers, Health Care Workers, Pediatric Nurses, Childminders, Safeguarding Officers or anyone who wants to work in this sector. This Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Online Course will cover their job descriptions as a whole, mention the role, tasks and responsibilities they will have to carry out in the workplace and many more.

This Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Course was designed in such a way that it covers all the life stages like childhood, adolescents and adulthood. In terms of safeguarding, you will learn the skills, practical and theoretical knowledge, legal responsibilities, the laws, and how to overcome the challenges you face when safeguarding an adult or a child. 

Our modules also give an insight into the psychology of a child, their development stages, how they learn through play, how to identify any sign of abuse in a child, find any symptoms of disorders like autism, if any then what are the causes and what treatment can be done. Overall all the responsibilities one must carry out to make sure a child gets the utmost care. Besides, when it comes to adults, you will know about the stages of old age, how ageing affects memory, mentality, what disorders come with age and how to treat such disorders. These are very important to know about because old people need just as much care as children if not more.

Other key topics include children and adolescents counselling and handling of information in safeguarding. All the information of every people and client is confidential and can’t be shared, you will get to know what are the laws and what actions will be taken if anything is shared. Finally, the adolescent stage is the most important as most changes happen at that time, we covered all the psychological issues, the psychology of growth and development and the skills and theories you will need to safeguard an adolescent.

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Who is This Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Course for?

This Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Course is ideal for anyone who works with vulnerable adults and children, such as the following:

  • Safeguarding Officer
  • Safeguarding Lead
  • Social care workers
  • Health care workers
  • Paediatric Nurses
  • Child Minders
  • Teaching professionals

Certification

Once you’ve successfully completed your Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). All of our courses are fully accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field. Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this comprehensive Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Course, learners will be able to:

Assessment

At the end of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Training Online Course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.

Courses Contents

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) course is ideal for those who work in the health or social care sector, as well as anyone with child or vulnerable adult safeguarding responsibilities. It explores key legislation, how to identify abuse and report safeguarding concerns.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Level 3

Develop the skills and practical knowledge to protect those at risk of abuse and neglect, with this Adult Safeguarding training course. This course covers all areas of safeguarding, from legal responsibilities to core competencies. You’ll learn how to report any safeguarding concerns, what to do when a disclosure is made and how to overcome safeguarding challenges.

Child Protection And Safeguarding

If you work with children, it is a legal responsibility to protect their welfare while under your care and supervision. In this Child Protection and Safeguarding course, you will explore the principles of safeguarding and child protection, including child protection laws in the UK. It provides guidance on how to identify signs of abuse in children, what to do if a child makes a disclosure, and how to report to child protection services.

Mental Health Care Training – MCA & DOLS

In this Mental Capacity Act course, you will learn how to support vulnerable individuals who lack mental capacity, working in their best interests to protect their privacy and rights. This course covers practical knowledge that can be applied in a real-life context. It includes principles and codes of practice, key legislation and assessment guidance.

Child Care

This Child Care training course applies to anyone who works with or cares for children, equipping learners with the skills to nurture their development and encourage learning through engaging activities. It covers the stages of child development, an insight into child psychology, safeguarding responsibilities, learning through play, and much more.

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid Course is designed for mental health professionals or practitioners such as mental health advisors, mental health nurses or any individual who wants to learn the key techniques of providing immediate help to the sudden mental health breakdown.

First Aid at Work

The Emergency First Aid course is designed to teach learners how to respond to a range of accidents, illnesses and injuries that occur inside and outside of the workplace. It provides step-by-step guidance on emergency procedures and covers the full contents of the first-aid kit. Gain the skills to perform CPR, treat burns and bleeding, support someone suffering from a head injury, and respond to someone who is unconscious.

Paediatric First Aid

The Paediatric First Aid training course is a practical, instructor-led certification, covering fundamental first aid procedures. You’ll familiarise with the contents of the paediatric first aid kit, learn what to do in the case of an emergency, how to perform CPR, treat wounds and burns, place a child in the recovery position, treat shock, and much more.

Child Psychology

In the Child Psychology Course, you will deepen your knowledge of the psychology of child development and learn about the common psychological issues that can develop in childhood, including their causes, symptoms and treatment. You will gain an excellent understanding of child psychology in practice and common psychological issues in children, introducing you to fundamental theories, models and approaches.

Psychology Of Old Age

This comprehensive course is ideal for health and social care workers, exploring the fundamentals of gerontology and the stages of old age. You’ll learn how ageing affects people mentally, as well as the stereotypes and stigma surrounding old age. Get an insight into the causes, symptoms and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer’s memory loss other age-related diseases.

Children and Adolescents Counselling

This course is ideal for those looking to work as a Child Counsellor, or those who work with children in a teaching, health and social care setting. It covers the different types of psychological issues in children, the psychology of growth and development, therapeutic outcomes, professional skills, counselling models and theories.

Healthcare GDPR

This course is ideal for social care and health care professionals who are new to their role, with expert training on how to handle confidential information regarding service users. It includes practical and theoretical information on key topics such as legislation, legal responsibilities, record-keeping, and the sharing of personal information.

Youth Work Training

The Youth Work Training Course provides an in-depth insight into the role and responsibilities of a Youth Worker, teaching learners about the importance of youth work, as well as its benefits and challenges. It explores key topics such as the impact of society on young people, youth services, career opportunities and skills.

Understanding Autism Level 3

In this Understanding Autism Level 3 course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of autism and develop the key skills needed to provide learning and psychological support to autistic children. It discusses the signs and symptoms of autism and their impact on learning, the autistic spectrum and typical behavioural traits in autistic children. This course is ideal for parents, teachers and child psychologists.

Risk Management in Health & Social Care

The Risk Management in Health & Social Care course is designed to provide an in-depth, practical understanding of risk assessment in a health and social care environment, exploring the risk assessment process, legal responsibilities, and other key topics. You will learn how to identify risks to patient safety, develop a risk policy, and ensure a positive workplace culture.

Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care teach you everything on the topic thoroughly from scratch so you can achieve a professional certificate for free to showcase your achievement in professional life. This Health and Social Care is a comprehensive, instructor-guided course, designed to provide a detailed understanding of the nature of the related sector and your key roles within it.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Awareness Course
Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a new type of novel coronavirus with a much higher infection rate than normal flu. To make sure you are informed and fully protected from its health risks during the pandemic, this course will guide you through its possible causes, symptoms and infection control measures, introduced by UK government guidelines.

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