Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Leadership and Advocacy

About This Course

This course explores leadership and advocacy in safeguarding vulnerable adults, covering policy development, advocacy methods, and continuous improvement.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses the common problem or challenge that UK dental professionals face in safeguarding vulnerable adults. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the vital roles of leadership and advocacy in protecting vulnerable adults. The course offers insights on how to foster a workplace culture that prioritizes safeguarding, leading a dental team in safeguarding efforts, effective advocacy methods, policy development for safeguarding, and continuous improvement in safeguarding practices. With this knowledge, dental professionals can better protect vulnerable adults and provide a safe and secure environment.

The course “Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Leadership and Advocacy” provides an in-depth exploration of the vital roles of leadership and advocacy in providing protection for vulnerable adults, including skills required for success and fostering a workplace culture that prioritizes safeguarding, advocacy methods, policy development, and continuous improvement in safeguarding practices.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, students will be able to understand the importance of leadership in safeguarding and demonstrate key leadership skills.	1: Upon completion of the course, students are expected to incorporate leadership skills and advocacy in their approach to safeguarding vulnerable adults.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to advocate effectively for vulnerable adults in various situations.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely influence their dental practices by developing robust safeguarding policies and fostering a culture of safeguarding.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to develop, implement, and revise safeguarding policies in their practices.	3: The course should lead to continuous improvement in safeguarding practices as learners incorporate feedback and evaluation into their work.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the evaluation of safeguarding practices and the implementation of feedback loops for continuous improvement.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to an improved safeguarding environment, promoting leadership and advocacy across the dental profession.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will be able to provide a comprehensive review of the role of leadership and advocacy in safeguarding vulnerable adults.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that students will take on leadership roles in safeguarding and advocate for the rights and safety of vulnerable adults in their practices.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 60 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course, “Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Leadership and Advocacy,” is an in-depth exploration of the vital roles of leadership and advocacy in providing protection for vulnerable adults. The course opens with an examination of the significance of leadership in safeguarding, highlighting the skills required for success in this arena, and providing insights on how to foster a workplace culture that prioritizes safeguarding. Emphasis is laid on leading a dental team in safeguarding efforts, and a case study presents real-world leadership challenges in this context. The course then shifts focus to advocacy for vulnerable adults. It offers a comprehensive understanding of advocacy within the context of safeguarding, the role of an advocate in protecting vulnerable adults, and effective advocacy methods. The topic also covers how to manage resistance in advocacy, using a scenario to illustrate the process of advocating for a vulnerable adult. Policy development for safeguarding is another major topic of discussion. The course illustrates the importance of creating robust policies, including key components, implementation, and revision processes. It also guides learners in involving staff in policy development, utilizing a case study of a real-world policy development process. The course concludes with a section on continuous improvement in safeguarding practices. This involves discussion on the importance of constant progress, methods for evaluating safeguarding practices, implementing feedback loops, and the value of professional development and training in safeguarding. The course wraps up with a review of all topics covered and a quiz to assess the understanding and application of the course material.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course “Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Leadership and Advocacy” covers leadership skills, advocacy methods, policy development, and continuous improvement in safeguarding practices for vulnerable adults. The section emphasizes the importance of effective leadership in creating a culture of safeguarding, understanding advocacy in safeguarding, developing good safeguarding policies, and evaluating safeguarding practices for continuous improvement.

Section 2

Section 2 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults course covers leadership in safeguarding, advocacy for vulnerable adults, policy development for safeguarding, and continuous improvement in safeguarding practices. It focuses on understanding the importance of leadership skills, advocating effectively for vulnerable adults, developing good safeguarding policies, and implementing continuous improvement in safeguarding practices through evaluation and professional development.

Section 3

Section 3 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults course covers policy development for safeguarding, including understanding policy development, key elements of a good safeguarding policy, implementing and revising policies, engaging staff in policy development, and developing a safeguarding policy. It also covers continuous improvement in safeguarding practices, including the importance of continuous improvement, methods for evaluating safeguarding practices, implementing feedback loops in practice, professional development and training, and planning for continuous improvement.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course covers the importance of continuous improvement in safeguarding practices, including methods for evaluating practices, implementing feedback loops, professional development, and planning for continuous improvement.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course “Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Leadership and Advocacy” provides a comprehensive overview of the course content. It includes a review of leadership and advocacy in safeguarding, policy development, and continuous improvement, as well as key learnings and skills developed throughout the course. The section concludes with a reflection on course objectives and learning outcomes, and a review quiz on leadership and advocacy in safeguarding.

Course Reviews

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This course was incredibly informative and eye-opening. I appreciated the emphasis on leadership in safeguarding efforts, which is often overlooked in dental practices. I feel better equipped to create a culture of safeguarding in my workplace.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the discussion on advocacy to be very helpful. The course provided practical methods and strategies for advocating for vulnerable adults, even in the face of resistance. I feel more confident in my ability to be an effective advocate for my patients.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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Policy development is an important aspect of safeguarding, and this course provided a thorough understanding of the process. I particularly appreciated the case study on policy development, which helped me see how to involve staff and create a comprehensive policy. Overall, this course was extremely valuable for any dental professional looking to improve their safeguarding practices.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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