Adult Support & Protection - General Workforce Training

This half day Adult Support and Protection training, is designed for members of the General Workforce, as outlined by the new National ASP Learning & Development Framework from Scottish Government: https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-framework-adult-support-protection-learning-development-scotland/pages/2/

Members of the General Workforce will be staff who might come into contact with vulnerable adults during the course of their day to day roles, the training will focus upon developing staff skills to recognise, respond, record, report and support these adults.

Key learning requirements

As part of their job, role or remit, people in this group should be able to:

• recognise potential signs of harm and abuse
• raise an ASP referral through the appropriate route
• contribute relevant and appropriately recorded information to assessments and reports

Knowledge and understanding (in addition to everything expected of the Wider Workforce)

• understanding of local adult protection systems
• broad understanding of trauma-informed practice
• awareness of indicators of harm — including self-harm and self-neglect — or neglectful care, and their impact on adults
• awareness of signs of conflict or stressors such as domestic abuse, poverty, substance use, homelessness and mental health issues
• understanding the importance of close listening and responding sensitively to an adult's disclosure
• understanding the importance of record-keeping, appropriate information-sharing and confidentiality, including data protection

Skills

• responding to adults at risk in a supportive, trauma-informed way
• recording and communicating concerns, and the actions agreed and taken
• liaising appropriately within their own agency and with relevant external agencies.

If you have any queries regarding this training or the suitability of your role to this level of training then please contact OPPC Learning and Development Officer, Matthew Thomas - matthew.thomas@orkney.gov.uk