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It's almost National Safeguarding Week!
It’s almost National Safeguarding Week!
With National Safeguarding Week fast approaching on 11 to 15 November, there are lots of events for staff to get involved in.
National Safeguarding Week is a week-long campaign in Wales that aims to raise awareness and provide training on safeguarding issues.
This week is an opportunity for staff to come together and raise awareness of important safeguarding issues, learn best practices and to share knowledge and learn from others.
Safeguarding involves protecting children and adults from abuse, neglect, and other harm, and preventing them from becoming at risk.
This year’s theme is ‘NEGLECT’, which encourages us to share our knowledge of safeguarding, learn from others and ultimately create safer cultures.
Some key events taking place throughout the week that staff may be interested in attending:
Reflecting on Evidence: Supporting people to make decisions about their care
- Date & Time: Monday 11 November, 10:00 – 12:00
- Location: Online
- What to expect? This interactive workshop will discuss many themes including: the social model of disability, mental capacity and positive risk-taking. Staff are invited to talk together and reflect on what this could mean for you and your practice.
- Target Audience: Social Care Practitioners and/or anyone interested in bringing research into social care practice.
To book a place contact: cardiffandvalersb@cardiff.gov.uk
Recognising and Responding to the Signs of Neglect – Webinar
- Date & Time: Tuesday 12 November, 14:00 – 15:30
- Location: Online
- What to expect? Hosted by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) in conjunction with Ethnic Minorities Youth Support Team (EYST), this webinar will explore neglect in young people and those from an ethnic minority background.
- Target Audience: Multi-agency professionals and Third Sector.
Staff can find out more about the event or book a place
here.
Mental Capacity & Self Neglect Multi-Agency Training
- Date & Time: Wednesday 13 November, 12:30 – 14:00
- Location: Online
- What to expect? This training will discuss the important, but often complex, elements of how the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) can impact how we support patients at risk of self-neglect. It will discuss the legal context & why the MCA is a crucial part of safeguarding, when to consider capacity assessment, complexities in assessing decision making and cast a spotlight on chronic dependent drinking as a complex population of service users.
- Target Audience: Multi-agency professionals.
To book a place contact: cardiffandvalersb@cardiff.gov.uk
Cardiff & Vale Safeguarding Board Safeguarding Conference
- Date & Time: Friday 15 November, 09:00 – 16:00
- Target Audience: Multi-agency professionals.
- Location: The Village Hotel, Cardiff, CF14 7EF
- What to expect? Run by the Cardiff and Vale Safeguarding Board, the day will involve numerous presentations delivered by key speakers covering the theme of child and adult neglect, as well as interactive workshops in the afternoon. Key speakers include Dr David Orr, senior lecturer in Social Work & Social Care at the University of Sussex, and Victoria Sharley, registered Social Worker and Senior Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families at the University of Bristol.
To book a place contact: cardiffandvalersb@cardiff.gov.uk
In addition to these events, there are many other activities being hosted both online and in-person throughout the week, covering important safeguarding topics.
To find out more or to book your place at an event, head over to the Programme of Events.