This course will provide participants with an introduction to gender-based violence (GBV) to gain a greater understanding and awareness of the different forms of abuse, how to identify the signs and what action to take to ensure that potential and actual victims are safeguarded.
The aim of the course is to increase the knowledge of staff that regularly investigate and/or contribute to supporting adults at risk of abuse and/or their families/carers. This includes multi-agency safeguarding procedures and assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating the needs of an adult where there are safeguarding concerns.
This course will enhance your knowledge, awareness and understanding of Adult Safeguarding specific to vulnerable adults who may be at risk from Criminal Exploitation.
This is an important introductory course for those who may come into contact with adults at risk. It can be delivered in the class room setting or virtually.
With some progress being made around the world to tackle gender based equality, we still face a crisis with the rising cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence. One in every three women worldwide will be physically, sexually, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. That’s an estimated 736 million women and girls aged 15 plus.…
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