This module meets the Care Certificate Standards: 3. Duty of Care; 10. Safeguarding Adults; 11. Safeguarding Children



This module will introduce students to the notion of safeguarding of adults and children. It will develop the learning by starting with key legislation and examine why these were enacted by parliament such as the 2004 Children Act and Victoria Climbie. It will look at the Care Act 2014 as it sets out a legal framework for how local authorities and other parts of the system should protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect. It will examine several high-profile case reviews (such as Steven Hoskin, Daniel Pelka, etc), safeguarding vulnerable adults and child protection, tracking the development of policy and practice from the recommendations of these case reviews. The module will examine safeguarding within the broader context of health and social care, critically examining how integrated care can support or hinder safeguarding policy and practice.

The innovative module delivery together with the assessment will equip you with the strategic agility and competencies to support your career advancement within safeguarding and help you develop the skills and confidence to begin work in the safeguarding field.

Case Study. Examine current safeguarding policy and legislation in relation to the health and social care of either adults or children and examine how you might apply this to a case study individual care plan.



The students will have a choice of adult or children’s case study.

The assessment meets all the learning outcomes.

The VLE Blackboard will provide a structured framework for the delivery of this module. A blended learning approach is adopted, which consists of directed and independent study. As a proactive approach to building equality and inclusion into course design a range of learning strategies will be employed to encourage students to learn using a range of creative learning approaches. Participatory and creative approaches are positive learning methodologies when seeking to decolonise the curriculum (Smith, 2014) Simulated Workshops will offer students engaging learning opportunities to examine case studies using forum theatre learning techniques.



The module is designed to allow some flexibility in approach to remain responsive to students’ varying and diverse identified needs, but activity will broadly consist of the following:



Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (30 hours)

On campus and virtual lectures and seminars incorporating guest sessions with service users with differing needs

Formative individual and group tasks and activities

Contributions to Blackboard Learning Journal and Blogs

Tutorial support (both group and individual)

Module assessment support

Guided Independent Study: (170 hours)
40 hours Research, reading, pre-session preparation
100 hours Review, reflection & formative task completion

30 hours Assessment (formative and summative)

1. Evaluate key political drivers, policies, and practice in relation to Safeguarding for Policy Makers and Professionals

Knowledge & Understanding, Learning

2. Evaluate the impact of Safeguarding policy within the broader socio-political context of health and social care

Knowledge & Understanding, Application¿¿

3. Analyse and reflect on the policy impact that serious case reviews have had within the broader context of health and social care

Analysis, Reflection¿

Library

IT equipment

Access to internet

Barnett, D. (2019)¿The Straightforward Guide to Safeguarding Adults: From Getting the Basics Right to Applying the Care Act and Criminal Investigations. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Brammer, A. and Pritchard-Jones, L. (2019)¿Safeguarding adults. Red Globe Press.

Davies, C. and Ward, H. (2012)¿Safeguarding children across services: Messages from research. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Lammy, D. (2020) Tribes¿: a search for belonging in a divided society. London: Constable.

Nash, J. (2019) ‘I will not be erased’¿: our stories about growing up as people of colour. London: Walker Books.

Malik, N. (2020) We need new stories¿: challenging the toxic myths behind our age of discontent. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Starns, B. (2019) Safeguarding Adults Together under the Care Act 2014: A multi-agency practice guide. Critical Publishing.

Walker, G. (2018) Working together for children: A critical introduction to multi-agency working. Bloomsbury Publishing.

This module offers you an opportunity to learn about and build your Adult and Child Safeguarding knowledge ready to begin your career in Health and Social Care. This module will challenge you to synthesise your understanding of theories of good safeguarding, integrated care and ethical practice. The module will build on the knowledge you will have gained from other modules on the degree to develop a strong foundation in safeguarding best practice. The module is grounded in theory and has a strong practical focus, offering opportunities within the module to examine high profile safeguarding case studies, meet safeguarding professionals working in the field and engage in simulated learning workshops centred around safeguarding case studies.