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Course Summary

Conducting Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) requires a diverse range of expertise across multi-agency partners.

Attend Westminster Insight’s Safeguarding Adults Reviews online training course to hear expert guidance to enhance your understanding of SARs and for the opportunity to apply your learning in practice.

Our safeguarding expert, Mick Haggar, will explain the requirements for Safeguarding Adults Reviews under the Care Act.

This course will clarify the relevant legal frameworks surrounding SARs, and discuss your duties in response to serious harm incidents. Gain clarity on roles and functions, processes, and governance of SARs. Build on the skills required to meet SAR quality standards, and challenge common biases that can impact decision making.

Through group discussions, cases studies and experience-led guidance, discover and share best practice for SARs and lessons learnt for multi-agency communication.

Understand the importance of taking a person-centred approach to gathering information, learning how to embed trauma sensitivity and promote wellbeing throughout your review.

Take away a robust understanding of Safeguarding Adults Reviews to inform a reflective practice and contribute to the timely delivery of future recommendations to protect adults from harm.

I really enjoyed it. It was useful to hear about some of the good practice going on.
Jane Hinchliffe, Touchstone

Overall very informative
Monsura Mahmud, Solace Women's Aid

Very engaging, the trainer spoke with excellent passion and knowledge. Sparked off lots of ideas for how I can integrate this approach into my organisation's practice
Joanne Baldwin, Oasis Domestic Abuse Service

Really interesting and insightful and will prompt some local conversations.
Victoria Woodward, Wigan Council

Course Outcomes

Understanding and applying the duty to commission a SAR
Distinguishing between statutory criteria and discretionary SARs
SAR quality assurance
Different models for a SAR
The role and function of the SAR panel
Taking a trauma-informed approach
Learning from the SAR – Using findings and implementing recommendations

Agenda

09:30 - 09:50

Welcome and Introduction to the Day

Mick Hagger

Safeguarding Adults Trainer

09:50 – 11:00

Understanding and Applying the Duty to Commission a SAR

Looking at statutory criteria and discretionary SARs
Overlaps with parallel processes (LEDER reviews, DHRs, inquests, criminal investigations)
The role and function of the SAR panel

11:00 – 11:15

Morning Break

11:15 – 12:00

Choosing the Right Approach

Different models for a SAR (Learning Together, SiLP, IMRs, Thematic SARs)
Application of the SCIE Quality Standards for a SAR

12:00 – 12:45

Interactive Study Exercise

Delegates review several SAR referrals and discuss them in small groups before feedback session with the trainer

12:45 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30

Framework for the SAR

Setting the terms of reference
Key stages to the process
The use of practitioner learning events
Family involvement and support

14:30 – 14:45

Afternoon Break

14:45 – 15:45

Learning from the SAR

Using findings and implementing recommendations
Systems issues arising from the case
SAR panel and the SAB
Disseminating learning across partnerships
Publication of the SAR and review of action plans

15:45 – 16:00

Final Questions and Discussion

16:00

Close of Course

Course Leader

Mick Hagger, Safeguarding Adults Trainer

Mick Hagger has over 30 years’ experience in social care, including an Approved Social Worker, BIA and has a detailed knowledge of the latest legal and national policy context of Safeguarding Adults. Mick has experience as the lead Safeguarding Coordinator for Adult Services. He has written and delivered a broad range of professional safeguarding adults training courses.

Mick has been the Lead Reviewer and Author of numerous Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), under Section 44 of the Care Act 2014. He trained with SCIE in 2016 to use the Learning Together methodology to undertake SARs.

Mick Hagger

Safeguarding Adults Trainer

CPD

This course is CPD Certified.

Contribute 6.5 hours towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and receive a certificate of attendance.

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