Who should attend

Target group

Social work practitioners, care co-ordinators, nurses, clinicians, finance staff, police, senior practitioners, health & social care provider managers, Croydon College staff and Dignity Champions. All participants should have an understanding of basic safeguarding principles & be familiar with Croydon’s Safeguarding Adults policy & procedure

Duration

1 day

Overview of the course

This one day course aims to equip professionals with the necessary skills to investigate the financial abuse of adults with care & support needs, in line with local Safeguarding Procedures.  It covers the prevalence of financial abuse & powers/duties of statutory bodies, but focuses mainly on how to structure an investigation & the legal remedies available to protect & safeguard the assets of adults

Course Objectives

Bu the end of the course paticipants will:

• How to risk assess & risk manage financial abuse cases
• How to set an investigative strategy
• How to gather & process evidence
• How to prevent or reduce financial abuse where the adult is purchasing his/her own care
• The available legal remedies & how to use them
• The powers & duties of statutory bodies & courts

Trainer

Steven Davies

Application Process

Book your place here

Further dates

• To be confirmed