Safeguarding Children and Adults : Group B Practitioners (10/10/2024)

The aim of this course is to support Group B practitioners to understand their role and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding. Group B practitioners are those who spend time with people in a group setting or on a one-to-one basis and who have a particular responsibility in relation to the people they work with - they therefore require a higher level of knowledge than those in group A. The people they work with may or may not have safeguarding concerns.

If there are safeguarding concerns, there will be a clear line of reporting in the organisation and the practitioner will be aware of their responsibility to report concerns, both internally and to social services directly if required.

Group B practitioners won’t have a statutory role in relation to the safeguarding process and wouldn’t sit on core groups or be part of protection planning. They wouldn’t be expected to give safeguarding advice to others.

Group B Learning Outcomes

• know the relevant legislation and policies, codes of conduct and professional practice that reflect their role in relation to safeguarding.
• be able to describe how to work in ways that safeguard people from abuse, harm and neglect know how to be curious when they witness or suspect abuse, harm or neglect, or if someone says they’re being abused.
• be able to explain factors, situations and actions that could lead or contribute to abuse, harm or neglect.
• know how, when and to whom to report different types of abuse, neglect and harm.