Safeguarding for Animal-Assisted Interventions
Protecting Everyone Involved: People and Animals Alike
When bringing animals into schools and care homes, the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved—humans and animals—are paramount. Our Safeguarding for Animal-Assisted Interventions course equips you with the knowledge and tools to work confidently, ethically, and safely in these environments.
Our Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults online course is designed for those taking their animals in into educational and care settings for therapy, education or entertainment. The course provides the knowledge needed to recognise the indicators of different types of abuse and neglect in both children and vulnerable adults and the actions to take if you identify concerns in the schools or care homes you visit.
The course covers:
Understanding what is meant by safeguarding.
The legislation outlining YOUR duty of care.
Categories of abuse and indicators in care home and educational settings.
How to respond to a disclosure from a client.
How to report and record concerns.
£30
To get started, click the button below, which will take you to the online learning platform, you will be required to register and then purchase the course.
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Sesson 1: Introduction
In this session you will:
Understand what is meant by the term safeguarding
Explain who is protected by safeguarding procedures
Examine factors which impact your response to safeguarding concerns
Examine who is responsible for safeguarding
In this session you will:
Understand what is meant by the term safeguarding
Explain who is protected by safeguarding procedures
Examine factors which impact your response to safeguarding concerns
Examine who is responsible for safeguarding
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Sesson 2: Legislation & Guidance
In the session you will:
Identify the legal responsibilities in relation to safeguarding
Understand the different terminology around safeguarding
Examine statistics around safeguarding
In the session you will:
Identify the legal responsibilities in relation to safeguarding
Understand the different terminology around safeguarding
Examine statistics around safeguarding
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Session 3: Categories of abuse
In this session you will:
Identify different types of abuse that affect children and vulnerable adults
Consider risk factors which place some individuals at higher risk
In this session you will:
Identify different types of abuse that affect children and vulnerable adults
Consider risk factors which place some individuals at higher risk
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Session 4: Disclosure
In this session you will:
Identify factors which prevent victims disclosing abuse
Identify factors which prevent people from reporting concerns
Examine how to respond if a disclosure is made
In this session you will:
Identify factors which prevent victims disclosing abuse
Identify factors which prevent people from reporting concerns
Examine how to respond if a disclosure is made
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Session 5: Reporting
In this session you will:
Identify the steps to take after a disclosure has taken place
Understand the importance of maintaining accurate records
Identify further sources of support for yourself and the victim
In this session you will:
Identify the steps to take after a disclosure has taken place
Understand the importance of maintaining accurate records
Identify further sources of support for yourself and the victim
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