POVA: Adults

Course Title: POVA for Adults

Overview:

The course will benefit all carers who work with the elderly/vulnerable/children in both the care home and domiciliary
setting.

It will explain the many different forms that abuse can take and what your immediate action should be to protect the individual.

Course Content:

The course covers:

• Human rights
• Definition of abuse
• Signs and symptoms of abuse
• How to protect individuals
• Employers and employees responsibility
• Legislation surrounding POVA

We will also cover the Whistle Blowing Procedure, alerting,
reporting and referrals.

Methods Used:

• Discussions
• Exercises
• Questioning

Venue:

• Learners Workplace
• Venue to be Agreed

Course Duration: Half a day

Certificate: At the end of the session, learners will be issued with a
Certificate of Attendance which can be referenced to the Health and Social Care NVQ's.