Self-Neglect Awareness

Please note: This event is offered free of charge by Halton Adult Safeguarding Board to staff working in adult social care across the borough. It will look at local policy, process and procedure and as such is not appropriate for attendance outside of area.

Aims:

Working with self-neglect can be extremely challenging as help and support is not always accepted. A person who shows a serious disregard for their own self-care and wellbeing may put their own health and safety at risk as well as those around them.

Gaining a basic understanding of the features, signs and symptoms of self-neglect will allow participants to be vigilant of risk factors and know how and when to take action.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the session attendees to this training will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of adult self-neglect including:

o Definition of self-neglect

o Recognise signs, symptoms and indicators of self-neglect/ potential self-neglect

• Recognise that self-neglect can sometimes happen as the result of many and various ‘triggers’ including Adverse Childhood (ACEs) or Adult Experiences

• Demonstrate an understanding of adult safeguarding including:

o Definition of safeguarding and what is meant by ‘adult at risk’

• Understand what ‘Person Centred Care’ and ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’ means and how to apply this in practice.

• Become familiar with Halton Self-Neglect Policy and Procedures and the Self-Neglect and Hoarding Toolkit.

• Understand national policy, guidance and legislative framework, including the Care Act, Care Act Statutory Guidance on self-neglect and where Self-Neglect links to other legal frameworks within Housing, Public Health and Mental Health.

• Identify how ‘ working together’ can help prevent harm and safeguard

• Respond appropriately when a potential risk of harm has been identified

Topics Covered:

• Self-neglect and the law

• The role of safeguarding referrals

• Hoarding

• Building long-term working relationships

• Multidisciplinary approaches

Host or Publisher Halton Safeguarding Adults Board