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Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
( 6 Reviews )
1 year, 3 months
19 Curriculum
9 Students
Course Overview
The DSL course targets people who bear responsibility for protecting children alongside vulnerable adults. Organisations need to safeguard their at-risk individuals through proper identification and then appropriate resolution of abuse, neglect, or exploitation indicators. Having responsibility for vulnerable groups in education, healthcare, social services, or any other relevant sector requires understanding all safeguarding laws and best practices and following departmental guidance. Through this programme, you gain a thorough understanding of approaches to risk detection and disclosure handling and appropriate reporting approaches. Staff members who achieve expertise in safeguarding contribute to the establishment of environments that safeguard both the physical and psychological well-being of people.
The course delivers structured safeguarding content that delivers necessary knowledge regarding both child protection and adult vulnerable protection by teaching legal requirements together with risk assessment and reporting protocols. The training discusses child sexual abuse plus neglect alongside fundamental principles of making reports effectively. You also learn about abuse types and ways of protecting children through clear documents and lines of communication. After receiving a referral, you will learn required steps through the course and discover proper methods to maintain confidential information security standards. By becoming a course participant, you will gain knowledge needed to handle safeguarding situations elegantly while protecting vulnerable people while upholding safeguarding laws and rules.
Key features
- E-learning and E-assessment system with flexibility.
- Learners get interactive resources.
- Expert advice from qualified professionals
- Globally recognised certificate.
- 14 days refund guarantee.
- 24/7 Tutor Support
Learning Outcome
- Total comprehension of the laws that protect children together with the guidelines for vulnerable adults.
- Recognise all the possibilities that abuse, neglect, and exploitation can take.
- Effective ways to receive reports and file complaints as well as ways to respond to them can be learnt.
- Teachers need to conduct risk assessments together with managing safeguarding procedures.
- Every organisation needs to understand how communication creates a protective environment for vulnerable individuals.
- Record maintenance together with the correct procedure implementation applies to all post-referral activities.
Course Details
Regardless of educational and professional background, everyone can enrol in this “Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)” course. However, the following learners get the best benefits from his course:
- Individuals responsible for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
- Educators, healthcare providers, and social care professionals.
- Those involved in risk assessment and safeguarding compliance.
- Anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of safeguarding procedures.
Safeguarding Children
- Module 01: Introduction to Safeguarding
- Module 02: Laws and Guidance
- Module 03: Child Abuse
- Module 04: Child Sexual Exploitation
- Module 05: Responding to Disclosure and Reporting
- Module 06: Risks and Risk Assessment
- Module 07: Things to Do after Referral
- Module 08: Record Keeping
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
- Module 01: An Introduction to Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
- Module 02: Safeguarding Legislations
- Module 03: Understanding Abuse and Neglect
- Module 04: Policy, Roles and Responsibilities
- Module 05: Understanding the Importance of Communication in Care
- Module 06: Sharing Information and Responding To a Disclosure
- Module 07: Reporting Your Concern
Learners must submit a comprehensive summerised assignment on all the units that will be assessed by our expert tutor if all the learning outcomes are met as per the standard set by QLS. After the quality check, learner will be provided with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) certificate.
An endorsed certificate will be issued to learners at the end of the course as recognition of course completion. Provided that learner completes all the assessment of a course can claim for certificate.
QLS endorsed this certified course as a highly qualified, non-regulated provision and training programme. There will be a trainer to answer all your questions including your progression routes into further higher education. It is a non-accredited course.
There are no formal requirements needed for this Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) course. So learners do not require any prior qualifications to enrol in this course.
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) related skills are highly valued in jobs like those below:
- Safeguarding Officer—£35,000/year
- Child Protection Advisor—£40,000/year
- Social Worker—£30,000/year
- Youth Support Worker—£25,000/year
- Family Support Worker—£28,000/year
- Care Coordinator—£32,000/year
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Module 01: Introduction to Safeguarding 00:21:00 -
Module 02: Laws and Guidance 00:43:00
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Module 03: Child Abuse 00:49:00
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Module 04: Child Sexual Exploitation 00:38:00
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Module 05: Responding to Disclosure and Reporting 00:25:00
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Module 06: Risks and Risk Assessment 00:16:00
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Module 07: Things to Do after Referral 00:24:00
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Module 08: Record Keeping 00:18:00
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Module 01: An Introduction to Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults 00:15:00
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Module 02: Safeguarding Legislations 00:25:00
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Module 03: Understanding Abuse and Neglect 00:25:00
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Module 04: Policy, Roles and Responsibilities 00:23:00
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Module 05: Understanding the Importance of Communication in Care 00:20:00
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Module 06: Sharing Information and Responding To a Disclosure 00:20:00
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Module 07: Reporting Your Concern 00:17:00
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Mock Exam – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) 00:20:00
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Final Exam – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) 00:20:00
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Assignment – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) 09:36:00
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Workbook – Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) 02:24:00
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Course Info
Enrol now, pay later in easy instalments(Interest free) with Clearpay.
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