Adult Safeguarding Training
The PSAB Training Programme 2024-25 is available to download here. The programme includes:
- Safeguarding Adults Week 2024 lunch and learn events programme
- MARM training – MARM vs Care Act S42 / Chairing MARMs
- Self-Neglect and Hoarding
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Dependent Drinkers
- Information Sharing
- Fire Safety – Safe and Well visits / Fire risk vulnerability
- Abuse of Position for a Sexual Purpose
A list of e-learning opportunities is available here.
Learning into Practice – recent Safeguarding Adults Reviews
This interactive event will cover learning from the recent ‘Kim’ and ‘Ms K’ Safeguarding Adults Reviews. It will help you understand the key themes relating to these cases, and give you the opportunity to reflect on your own practice.
This training is multi-agency and open to professionals from all partner agencies who work with adults in Portsmouth including social care, health, emergency services, housing and the voluntary sector. It is especially relevant for all staff working in Adult Social Care, Mental Health, Substance use and Housing.
This training is face to face at the Civic Offices, Portsmouth. Please click on the links to book:
Tue Jan 28 2025 2:30 PM-4:30PM
MARM vs S42
This half day workshop provides an overview of the difference between the 4LSAB Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM) Framework and Care Act Section 42 Safeguarding enquiries, and when each should be used. Identifies the values and principles that underpin the MARM Framework and understanding of the roles of decision makers and responsibilities.
This course is multi-agency and open to professionals from all partner agencies who work with adults in Portsmouth, including Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care, Police, Primary Care, NHS Trusts, including Ambulance, Fire and Rescue, Care Providers, Housing Providers and the Voluntary Sectors.
You will need to be familiar with the 4LSAB multi-agency adult safeguarding procedures and have attended safeguarding awareness training.
Trainer: Jane Hughes, Making Connections
This training is face to face at the Civic Offices, Portsmouth. Please click on the link to book:
Thu 27 Mar 2025 9:30AM – 12:30PM
Chairing MARM Meetings
This half day workshop is aimed specifically at those who have a responsibility to co-ordinate and chair MARM (Multi-agency Risk Management) meetings within their own organisations.
This course is multi-agency and open to professionals from all partner agencies who work with adults in Portsmouth, including Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care, Police, Primary Care, NHS Trusts, including Ambulance, Fire and Rescue, Care Providers, Housing Providers and the Voluntary Sectors.
You will need to be familiar with the 4LSAB multi-agency adult safeguarding procedures and have attended safeguarding awareness training and be expected to Chair a MARM meeting within your organisation.
Trainer: Jane Hughes, Making Connections
This training is face to face at the Civic Offices, Portsmouth. Please click on the link to book:
Thu 27 Mar 2025 1:15PM – 4:15PM
Information Sharing (Clare’s Law and Sarah’s Law)
Aim and learning outcomes:
This course will give you confidence when it comes to:
- When and how to share information with vulnerable members of the public about people in their life for safeguarding reasons without the consent of the subject.
- What the Data Protection Act says about sharing information without consent.
- Clare’s Law (DVDS) and Sarah’s Law (CSODS) – the Right to Ask and the Right to Know.
- Where to find guidance from the government about when and how to share this information appropriately.
- The protections that exist for you if you share such information without consent in an appropriate manner.
The course trainers are:
Jim Dineen – A police training sergeant in the MASH for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. He has worked there for 2 years and trained approximately 2000 officers and staff (from Hampshire & IOW and Wiltshire Constabularies) and partners (from ASD, CSD and A&E departments) in various aspects of safeguarding and risk assessment.
Dee Hutchinson – A safeguarding staff manager in the MASH for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary whose team deal with all Right to Ask and Right to Know applications from members of the public and officers and staff. She has worked in safeguarding for 20 years and has been in charge of the Clare’s Law and Sarah’s Law police procedures since their inception.
Target audience:
This training session is aimed at any front-line practitioners working with children or adults at risk, including social workers, safeguarding leads, health workers, housing staff, teachers and those working in child care.
Dates and booking information:
This training is online via Microsoft Teams. There is no need to book. Please put the session in your diary and join using the Teams links below.
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 09.30-10.45 Click here to join the meeting
A recording of this session is available here.
Abuse of position for a sexual purpose
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Anti-Corruption Unit would like to invite you to a short training session on abuse of position for sexual purpose. The session covers:
- Spotting warning signs
- Reporting concerns to the force
- Reviews and appeals
This presentation is aimed at practitioners who work directly with vulnerable people in Portsmouth, and is also relevant for those working in the wider Hampshire, Southampton and IOW area.
The training session will be delivered by Chris Stevens-Ballard, ACU Investigator and PREVENT officer.
The session will last about an hour and will include an opportunity to ask questions.
Booking information:
This training is hybrid. To attend online via Teams, there is no need to book. Please put the session in your diary and join using the Teams link below. To attend in person, please use the Eventbrite booking link below to book a space.
Thursday 23rd January 2025 2-3pm (Online OR Conference room B, Civic Offices, Portsmouth)
Attend online (no need to book) Click here to join the meeting
Attend in person (booking essential) Book on Eventbrite
For further information or queries, please contact PSAB@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
A recording from the 2023 version of this training can be watched here.
Safeguarding Concerns training
Safeguarding Concerns E-learning is available here.
Responding to Domestic Abuse
Delivered by Stop Domestic Abuse the “Responding to Domestic Abuse” training combines the previous ‘victim’- and ‘perpetrator’-focused training, and aims to:
- Define what is domestic abuse
- What does domestic abuse look like for: Victims, people using abusive behaviours, children, professionals
- To increase knowledge and challenge stereotypes of victim, people using abusive behaviours, children and professionals.
- Types of relationships
- Engaging with your service users
- Understanding and accessing the referral pathway
- Effective safety planning and its application to your practice
Training dates:
- 6th February 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- 11th March 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- 14th May 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- 10th June 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Thursday 10th July 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Wednesday 10th Sep 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Tuesday 7th October 2025 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Tuesday 3rd February 2026 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
- Wednesday 11th March 2026 – 9.30am – 4.30pm
To book a place contact Stop Domestic Abuse via email portsmouthtraining@stopdomesticabuse.uk. The venue will be confirmed once you are booked onto the course.
Self-Neglect and Hoarding Workshop 2024
Slides from the workshop along with other resources on self-neglect and hoarding are available here.
MARM awareness sessions 2023
Recordings of the online awareness sessions on the 4LSAB Multi Agency Risk Management Framework (MARM) which were held in 2023 are available at the following links. These sessions are relevant to professionals working with adults at risk in Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire or IOW.
Multi Agency Risk Management Framework overview
Multi Agency Risk Management Framework in Practice
Multi Agency Risk Management Framework – developing operational guidance
PSAB Conference 2024
Slides from the conference are available here.
PSAB Conference 2022
See the slides and information from the PSAB Conference here.
The Importance of Community Partnership Information (CPI) Sharing
A recording of this session is available here.
Female Genital Mutilation Zero Tolerance Day Training
Online training was held in February 2022 to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
Download the slides here.
Watch the recording of the training session here.
Launch of the Multi Agency Fire Safety Framework
View the recording of this event and download the slides here.
Resilience film
A free screening of the acclaimed film Resilience was held on 7th October 2019. Click here for more information about the film.
Portsmouth Homelessness Training
3 sessions were held in February/March 2023. View the slides from this training.
4LSAB Homelessness Lunch and Learn
Slides from the multi-agency lunch and learn session to introduce the 4LSAB Housing Practitioner briefing on Homelessness, held on 5th April 2023, can be found here.
Watch the recording of the session:
Resources for volunteers
See our animated video on Youtube for an introduction to safeguarding adults here
Video for volunteers produced by Waltham Forest here (this video was aimed at coronavirus volunteers but is relevant to all volunteers).
One Minute Guide to Safeguarding (Children and Adults) – NHS leaflet