This presentation is all about safeguarding one self in the workplace

2. What measures did you put in place to ensure
that when you get back home you will get your
kids safe sound and alive?
What Measures did your parents put in place
to ensure that when they got back home they
find you safe sound and alive?

3. It is about people and organizations
working together to prevent and stop
both the risks and experience of abuse
or neglect,
While at the same time making sure
that the adult’s wellbeing is promoted
including, where appropriate, having
regard to their views, wishes, feelings
and beliefs in deciding on any action.

4. - Healthy and well brought up youth
- Youth facing Unemployment
- Very creative youth who are also gifted in many aspects
- Young parents
- Abuse Victims
- Youth with disabilities and medical issues
- Battling Mental Health Issues and addictions and rejection
due to choice of lifestyle, partners, or careers
- Youth from dysfunctional families
- A tech savvy and exposed young population
- …………..

5. All adults have the right to choice,
wellbeing and independence,
which may involve some risks
Everyone has the right to live life
free from fear, abuse and violence
All adults have the right to be
protected from harm and
exploitation
Remember, Not everyone can protect themselves

6. Safeguarding should be person-led and outcome focused
It engages the person in a conversation about how best to
respond to a safeguarding situation in a way that enhances
involvement, choice and control as well as improving quality of
life, wellbeing and safety
Professionals should work with the adult to establish what
being safe means to them and how that can be best achieved
Professionals should not be advocating safety measures that
do not take account of individual wellbeing
People have complex lives and being safe is only one of the
things they want for themselves

7. We have the right to live safely and free from harm
- Violation of civil and/or human rights
- Single or repeated acts
- Neglect or acts of omission (including self-neglect)
It can:
- occur in any relationship, family, professional, stranger, friend
- be as a result of grooming
- be opportunistic
- be intentional or unintentional
- be a crime
- happen anywhere

8. Physical Sexual Psychological
Domestic Organizational Modern Slavery
Discrimination

10. Do not stop or press someone who is freely recalling significant
events for details or Do not ask leading questions
Do not dismiss what you have been told
Do not promise to keep secrets; but do explain that the
information will only be passed to those who "need to know", and
try to be specific about who these might be – remember the rules
of confidentiality
Do not be judgmental e.g. "why didn't you run away?" “why did
you put on a short dress?’’
Do not make promises that you cannot keep
Do not contact the alleged abuser or anyone who might be in
touch with him / her

11. TOP TIPS
Learn the language of safeguarding and the definition!
Be PROFESSIONALLY CURIOUS!!
Be Person Centred, NOT, process driven
Know the different forms of abuse and signs and symptoms and
where it can happen?
Visualise the Safeguarding Journey and where the person is on
that journey
Understand the 6 Principles -P.E.P.P.P.A.

12. Empowerment
I am consulted about the
outcomes I want from the
safeguarding process and
these directly inform what
happens.
Prevention
I am provided with easily
understood information about
what abuse is, how to
recognise the signs and what I
can do to seek help.
Proportionality
I am confident that the
responses to risk will take into
account my preferred outcomes
or best interests.
Protection
I am provided with help and
support to report abuse. I am
supported to take part in the
safeguarding process to the
extent to which I want and to
which I am able.
Partnership
I am provided with help and
support to report abuse. I am
supported to take part in the
safeguarding process to the
extent to which I want and to
which I am able.
Accountability
I am clear about the roles
and responsibilities of all
those involved in the
solution to the problem.

13. Seek advice from professionals working with PWDs,
LGBTQ+, family matters etc
Refer to Mental Health planet for Psychosocial Support
Know the partners around you that support different
categories of youth
Provide awareness sessions with beneficiaries on
safeguarding issues
Develop Grievance Reporting Mechanism frameworks and
processes to address any safeguarding issues

14. Celebrating Safeguarding
Safeguarding IS NOT ADULT Abuse
Make Safeguarding a culture not a process
Identify with ADULT Safeguarding Principles
Look for opportunity and listen to understand
Embrace the culture of Safeguarding
Step into the Safeguarding Footprint and be champions

15. Stop Doing
Start Doing

16.  SAFEGUARDING
 BENEFITS OF SAFEGUARDING
 CATEGORIES OF YOUTH
 SAFEGUARDING AS A PERSONAL INTIATIVE
 DEFINITION OF ABUSE AND TYPES OF ABUSE
 REPORTING ABUSE
 TOP TIPS
 CELEBRATING SAFEGUARDING

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