Complex Cases

Facilitated by Yo Dunn

Yo is a trainer and consultant who works across the public sector (primarily in social care and education) with specialisms in autism and law. She is experienced in working closely with professionals in local authorities, care providers and in schools. She creates and delivers high level training on the legal framework of adult social care, safeguarding and autism for many English local authorities and other clients, including sector organisations such as OPG and ADASS. Yo provides training on all aspects of the Care Act; Adult Safeguarding law and practice; Mental Capacity law; DOLS; SEND law; and specialist autism courses for social care and education professionals. She has a thorough and up to date working knowledge of public law and professional practice issues in both adult and children’s services and a multi-faceted perspective on a range of issues affecting all client groups, but particularly autistics both with and without intellectual disabilities.

Aim

To support practitioners in applying learning from SARs and case law to complex adult safeguarding cases.

Topics Covered

• Refusal to engage
• Substance misuse
• Self-neglect
• Executive capacity
• The inherent jurisdiction
• How do we know if we have done everything?
• Mental Capacity: relationships, sex and social media
• Coercion and undue influence
• Civil Order and other options
• Domestic Abuse

Who should apply for this course?

Professionals with responsibility for Safeguarding Adults including:

• Senior Practitioners
• Team Leaders
• Managers
• Safeguarding Leads in Partner Organisations
• Officers from the Cleveland Police working with vulnerable adults

Requesting a Place:

If you would like to request a place, please complete the form below – one form per person is required. Please note that submitting a form does not guarantee a place, however we suggest that you provisionally book the date in your diary. Our training sessions are usually oversubscribed and therefore allocation of places will be determined by a number of factors. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible on the ‘why you want to attend’ section of the form.

You will be informed of the outcome of your application by email from the TSAB Business Unit. Places are not confirmed until this point. If you are unsuccessful your name may be added to a waiting list.

Existing Users: If you have used the website before to apply for a place then you will have an existing user account.  Please select the log-in option at the top of the form to request a place before completing all the fields, otherwise you will be unable to submit the form when you get to the end.

New Users: If this is the first time you have requested a place on training via our website then please complete the form to request a place. You will receive an email from ‘WordPress’ which will explain how to set up your password to enable you to access your account in the future. (The email may appear in your junk folder).  Please do not use a generic email address – accounts should be set up using an individual email.

Charging Policy for Non-Attendance:

Our courses are free to attend, however we do limit the number of places that we offer to ensure that all delegates have the opportunity to participate during the session, so if your place is confirmed and you are no longer able to attend please inform the Business Unit by email as soon as possible so that we have the chance to offer your place to another delegate . Any cancellations must be received by email no later than 11.30pm On Monday 30th December 2024. Cancellation after this date or failure to attend may result in a £50 charge.

Charging Policy

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If you have any queries please contact the Business Unit at [email protected]