Knowing someone trusts you enough to tell you personal information feels good. Like when your best friend or a work colleague confides in you because they know you’ll support them. But, if you work with children, young people, or vulnerable adults, they might disclose things to you, too. And that could be classed as a safeguarding disclosure.

If a vulnerable person you work with or look after makes a safeguarding disclosure to you, you need to handle it carefully and correctly. But what exactly are safeguarding disclosures, and how do you deal with them? This course will answer those questions.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Define what a safeguarding disclosure is and the different types
• Explain how to respond appropriately to a disclosure
• Identify and overcome barriers to disclosure

Why take this course?

If you work with children or vulnerable adults, knowing what to do if they make a disclosure to you is vital. This course explains what the different types of safeguarding disclosures are. And by using the advice in the course, you’ll be able to overcome barriers and respond correctly to any disclosures that are made to you.

15 mins | SCORM | Infographic