Preventing and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation

 Course Overview

This course covers essential information for the prevention of abuse and assault and how to appropriately respond to abuse and assault including:

• current legislation including human rights.
• types of abuse, assault and risk of harm.
• indicators of abuse, assault and risk of harm.
• reporting requirements including the difference between children, young people and adults.
• supporting alleged victims.

Target Audience

This course is designed for those who work with people with disability, including managers and supervisors, to increase their skills and knowledge in the prevention of and response to abuse and assault.

For individual learners undertaking the course in this format, we highly recommend being mindful of the potential impact the material can have. We recommend learners make themselves aware of support services available should they find the material distressing in any way.

Learning Objectives

This online course is for people who work with people with disability, including their managers and supervisors to increase their skills and knowledge in the prevention of and response to abuse and assault