Fiona Bateman Bruno Ornelas

Adult safeguarding and the Care Act

A Talk by Bruno Ornelas and Fiona Bateman

About this Talk

This session will cover: - Why and when homelessness could trigger safeguarding duties - What the common barriers to effective interventions are - The evidence base for what good practice looks across the multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team around the person. - Using the Voices of Stoke advocacy toolkit to work effectively with the person, and understanding the relevance of 3 key questions. - Navigating the legal framework for assessing need and identifying risk - Considering the person’s ability to recognise and respond to risk of abuse

09 July 2020, 12:15 PM

12:15 PM - 01:00 PM

About The Speakers

Bruno Ornelas

Bruno Ornelas

Head of Service and Safeguarding, VOICES


Fiona Bateman

Fiona Bateman

Founding Trustee and Director, CASCAIDr