Program Overview

Program Overview

The Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Abuse - Micro-credential is a comprehensive program designed to provide a thorough understanding of adult safeguarding in healthcare environments and the community. This micro-credential aims to develop and enhance competencies related to the domain of at-risk populations and is open to professionals who work in any sector that provides care or services to at-risk populations.

Program Details

• ECTS: 5
• Level: 9
• Duration: 12 weeks
• Places: 20
• Intake: September

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must have an undergraduate degree transcript or parchment or evidence of relevant recognized prior learning.
• Applicants must hold current registration with the relevant professions' regulatory body or otherwise satisfy the course committee that they can complete and benefit from the course.
• Prerequisite documents:
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Transcript
  • Degree Parchment
  • Copy of current registration with professions' regulatory body

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

• Understand the complexity of adult safeguarding in healthcare environments and the community.
• Identify a rights-based approach in safeguarding adults at risk.
• Critically appraise methods of prevention and intervention in case management of adult safeguarding.
• Discriminate central factors related to adult safeguarding and decision-making capacity.
• Critically review the conditions for adult safeguarding using a socioecological focus.

Course Structure

• Learning modes will include lectures, reflective practice methods, self-directed learning, flipped classrooms, group engagement, and problem-based learning within workshops.
• The topics covered in this micro-credential include:
  • Theories of abuse and application to adult safeguarding case scenarios
  • Issues related to decision-making capacity and adult safeguarding
  • Multi-agency collaboration in safeguarding case management-interventions

Delivery

• This micro-credential is delivered in a blended format (in-person/online) with 2 in-person workshops (6 hours each) and 10 online days (2 hours per day).
• The Micro-credential will include: lectures, reflective practice methods, self-directed learning, flipped classrooms, group engagement, and problem-based learning within workshops.

Assessment

There are two assessment components:

• Reading and summarizing a relevant journal article, incorporating application to practice and providing comments to a group of peers. (20%)
• Learners will complete an end of semester assignment, where aspects of all the learning outcomes are included. Reflective practice will center on navigating the case within the learner’s own practice discipline/area. (80%)

Fees

• The course qualifies for a 50% subsidy from the EU Fee under the HCI Fees Subsidy.
• For eligibility details and fee information, please refer to the relevant section.

Course Coordinator

• Dr. Rosemarie Derwin

Closing Date

• 8th August

Registration

• Register your interest at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin.