CPD Session Tools
Risk, Safeguarding & Self-Neglect
Interactive tools supporting risk awareness, adult safeguarding practice, professional curiosity and safeguarding decision-making in social care and support.
BASW-approved CPD tools and training resources for adult safeguarding, risk assessment, self-neglect and professional decision-making in social care and social work practice.
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Decision Simulators
Interactive safeguarding tool →Branching tools for realistic safeguarding decisions.
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Case Scenarios
Reflection & discussion tool →Practice-based scenarios for reflection and discussion.
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Risk & Assessment
Risk exploration tool →Tools to explore risk, thresholds and judgement.
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Professional Curiosity
Exploratory safeguarding tool →Tools that help practitioners notice, question and explore concern.
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Practice Reflection
Reflective supervision tool →Reflective exercises for supervision and personal learning.
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Practice Conversations
Group discussion tool →Group discussion tools for workshops and teams.
About this practice area
Adult safeguarding sits at the heart of social work and social care practice. Getting risk assessment right, maintaining professional curiosity in the face of disguised compliance, and making defensible decisions in complex self-neglect cases are among the most challenging — and most consequential — skills any practitioner develops throughout their career.
The DCC-i Risk, Safeguarding & Self-Neglect pillar brings together interactive CPD tools, decision simulators, case scenarios and practice reflection resources specifically designed for social workers, social care practitioners, team managers and multi-agency professionals working with adults at risk. Every tool is practitioner-led and aligned to current Care Act 2014 safeguarding duties, Making Safeguarding Personal principles, and BASW professional standards.
What this pillar covers
- Adult safeguarding threshold decisions and risk escalation
- Self-neglect: identifying, assessing and responding appropriately
- Professional curiosity and seeing beyond the obvious
- Disguised compliance and its impact on safeguarding outcomes
- Multi-agency working and professional challenge
- Safeguarding enquiries under Section 42 of the Care Act
- Risk assessment frameworks and defensible decision-making
Who this CPD is for
These resources are designed for qualified social workers, AMHP practitioners, social care support workers, team managers, designated safeguarding leads and any professional working within adult safeguarding structures in local authorities, NHS trusts and independent sector organisations across the UK.
BASW-approved CPD for safeguarding practice
DCC-i is an approved CPD provider for the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). Our safeguarding training and tools are used by over 50 NHS trusts, local authorities and social care organisations. Portal access gives your team 30-day tool access after each session to continue building confidence and applying learning to live cases.
Explore the tools below or get access to the full DCC-i Portal to unlock the complete safeguarding practice suite for your team.