Risk Assessment (Service Users)

This one day course, designed for support workers, aims to provide the knowledge for them to undertake Risk Assessment and Management plans linked to Support Plans.
A range of areas are examined including the complex issue of choice vs. control, the Duty of Care and neglect.
The course also provides guidelines for practice involving deciding who will be involved, identifying risks, justifying conditions whilst at the same time safeguarding service users’ individual rights. Much of the course will focus on the specific organisation’s policy and paperwork.
The course certificate will provide details of learning gained for those undertaking NVQ.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this training learners should be able to:

• Understand what is meant by ‘risk’ ‘assessment’ and ‘Management’
• Understand that life is a ‘risky business’ and that people have a right to take risk
• Explain how the exercising of choice links with O’Brian’s model of competencies and the principles of normalisation
• Understand the use of staff power and its potential misuse. To include
        -Choice-control
        -The Duty of Care
        -Neglect
• Understand staff responsibilities and their role in protection.
• Identify when risk is unacceptable (including Health and Safety issues) and what action is appropriate when this is
  the case
• Discuss how to be sensitive to the perception of others-including the family
• Understand how to articulate concerns about practice when risk is being assessed and managed
• Explain their role in Safeguarding service users from staff heavy handedness, including issues of
  empowerment, assertiveness training and education, self advocacy and the role of advocates
• Use a risk assessment form and name who will be involved
• Describe the person involved
• Establish the prime issues
• Name the risk factors
• Consider what could be done to limit risk
• Justify their decision as to whether the activity could go ahead
• Explain when and what preparation needs to be done beforehand
• Link the risk assessment to the support plan

Training methods:

• Warm up exercises
• Tutor presentations
• Role play
• OHP/PowerPoint
• Work in pairs/triads
• Small and larger group work
• Practical application
• Examination of organisational formats
• Word storm method
• Chalk & talk

CP12/4.9