Unit 5: Response

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5.13 Review of Unit 5

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Congratulations on reaching the end of Unit 5!

You began by revisiting the safeguarding cycle and thinking about the importance of responding to safeguarding concerns that were reported. You considered the lessons learnt from real case studies and reflected on how response mechanisms could be improved in your organisation.

You studied how to respond appropriately to disclosures and how to take a survivor-centred approach by mapping referral services. You also looked at protection for whistleblowers and all those included in the safeguarding concern.

You developed a confidential response mechanism for your organisation and learnt about your responsibilities to complainants with an emphasis on the importance of confidentiality.

Reflect and respond to these questions in your learning journal:

  • What did you find interesting about this unit?
  • What has encouraged you to think differently about your own professional practice or the way things might be done differently in your own organisation?
  • Is the reporting and referral process for your organisation clear, robust and confidential? How will you share this with your organisation so that it could be used?
  • Is there anything you would like to know more about?

For the final part of this course, we will be looking at monitoring and evaluating your safeguarding systems in place and the importance of incorporating lessons learnt.

To help you prepare, consider the following question:

  • What monitoring processes are there in place in your organisation to ensure policies and procedures are being implemented and are effective?

Now go to Unit 6: Learning and implementation.

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