Risk Assessment & Safeguarding
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Conduct a real or supervised safeguarding risk assessment using a recognised statutory risk assessment tool (Signs of Safety wellbeing and safety mapping, DASH Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment, MARAC referral criteria, or equivalent statutory safeguarding tool in your jurisdiction). Proof requires: (a) a completed anonymised risk assessment document — reference code only, no identifying information — including risk ratings, protective factors identified, and proposed safeguarding actions with rationale, (b) documented reasoning for each risk and protective factor decision, and (c) a qualified social worker's or practice educator's written attestation that this was conducted under qualified supervision and meets professional safeguarding standards. Note: this outcome specifically covers statutory social work safeguarding risk assessment using statutory frameworks — it is distinct from the mental health ethics and safeguarding analysis in health-ethics-safeguarding-case (UGPG-03C), which addresses therapeutic clinical ethics. These are different professions with different statutory authorities and proof standards. Peer verification is NOT accepted for this outcome — qualified practice educator or registered social worker attestation is required. Requires current DBS/background check clearance and completion of a recognised safeguarding training module.
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Study the statutory safeguarding frameworks applicable to your placement setting (Children Act 1989/2004, Care Act 2014, Working Together 2023, or equivalent devolved jurisdiction frameworks). For each framework, document: (a) the legal threshold for safeguarding intervention; (b) the professionals' duties; (c) the process from concern to formal assessment. This is prerequisite knowledge before conducting any assessment under supervision.
Proof required
Submit: (1) summary document covering the applicable statutory framework's thresholds, duties, and process; (2) 300-word reflection on how this framework shapes decision-making in your placement setting.
What gets checked
- Correct statutory framework is cited for the placement setting (children or adults — not mixed)
- Thresholds and duties are accurate and specific — not paraphrased generically
- Reflection identifies how the legal framework shapes actual decisions in the placement — not just what the law says