Safeguarding Adults – Chairing Meetings

Overview

This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to be able to effectively chair multi agency meetings involved in the protection of vulnerable adults

Who is Safeguarding Adults – Chairing Meetings aimed at?

Senior Social Workers and Social Work Managers, Safeguarding Managers

Course Length

1 day

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• decide who to invite to the meeting
• prepare the necessary documentation in advance of the meeting
• draw up an agenda in consultation with key partners
• set clear priorities for each agenda item and allocate a time slot
• facilitate the taking of clear minutes of the meeting
• facilitate constructive discussion between the representatives at the meeting whilst remaining in charge
• summarise key points and group decisions
• manage the process of recording the minutes and distributing the minutes to the key people
• ensure that follow-up actions decided by the meeting are carried out