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April 2020
CANCELLED – Challenges to Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Conference
The main aim of this interdisciplinary conference is to provide knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults, and how that is applicable for all health and social care professionals within the context of the Assisted Decision- Making Capacity Act ( 2015).
Find out more »September 2020
Current Challenges with Assessing Risk & Adult Safeguarding during a Pandemic
Webinar Video YouTube Link Deirdre Connelly Presentation HIQA Social Care Ireland had to postpone this conference, which was scheduled for April, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. We are now going to run a zoom/webinar on the 22nd September from 12- 13:30. We will have a number of speakers with a panel discussion at the end, questions for the panel discussion can be sent in beforehand. The main aim of this webinar is to have an open discussion around the current challenges with assessing risk & safeguarding vulnerable adults, practitioners face when applying these principles safely into their current job role,…
Find out more »October 2020
Work-Based Assessment: Exploring the Challenge of Consistency.
"Exploring the Challenge of Consistency " is the second Work-based Assessment (WBA) webinar brought to you by the National Forum and partner, QQI. During the first webinar some main key challenges were identified by the participants, i.e. consistency/reliability, feedback, authenticity. The most common theme identified was consistency and reliability in the work experience context. This latest event from the WBA partnership aims to explore what is meant by the term ‘consistency’ in work-based assessment. It will examine if the causes of inconsistency differ in the varied placement contexts. Attendees will also explore what are student experiences of consistency and will…
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