In this episode of the Training 4 Influence podcast Tammy sits down with Taye Training Facilitator, Karen Warner, to discuss her five key learning points from the Risk Management & Assessment course.

Outside of facilitating training with Taye, Karen has had over 30 years of experience working as a police officer which she retired from as a Detective Inspector. This role saw her working to safeguard adults and children particularly within the area of domestic abuse and the investigation of serious sexual offences. Her current role is a Interventions Officer with a charity, where she works directly with offenders to support them from re-offending in the community.

This episode will be briefly covering:

1. Defining risk
2. Identifying risk
3. Assessing risk
4. Risk management
5. Documenting and recording risk

The Course

This course aims to provide professional staff, working in a support setting, with the skills to identify and recognise risk and how to put clear management strategies in place.

Effective risk assessment and subsequent risk management is paramount when supporting individuals with complex needs. With the implementation of risk management strategies, staff will be able to ensure both organisational and service user ownership of risk management.

Course Objectives

• How to prepare for a risk assessment
• Discussing risk with service users
• The considerations for obtaining and managing a wide range of information
• Appropriate management in respect of accuracy and relevance
• Who is at risk (risk to staff, risk to self, risk to others)?
• Likelihood, consequence and probability of a wide range of risks
• Mitigating factors
• Trigger factors
• Recording your findings
• Reviewing risks
• Ensuring appropriate and proportionate risk management strategies
• The three stages of risk assessment (risk identification, risk assessment, risk management

For more information on the course, visit our website: https://tayetraining.org.uk/training-courses/cpd-accredited/risk-assessment-and-management/

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To provide context for those listening in the future, as this episode is published we are currently around seven weeks into the COVID-19 UK lockdown. Schools are closed, many employees are working from home and hospitals are at capacity.

While this podcast has been in the plans for a while, COVID-19 has changed the timetable of its delivery. Instead of starting by delving into the Training 4 Influence methodology, we realise it is more important to start this podcast with a series delivering bitesize learning, derived from our induction courses, for those frontline professionals needing further support during these times.

Frontline professionals regarded as 'critical workers' are currently working under unprecedented circumstances - with staff levels falling and government regulations changing daily, additional support is vital as many new, inexperienced or recently retired people are being asked to take on key roles. 

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As mentioned in the episode:

Website:tayetraining.org.uk

Email: [email protected]

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