The resources in this section are all presentations on an aspect of Adult Support and Protection. In some cases, they are video presentations; in other cases, they are Powerpoint slides (some of which can be adapted - please check the individual records for details).
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in April 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is outcomes in Adult Support and Protection: how practitioners can tell that they are making a difference. There is one session:
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in September 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is coercive control. The sessions are:
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in October 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is capacity and decision-making challenges. The sessions are:
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in November 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is institutional care. The sessions are:
This is an ASPire webinar from October 2025. Its theme is the Most Significant Change (MSC) model. This is a storytelling approach to gathering and exploring change outcomes. This approach can capture complexity and explore outcomes in ways that go beyond being 'moved' by someones experiences. The session is led by Nick Andrews (Swansea University).
This video presentation outlines the work of the Dying Homeless project, which aims to document and remember with love every person who dies while homeless in the UK. This presentation particularly focuses on harm and risk to people while homeless, spotlights promising practice, discusses the specific context in Scotland, and explores a 'whole-systems' approach as a potential way forward.
Slides for the session are also attached.
This is an ASPire webinar from August 2025. Its theme is sharing positive case studies and strength-based practice in Adult Support and Protection. It has sessions from Dundee HSCP (on strength-based practitioner reflection); South Ayrshire HSCP (on GIFRE - Getting It Right For Everyone); Stirling & Clacks HCSP (on hearing the family voice in Learning Reviews) and Iriss (on focusing on the good within ASP Joint Inspection Reports).
Slides for all sessions are also attached.
This presentation, and accompanying defensible-decision making framework, form the basis of a one-day training session.
Topics covered in the session are:
This Powerpoint presentation describes the role and function of Adult Support and Protection Committees (ASPCs). It includes material on the background to ASPCs, the Chief Officers Group (COG), the ASPC's membership, and its aims and objectives.
There is also an accompanying seven-minute briefing.
