Self-Neglect Training

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Anyone working with vulnerable adults needs to have an understanding of self-neglect and the complex issues that can impact a person's ability to make decisions.

Course Level: Intermediate

Duration: 1-2 Hours (2 Modules)

Accreditation: CPD Certified

Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate

Last Updated: 31st October 2025

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Description

This training will look at how to balance addressing the issue of self-neglect with an individual’s right to private life and health and how to make safe decisions.

Self-neglect is a problem in itself and can often be a symptom of other underlying problems. This course will enable you to identify it and react appropriately.

Self-neglect is difficult to detect due to its multi-dimensional character; it is a complex combination of physical, mental, psychological, social and environmental causes. Being able to spot the signs and symptoms of self-neglect is crucial for anyone who works with vulnerable adults.

The topics covered in this course include:

  • The possible causes of self-neglect, whether deliberate or unintentional
  • The connection between mental health and self-neglect
  • Signs of self-neglect
  • How to react upon recognising signs of self-neglect

This course uses case studies and interactive scenarios, and challenges to help test the learner's knowledge and ability.

What you'll learn

  • The definition of self-neglect
  • How to identify different signs and symptoms of self-neglect
  • The connections between self-neglect and mental health
  • How to balance your duty of care with an individual’s right to private life
  • How to make safe decisions for you and the individual

Suitable for

  • Teachers
  • Teaching assistants
  • Social workers
  • Carers
  • Nurses
  • Councillors

Course Structure

The training starts by defining self-neglect, the roots of it, the links between self-neglect and mental health and the signs of self-neglect This section also contains a case study for some scenario based learning and an interactive challenge to check your knowledge so far.

Certification

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.

Recent Reviews

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Staff were very helpful when I needed…

Staff were very helpful when I needed to transfer the training to someone else.

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11th September 2026

It was a good and challenging

It was a good and challenging, there were different questions asked that were not on the last time I took it.

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11th September 2026

easy to understand

easy to understand

5 star rating on Trustpilot

11th September 2026

A well constructed course

A well constructed course which was both instructive & thought provoking. Its design made it easy to follow & encouraged learning.

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10th September 2026

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Excellent customer service from start to finish. The process was easy to follow, the instructions were clear, and the training platform was straightforward to use. I’d definitely recommend them.

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