Goldmark Training delivers safeguarding training courses to organisations across the UK, covering children, adults, and combined safeguarding. Our programmes are developed and delivered by Tahira Hussain, a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with 19 years of experience in social work, mental health, housing, and community development.

Safeguarding is a core professional responsibility in any organisation that works with people. Our courses equip staff with the knowledge to recognise signs of abuse and neglect, understand their legal duties, respond to disclosures appropriately, and contribute to a culture where safeguarding is embedded in everyday practice.

A comprehensive introduction to child protection and safeguarding children. Covers definitions and categories of abuse, recognising indicators, responding to disclosures, referral processes, and the legal framework including the Children Act 1989/2004. Designed for staff and agencies whose work may bring them into contact with children and their families, including by telephone.

Raises awareness of adults at risk, the systems to safeguard them, and the roles and responsibilities of all staff and partner agencies. Covers types of adult abuse, indicators, the referral process, and the importance of person-centred, rights-based responses. Learning is supported by case scenarios, small group working, and discussion.

For roles that involve contact with both adults and children. This combined safeguarding course covers responsibilities across different age groups and support needs — particularly suited to housing staff, community teams, and volunteers working across mixed-age service user groups.

Covers the basic provisions and five core principles of the Mental Capacity Act. Participants learn how to support people to make their own decisions (including unwise decisions), assess capacity, make best-interest decisions, understand the role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs), and follow correct escalation, recording, and reporting procedures.

A one-day course covering definitions of domestic violence, myths and statistics, reasons why it is difficult to leave an abusive relationship, indicators of domestic violence, and how to provide support to those affected. Explores roles and responsibilities in the context of work-based scenarios.

Introduces participants to modern day slavery, including the Modern Slavery Act 2015, different forms of exploitation, and how to identify potential victims. Covers processes for escalating concerns, recording, and reporting. Develops skills for working with vulnerable adults or children who may have been exploited.

Enables participants to recognise potentially difficult situations, respond assertively, and follow lone working procedures. Covers personal safety in both daily and emergency situations for staff who work alone or in community settings.

A comprehensive briefing on the key changes introduced by the Care Act 2014. Details the roles of staff and agencies, specific duties, and key regulatory requirements. Covers how the Act places wellbeing at the heart of the care and support system.

Explores the nature and limits of professional roles, how to recognise ‘grey areas’ where boundaries may be crossed, and how to maintain appropriate working relationships. Particularly relevant for staff in one-to-one, home-based, or community-facing roles.

For professionals responsible for delivering safeguarding training internally. Covers training techniques, session planning, facilitation skills, and how to handle difficult questions and sensitive disclosures during training sessions.

Safeguarding training is only effective if it changes how people think and act in practice — not just what they can recall on a quiz. Our approach is grounded in cognitive behavioural principles, the same evidence-based methodology Tahira uses in her clinical psychotherapy practice.

Each session combines focused teaching on legislation and procedures with structured application through real-world scenarios drawn from the sectors we work with. Participants practise identifying concerns, responding to disclosures, and navigating referral processes in conditions that reflect their actual roles.

We also build in reflective practice. Safeguarding involves difficult emotions — anxiety about getting it wrong, discomfort with sensitive topics, uncertainty about professional boundaries. Our sessions create space to explore those responses honestly, which builds the confidence people need to act decisively when it matters.