. ADULT SAFEGUARDING
1ST HALF
CONCERN
• Do you have any concern about going home?
• Do you feel safe at home?
• You seemed a frightened when I mentioned going home, tell me a little bit
more about the situation at home
CONFIDENTIAL
• Just so you know, everything you say is confidential in this room, unless there’s
any concerns about your safety
Give TIME
• Take your time - don’t worry we are here to help
• It’s normal to find talking about this difficult to talk about
If there’s risk, give ADVICE
• Violence is not something that you need to put up with
• Stealing is a criminal offense
• This is something that the Police deal with all the time
EMPATHIZE
• I can see how this is difficult with it being your own son
• I’m sorry that you are going through such a challenging situation
• Unfortunately, this is much more common than you may think. You’re not alone
in this situation
2ND HALF
Seek help from people who have experience in this situation
• I may need to involve my senior colleagues to help us deal with this situation