Preventing Radicalisation

To ensure that the health and social care sector maintain the delivery of the highest standards of health, safety and welfare of its service users, visitors and care providers, organisations are having to implement policies and guidelines in line with the PREVENT agenda in the Government’s counter terrorism CONTEST strategy. Its aim is to reduce the risk of threats to the United Kingdom and to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting the act of terrorism

By the end of this module, the learner should be able to:

• Define what is meant by radicalisation, extremism and terrorism
• Understand the objectives of the PREVENT agenda and the health sector’s contribution to the CONTEST strategy
• Recognise their own professional responsibilities to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, children and young people
• Recognise indicators that radicalisation may be taken place
• Understand vulnerability factors that can make individuals susceptible to radicalisation
• Know what action to take if there are concerns and the process to refer concerns
• Understand the importance of sharing information and the consequences of failing to do so