Nvq Level 3 Principles of Safeguarding
Question booklet
Task C – Short answer questions
Ci: Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practice.
A social care worker must report any unsafe practice to their senior or line manager using the whistle blowing policy keeping a recorded document of times, places and events of unsafe practice and any other evidence they are able to obtain. If the unsafe practice is by the line manager or senior then they must go to a higher member within the company to report unsafe practice so the unsafe practice can be resolved and safe working practice put into place and the disciplinary procedure can also be put into place.
Cii: Describe what a social care worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected.
If a social care worker reported unsafe practice and nothing is done to correct it the social care worker needs to keep recorded documentation of the person who they reported it too, keep reporting it and keeping recorded documentation as evidence and advise the person performing unsafe practice of what they are doing wrong and work to the practice you know is best. If still nothing is done to correct the unsafe practice the social care worker can contact CQC and advise them on the unsafe practice.
Ciii: Describe THREE factors that may make individuals more vulnerable to abuse than others.
Factor 1: Physical Disability – Physical Disability of any form can make individuals more vulnerable to abuse as they often are unable to speak out about who is abusing them or what type of abuse is occurring and makes them more vulnerable to abusive attacks.
Factor 2: Age – Age of all types can have an effect both young and old are more vulnerable to abuse. Old people are more vulnerable to financial abuse if they are not in control of their own finances along with physical and mental abuse. Children are vulnerable to grooming, sexual, physical, mental and emotional abuse.
Factor 3: Mental illness –
Task C – Short answer questions
Ci: Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practice.
A social care worker must report any unsafe practice to their senior or line manager using the whistle blowing policy keeping a recorded document of times, places and events of unsafe practice and any other evidence they are able to obtain. If the unsafe practice is by the line manager or senior then they must go to a higher member within the company to report unsafe practice so the unsafe practice can be resolved and safe working practice put into place and the disciplinary procedure can also be put into place.
Cii: Describe what a social care worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected.
If a social care worker reported unsafe practice and nothing is done to correct it the social care worker needs to keep recorded documentation of the person who they reported it too, keep reporting it and keeping recorded documentation as evidence and advise the person performing unsafe practice of what they are doing wrong and work to the practice you know is best. If still nothing is done to correct the unsafe practice the social care worker can contact CQC and advise them on the unsafe practice.
Ciii: Describe THREE factors that may make individuals more vulnerable to abuse than others.
Factor 1: Physical Disability – Physical Disability of any form can make individuals more vulnerable to abuse as they often are unable to speak out about who is abusing them or what type of abuse is occurring and makes them more vulnerable to abusive attacks.
Factor 2: Age – Age of all types can have an effect both young and old are more vulnerable to abuse. Old people are more vulnerable to financial abuse if they are not in control of their own finances along with physical and mental abuse. Children are vulnerable to grooming, sexual, physical, mental and emotional abuse.
Factor 3: Mental illness –