This assignment will explain the importance of supportive relationships in reducing the risk of abuse and neglect.
Many different factors contribute to a good professional relationship and help minimise abuse for vulnerable adults. One factor is communication. Good effective communication creates trust within the professional and the individual and also builds a good open relationship. By good communication the vulnerable adult is able to feel confident to talk openly to the professional and therefore would be able to tell the professional about any abuse. Therefore due to there being effective communication the vulnerable adult felt strong enough to tell the professional otherwise that abuse may have gone unnoticed. Eye contact is also a factor as this shows interest and supports the feeling of self-worth as you feel the opposite person is listening and therefore a good relationship is formed. From using eye contact and forming this strong relationship a vulnerable adult will feel confident about informing a professional about any abuse or suspected abuse as they feel confident that the professional will actually listen to them from the appropriate eye contact. Connected to both of these factors is effective listening. As a health care professional it is important to be an effective listen to build a strong bond between you and your patient. By effective listening this shows the individual that you are willing to take an interest and therefore they will feel more comfortable talking openly to you. In this case the vulnerable adult feels comfortable telling a professional about abuse which is happening or suspected abuse of another individual as they feel comfortable knowing the professional will listen to them and take it serious rather ignoring the situation.
Along with there being factors which have a positive effective on building good relationships there are also negative factors which will have an opposite effect. A factor of this