Principles of safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care
Principles of safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care.
Know how to recognise signs of abuse.
1.1) Define the following types of abuse:
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional/psychological abuse
Financial abuse
Institutional abuse
Self-neglect
Neglect by others
1.2) Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse.
1.3) Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse.
Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse.
2.1) Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused.
2.2) Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused.
2.3) Identify ways to ensure that evidence of abuse is preserved.
Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse.
3.1) Identify national policies and local systems that relate to safeguarding and protection from abuse.
3.2) Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse.
3.3) Identify reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse.
A report about Castlebeck Care Ltd which failed to ensure that the vulnerable living at Winterbourne View were adequately protected from risk, including the risks of unsafe practices by its own staff. Individuals in Winterbourne View which is a home owned by Castlebeck Care Ltd were pinned down, slapped, doused in cold water and repeatedly taunted and teased by staff in the home. Castlebeck Care Ltd failed to notify the Care Quality Commission of these incidents, injuries to individuals and of occasions when individuals had gone missing. A report about the murder of Steven Hoskin, a young man with learning difficulties who was abused and murdered in July 2006. In addition to being pushed over the railway and falling from a great height, it was also found that Steven had taken paracetamol tablets, had been drinking alcohol and had sustained recent injuries from cigarette burns. In
Know how to recognise signs of abuse.
1.1) Define the following types of abuse:
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse
Emotional/psychological abuse
Financial abuse
Institutional abuse
Self-neglect
Neglect by others
1.2) Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse.
1.3) Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse.
Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse.
2.1) Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused.
2.2) Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused.
2.3) Identify ways to ensure that evidence of abuse is preserved.
Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse.
3.1) Identify national policies and local systems that relate to safeguarding and protection from abuse.
3.2) Explain the roles of different agencies in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse.
3.3) Identify reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse.
A report about Castlebeck Care Ltd which failed to ensure that the vulnerable living at Winterbourne View were adequately protected from risk, including the risks of unsafe practices by its own staff. Individuals in Winterbourne View which is a home owned by Castlebeck Care Ltd were pinned down, slapped, doused in cold water and repeatedly taunted and teased by staff in the home. Castlebeck Care Ltd failed to notify the Care Quality Commission of these incidents, injuries to individuals and of occasions when individuals had gone missing. A report about the murder of Steven Hoskin, a young man with learning difficulties who was abused and murdered in July 2006. In addition to being pushed over the railway and falling from a great height, it was also found that Steven had taken paracetamol tablets, had been drinking alcohol and had sustained recent injuries from cigarette burns. In