Unit 11
Unit 11: Safe guarding adults and promoting independence-P1 P2 P3 M1 D1-Dilys White
P1: Types of abuse
Abuse is the violation of an individual 's human and civil rights by any other person or persons. The harm may be physical, psychological or emotional or may be directed at exploiting the vulnerability of the victim in a more subtle way. There are many different types of abuse such as physical, sexual, emotional, neglect, exploitation, discriminatory, institutional, bullying, self-harm and domestic abuse.
Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of a person (often children or older adults) from a system of power. This can range from acts similar to home-based child abuse, such as neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and hunger, to the effects of assistance programs working below acceptable service standards, or relying on harsh or unfair ways to modify behavior.
Institutional abuse can typically occur in a care home, nursing home, acute hospital or in-patient setting and can be any of the following discriminatory abuse financial abuse neglect physical abuse psychological and emotional abuse sexual abuse verbal abuse1
Exploitation is the fact or action of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
The main type of exploitation in health and social care is financial exploitation. Financial abuse can take many forms. For instance, title to the older person 's home or other assets is transferred to the abuser and then sold. Funds from checking, savings, and investment accounts are withdrawn without authorization. Wills are changed through intimidation. Loans are taken out and the funds given to the abuser. Checks are signed over to the abuser, who cashes them. Even outright theft of property may occur.2
It’s also about abuse of power, where carers use their role with vulnerable adults for their own gain. Eg.Sexual gain, financial gain
Residential Care:
A suspicious care giver might misuse an elder’s personal checks, credit cards, or accounts,
P1: Types of abuse
Abuse is the violation of an individual 's human and civil rights by any other person or persons. The harm may be physical, psychological or emotional or may be directed at exploiting the vulnerability of the victim in a more subtle way. There are many different types of abuse such as physical, sexual, emotional, neglect, exploitation, discriminatory, institutional, bullying, self-harm and domestic abuse.
Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of a person (often children or older adults) from a system of power. This can range from acts similar to home-based child abuse, such as neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and hunger, to the effects of assistance programs working below acceptable service standards, or relying on harsh or unfair ways to modify behavior.
Institutional abuse can typically occur in a care home, nursing home, acute hospital or in-patient setting and can be any of the following discriminatory abuse financial abuse neglect physical abuse psychological and emotional abuse sexual abuse verbal abuse1
Exploitation is the fact or action of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
The main type of exploitation in health and social care is financial exploitation. Financial abuse can take many forms. For instance, title to the older person 's home or other assets is transferred to the abuser and then sold. Funds from checking, savings, and investment accounts are withdrawn without authorization. Wills are changed through intimidation. Loans are taken out and the funds given to the abuser. Checks are signed over to the abuser, who cashes them. Even outright theft of property may occur.2
It’s also about abuse of power, where carers use their role with vulnerable adults for their own gain. Eg.Sexual gain, financial gain
Residential Care:
A suspicious care giver might misuse an elder’s personal checks, credit cards, or accounts,