Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Physical Physical injuries can occur where there is no satisfactory explanation‚ definite knowledge‚ or a reasonable suspicion that injury was inflicted with intent‚ caused through lack of care by the person having custody‚ charge or care of that person. POTENTIAL INDICATORS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE The following list may be indicators of many different problems‚ it is important not to jump to the wrong conclusion too quickly‚ some of the indicators could
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Unit 025: Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People 1.1: Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Safeguarding means taking steps to ensure children and young people feel safe and secure within the home and the setting‚ protecting them from abuse and neglect‚ ensuring that they stay safe and continue to positively develop physically‚ emotionally and mentally
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Learner: Faith Azubuike Location: Baytress Duty of Care L2 unit205. Q1. What is the difference between a ’S’ and a ’S’? Define the duty of care? Duty of care is defined as a legal and ethical obligation which ensures a reasonable standard of care for people‚ we support and to act in a way to protect their safety. Q2. What is the difference between a ’S’ and a ’Q’? Describe how duty of care relates to duty of candour. The duty of care is a legal and ethical obligation which focuses on the safety
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organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to vulnerable people. Self neglect is a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs‚ such as personal hygiene‚ wearing appropriate clothing‚ feeding‚ or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they may have. Neglect by others means not giving food or physical care‚ or not giving attention. Aii) Identify signs and symptoms of different types of abuse. The physical signs that might indicate
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Roles and Responsibilities of agencies in Safeguarding Children We all have a responsibility in Safeguarding and Protecting children and every child should be kept safe. Safeguarding children is a "multi-agency" organisation. Statutory organisations that work with children have a duty under Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 to ensure their functions are discharged with regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. What is safeguarding? It might be difficult to accept‚ but
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Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived. There is no mutually agreed definition‚ this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass‚ rather perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection‚ safe conduct‚ duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is
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1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role? A 1.1 Duty of care is a legal obligation for each individual in the health and social care setting that requires them to adhere to a standard of reasonable care. Ensuring they don’t put their service users or themselves in any danger. In the workplace there are policies and procedures‚ agreed standards‚ codes of practice and other legislation a care worker should follow. In a care workers job role you would be responsible
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Health and social care settings are now much more aware of what is seen as abuse and how to recognise when abuse has occurred. Due to this there has been safeguarding regulations put in place for vulnerable groups of people. Safeguarding is protecting people from any harm. Each care setting has procedures that should enable them to identify and risks to vulnerable people more clearly. Some people are more at risk than others an example of people who would be more at risk are vulnerable adults. An
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SHC34- 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role “A duty of care involves an obligation that a person in a specific role has to ensure that others are taken care of and not harmed during a particular task. This involves giving appropriate attention‚ watching out for potential hazards‚ preventing mistakes or accidents‚ and making wise choices about steps undertaken in a role. If a duty of care is not met in a role that requires it‚ then the responsible person can be held accountable
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responsibilities relating to duty of care around clients with disabilities is guided by The Disability Act of 2006 and the Disability Amendment Act 2012 which made minor changes to the Disability Act 2006 and the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992. Set standards are legally binding regulations. However‚ guidelines that support individuals and organisations to understand their rights and fulfil their responsibilities are not legally binding. However‚ duty of care requires that all reasonable
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