symptoms include: A vulnerable adults suddenly behaving in a sexual manner e.g. showing sexual knowledge or behaviour that is inappropriate‚ not wanting to be touched‚ using inappropriate language suddenly‚ Genital itching/soreness‚ Bleeding‚ Urinary tract infections‚ Sexually transmitted infections‚ Stomach pains or discomfort walking or sitting. Emotional abuse Emotion abuse is the persistent emotional ill-treatment of an individual which could cause severe effects on the vulnerable adult’s emotional
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Safeguarding a vulnerable older adult This essay will discuss the older adult whose illness referred them to palliative care and onto safeguarding. I will first explain what safeguarding a vulnerable adult on palliative care is and explain my scenario and discuss what had happened and what could have helped the patient who was at the end of life care. The Department of Health‚ (2011) defines Safeguarding as a multi-disciplinary work that works together to minimise and manage risks to vulnerable
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults What is Safeguarding? Safeguarding is the protection of a vulnerable individual and the prevention of abuse and neglect against them. It means empowering an individual and giving them full support in order for them to maintain a happy life. It exists so that everyone has equal opportunities to access care and health providers in order for them to maintain a positive attitude and good health. Who is a vulnerable adult? ‘’A person who is 18 years or over‚ and who may
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the Duty of Care in Health and Social Care in Children and Young People Settings Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role Duty of care is defined simply as a legal obligation to : Always act in the best interest of individuals in care and others Not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm Act within own competence and not take on anything not believe we can safely do As a care worker‚ we owe a duty of care
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1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse A Define the following types of abuse and identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse The Department of Health has defined abuse as “Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any person or persons” (No Secrets 2000). There are many different types of abuse and individual cases of abuse usually involve a different combination of these different types. (i) Physical abuse Refers to hitting‚ slapping‚ scratching
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Explain what it means to have a duty of care in your own work role (1.1) Duty of care means:- • To keep individuals safe • To keep individuals free from harm • To give choice Duty of care is a key concept in working with other human beings. It is a legal term for safeguarding yourself and others. Adults with learning difficulties are often vulnerable as they are yet to develop the physical and cognitive capacity to fully care for themselves; they need care and protection from people around
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Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Under the Health and Social Care Act (2008)‚ abuse is defined as: “Single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress including physical‚ emotional‚ verbal‚ financial‚ sexual‚ racial abuse‚ neglect and abuse through misapplication of drugs.” Abuse can happen to anyone‚ anywhere‚ at any time. However‚ it is so alarming that more and more elderly
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Assignment 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task A Booklet Create a booklet about safeguarding‚ which can be used as a reminder for people who work in the care profession. The booklet must: Ai Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse – Body harm. Bruising‚ fear… • Sexual abuse – Forcing sexual behaviour. Bruising around genital areas‚ fear from p/care… • Emotional/psychological abuse –Verbal
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Are safeguarding procedures effective in supporting people with learning disabilities who are involuntary users of services? Safeguarding is a key role for social workers working with people with learning disabilities. This assignment will consider models of human development and critically analyse factors that impact upon the vulnerability of adults. It will further explore how adults with learning disabilities are oppressed and discriminated against at various levels. Using a practical example
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1.1 - 1.2 A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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