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    Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1 Physical abuse is non accidental harm caused to a body. Examples include punching‚ kicking‚ slapping and pinching. Sexual abuse is the involvement of a vulnerable adult in sexual activities or relationship. Examples include inappropriate touching‚ kissing and indecent exposure. Emotional/Psychological abuse is behaviour that is harmful to emotional health and mental wellbeing. Examples includes threats of harm‚ humiliation and

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    Unit 4222 205 Safeguarding

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    Unit 4222-205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC 024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse: 1. Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional/psychological abuse Financial abuse Institutional abuse Self neglect Neglect by others Physical Abuse – includes hitting‚ slapping‚ kicking‚ pushing‚ mis-use of medication‚ inappropriate restraint or inappropriate sanctions. Sexual Abuse – includes rape and sexual assault‚ contact

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    materiakinc~udes information on drugs such as Ice‚ Ecstasy and Buprenorphine ITem esic81 which have attracted attention or w f i c h have been extensively abused in recent times. Coverage has been extended to topics such as the use of drugs in sport and in the workplace‚ issues which are of increasing concern both nationally and internationally. The aim of each of the editions of this book has been to provide in a non-technical wa back round information on legal‚ medicat socia and historical facts about drugs

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    CT298 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care 1. 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 Physical abuse: Physical abuse involving contact planned to cause bodily harm‚ feelings of intimidation‚ other physical suffering or injury Sexual abuse: Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour

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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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    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 into adulthood. The table below is an outline of the main‚ current legislation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people:

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    Vulnerable Populations in the Workplace Nursing 440 Depression in the Oncology Patient Imagine you are going to the doctor for an annual check-up. No real problems have plagued you over the past year‚ except a few colds. However‚ the past few weeks you have been extremely tired. The doctor‚ being thorough‚ decides they want some blood work drawn. A day after getting the blood work the phone rings. The doctor wants you to have more blood work done because there has apparently been a mistake

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    Safeguarding is an important aspect of working with children as it ensures that children are looked after appropriately for example keeping children from having accidents and protecting them from any other unwanted behaviour in the nursery. It is also providing a safe environment with no hazards this could be by doing a risk assessment before the children play outside to stop them from being harmed. While playing outside or during an activity that use any equipment that they need to be supervised

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    OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT FOR ADULT SURVIVORS Child abuse and neglect for adult survivors is consists of any acts of commission or omission by a parent‚ caregiver or other adult that results in harm‚ potential for harm‚ or the threat of harm to a child around the age 0 to 18 years old‚ even if the harm is unintentional. It can be in the form of physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ neglect‚ and witnessing domestic violence. Child abuse and neglect is most likely to arise from the interaction

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    signs of abuse

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    formative assessment feedback form 1.1 & 1.2-Define the following types of abuse... physical abuse. signs of physical abuse are Fractures Burns Bed sores Fear Depression Unexplained weight loss Assault (can be intentional or reckless) Sexual abuse Loss of sleep Unexpected or unexplained change in behaviour Bruising Soreness around the genitals Torn‚ stained or bloody underwear A preoccupation with anything sexual Sexually transmitted diseases Pregnancy Rape – e.g. a male

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