Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that may be
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Serious Failures to Protect Individuals From Abuse Harold Shipman Harold Shipman graduated from Leeds school of medicine in 1970‚ and moved to Todmorden in 1974 to practice as a GP. In 1975 he was caught forging prescriptions for pethidine for his own use‚ and was fined £600 and ordered to attend a drug rehabilitation clinic. For the following years‚ he worked in several temporary jobs before securing a position as a GP in 1977 and eventually setting up his own surgery in Hyde in 1993. Dr. Linda Reynolds
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Evidence of abuse is important so it needs to be preserved‚ this can be done in a variety of different ways. You can preserve evidence by only touching things you need to‚ securing all evidence somewhere it can not be tampered with by anyone‚ keeping logs of all conversations involving the abuse and keeping all relevant people up to date with details as often as possible‚ also taking photographs is a good way of preserving evidence. However the best way to preserve evidence is to inform the relevant
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Rachel White Assignment 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task A BOOKLET Ai Physical abuse This means abusive action of hitting‚ kicking‚ slapping‚ pushing/pulling‚ burning‚ scalding‚ and nipping or force feeding a client. The use of a restraint and the misuse of medication; anything trying to hurt or injure another person. Leaving a client in wet or soiled clothing and/or bedding. Sexual abuse Not giving informed consent to any sexual activity‚ including rape
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Vulnerable populations are groups that are not well integrated into the health care system because of ethnic‚ cultural‚ economic‚ geographic‚ or health characteristics. This isolation puts members of these groups at risk for not obtaining necessary medical care‚ and thus constitutes a potential threat to their health. Commonly cited examples of vulnerable populations include racial and ethnic minorities‚ the rural and urban poor‚ undocumented immigrants‚ and people with disabilities or multiple chronic
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Safeguarding guidelines are vital because for children in risk every day matters‚ both the safeguarding agenda and academic research underline the damage that delayed intervention can cause and reinforce the importance of the joint working of professionals and institutions (DfE‚ 2013 and Broadhurst and Grover‚ 2009). For children‚ the areas in which they feel the need for more support are: in the provision of security‚ sense of belonging and trust and self-development (McAuley and David‚ 2009).
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IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD ABUSE TDA 2.2:3.1 Abuse is when someone intentionally harms or neglects a child. It can take many forms but these are the main categories: Physical abuse‚ Sexual abuse‚ Emotional abuse‚ and neglect. There is a possible fifth abuse which is bullying/cyber bullying but this can be contained in the four main categories above. Form of abuse and their characteristics Types of abuse | Characteristics | Physical abuse | Physical abuse normally happens
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first-person narrative of the title character. The novel goes through five distinct stages: Jane’s childhood at Gateshead‚ where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School‚ where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations and oppression; her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall‚ where she falls in love with her Byronic employer‚ Edward Rochester; her time with the Rivers family‚ during which her earnest but cold clergyman cousin
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1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role As a practitioner‚ we are obliged to adapt to different sittings for children and young people. Every setting will offer certain benefits and sometimes drawbacks. When working with children and young people‚ we need to respect the duties and responsibilities of our own work role‚ The effective practice as a team member will depend on communicating with co workers and heads. One must respect
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Level 2 Unit Ref A/601/8574 Unit Credit Value 3 1. Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: Physical Sexual Emotional/psychological Financial Institutional Self neglect Neglect by other Physical abuse is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm. Sexual abuse is sexual activity
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