BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 2. SAFEGUARDING As a health and social care worker you have an important role in protecting individuals from harm and abuse. You must also be able to look after your own well-being and that of others. 2 KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING These activities assess your knowledge and understanding of things that affect your own well-being as well as the policies and legislation concerning abuse. Task 1 It is important to
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Be aware to abusive situations SAFEGUARDING Take the right step Abuse can happen to any individual regardless of his/her age or service needs Kinds of Abuse Physical Sexual Emotional Financial Institutional Neglect Physical Abuse Any abuse involving the use of force Punching‚ hitting‚ slapping or any kind of physical attack Physical attack Burning Refusal to allow access to toilet facilities Force feeding
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Safeguarding Safeguarding: This means protecting everyone’s right to be safe and stopping abuse. Safeguarding adult principles (Department of health 2013 Statement of government policy on adult safeguarding) Empowerment- presumption of person led decisions and informed consent Prevention- it is better to take action before harm occurs Proportionality- Proportionate and least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented Partnership- Local solutions through services working with their
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise the signs of abuse. 1.1 Define the following types of abuse. Physical Abuse: - Physical abuse such as hitting‚ pushing‚ pinching shaking‚ misusing‚ medication‚ scolding and hair pulling. Sexual Abuse: - Sexual abuse such as forcing someone into unwanted sexual activity‚ being touched inappropriately‚ rape‚ sexual assault‚ or sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could
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Standard 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care Your Name: Workplace: Start Date: Completion Date: Contents 1. Recognising possible indicators of harm or abuse 2. Ways to reduce likelihood of abuse 3. Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse 4. National and local context of protection from harm and abuse 5. Questions CIS Assessment Induction Workbook – Six Standard 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care 1. Recognising
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Young People Outcome 1 Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people 1. Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people In England the law states that people who work with children have to keep them safe. This safeguarding legislation is set out in The Children Act (1989) and (2004). It also features in the United Nations Convention
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Research Task 3 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (2.0) 1) Children and young people have a right to be provided with physical and emotional needs to maintain the health‚ safety and their development in society. Without food‚ water or shelter‚ these needs are not met‚ and therefore the child/young person cannot develop. It is therefore‚ important that safeguarding is in place in order that every child./ young person is reaching their full potential in life. Children/young
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England‚ safeguarding legislation also includes‚ Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010‚ a legislative framework that stipulates how individual practitioners and organisations work together to promote and protect the welfare and wellbeing of children
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TDA 2.2.1 Safeguarding was introduced over the last 50 years. The term Safeguarding has replaced the term Child protection. The most recent legislation was updated March 2013. There have been a number of high profile cases which has caused shock and highlighted weaknesses in the system‚ such as agencies not sharing the information they have. In the new legislation it is stated that safeguarding children – The action we take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm – is everyone’s
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Unit 514: Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults 1. Understand the legislation‚ regulations and policies that underpin the protection of vulnerable adults 1.1 Analyse the difference between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults The concepts of safeguarding of vulnerable adults is that is about the protection from maltreatment‚ preventing the impairment of a person health and making sure that vulnerable adults are living in suitable
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