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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202 Safeguarding children and young people 1.1 Within our school there are policies set in place and it is important that staff know the proceedures. The school has various policies and procedures including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Communicating Health and Safety Information Electrical Equipment First Aid and Medication Serious Injuries Fire Prevention Fire Alarm Procedure Security Confidentiality I ensure i always follow these policies and proceedures
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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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For my assignment I have been asked to explain the role of supportive relationships in reducing the risk of abuse and neglect. Supportive relationships help reduce stress and improve an individual’s general health and well-being. The more people in an individual’s life it is more likely that they will have a supportive relationship with one of them. It is important to make time to develop and reinforce relationships by meeting up with them by going out and having fun with them. Developing an
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Level 3 in supporting teaching and learning in schools Assessment task – CYP 3.3 understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Task 1 What is safeguarding? The Government has defined the term ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have
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individual with dementia Human Rights Act of 1998 Mental Capacity Act of 2005 Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2005 Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Mental Health Act 2007 The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Carers(Equal Opportunities) Act 2004 Together these legislations formed the fundamental rights and freedom of an individual. These affect the rights of everyday life of an individual including what they can say and
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Task A Section 1 Contents Page Aim page 3 Safeguarding Children Procedure page 3 Visitors Procedure page 4 Mobile phones Policy page 4 Photographs Policy page 4 Confidentiality Policy page 5 Information Sharing page 5 General Health & Safety Policy page 6 Task A Section 1 Aim Sunny Nursery is committed to providing every child with a happy‚ healthy‚ safe‚ developing environment to start their life.
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Assignmemt 204 CI – Explain what a social worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practice. • As soon as a social worker becomes aware of unsafe practice they must report it to their line manager or someone in charge immediately. Everything must be documented with dates/times and signed. Corrective measures should be sorted as soon as realistically possible. CII – Describe what a social worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected
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The wider concept of safeguarding encompasses a variety of different factors: • Family circumstances – the physical and mental health of parents/carers is extremely important in ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people. If the parents/carers are struggling with things such as a serious illness or mental health issues‚ they cannot fulfil the needs of their children. If the parents/carers are taking drugs or subject to domestic abuse‚ again they cannot meet the needs of their children
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* Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals‚ which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps are like tiny sea anemones‚ to which they are closely related. * Coral reef ecosystems support a variety of human needs. They are important for subsistence‚ fisheries‚ tourism‚ shoreline protection‚ and
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