Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Different types of abuse that could happen to an individual: Physical abuse is a form of bodily contact intended to cause some type of feeling and harm. Signs of this may be punching‚ hitting‚ kicking‚ scratching or slapping. Sexual abuse is when is when a form of sexual activity is forced upon a person‚ without any consent given. Signs of this could be unexplained bleeding from the genital area or S.T.I. Bruising around the breasts
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Elder abuse and child abuse are very common in our society and has been occurring for a long time now. One of the main things that makes elder abuse different from child abuse is the age of the person being abused. An estimated 1.5 million cases of elder abuse occurs in the U.S. annually‚ according to one congressional study group mentioned in the book (Wallace & Roberson‚ 2015‚ p. 181). The text defines elder abuse as the conduct which results in harming or injuring an elder physically‚ psychologically
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It may be argued that the notion of child abuse is socially constructed‚ in other words the definition changes over time and it may even be different from one culture/country to the next‚ it is ‘a product of a particular culture and context and not an absolutely unchanging phenomenon’ (Corby‚ 1993‚ p.39). For example‚ in the UK in the 1980’s there were four types of abuse‚ in 1988 there were five and in 1991 they were back to four. For example‚ work into child protection emerged in the 1960’s and
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Examples of how child abuse can occur Physical Physical abuse can include the following: • Physical discipline • Striking‚ punching or striking with a foot • Shoving‚ shaking or tossing • Squeeze skin‚ nip with teeth ‚ strangle or pulling hair • Use of unrestrained force when holding/touching • Purposely spiking • Smothering • Made up/encouraged illness • Mutilation of female genital Neglect The following are features of child neglect: • Lack of appropriate care and direction • Dietary deficiency
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Outcome 1 1. Discuss the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (1.1) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international human rights treaty which grants all children and young people an inclusive set of rights‚ including the right to express their views and have them taken into account in all matters affecting them‚ the right to play‚ rest
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Animal Abuse Betsey Gedlie Northeastern Junior college English 122 Mr Storey We all know some of the products we use and the medications we take undergo several operations before they reach in our hands. We know these possessions are safe for use and have been tested. What are they being tested on is our main question. “More than 100 million animals every year suffer and die in cruel chemical‚ drug‚ food‚ and cosmetics tests as well as in biology lessons‚ medical training exercises‚ and curiosity-driven
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Principles of Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Outcome 1: Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse Physical abuse may involve hitting‚ spiting‚ shaking‚ throwing‚ poisoning‚ burning or scalding‚ drowning‚ suffocating‚ or otherwise causing physical harm to an individual. Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another‚ indecent exposure‚ harassment Financial abuse Financial
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Most of us‚ grew up taking family trips to the circus‚ zoo‚ marine park or rodeo. Seeing animals held captive for human amusement was part of life. We never questioned it. While it is assumed that all humans‚ unless they have committed crimes against society‚ deserve freedom‚ we are not used to making that assumption for members of other species. We should ask ourselves why not. What have the animals in a zoo or marine park done to deserve their jail sentences‚ or the elephants in a circus done
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pupils. These will set out the responsibilities of staff and the procedures that they must follow. Policies may be separate or incorporated into one health and safety policy‚ but they must include sections which cover the following issues of: ● safeguarding and protecting‚ and procedures for reporting ● e-safety ● bullying‚ including cyber-bullying The department for Education (DFE) issues guidance for local authorities and schools: Legislation and guidance The legislative framework for the
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TDA 2.2 Task 1 List the legislation‚ guidelines and policies for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including safety • The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 – The UNCRC was put into place in 189 and ratified by the UK in 1991. This includes 54 articles. • The Education Act 2002 – These acts are updated with each corresponding year. • Children Act 2004 and 2006 – The 2004 act came along the Every Child Matters Act and had a huge impact in the
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