24: 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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Who is Vulnerable? Older People An individual with a learning disability or mental heath problems. A disabled individual Pregnant women Anyone who is different Who may abuse? Paid staff or volunteers Family members Neighbors‚ friends or others in the vulnerable adults/children network. What may make you suspicious? A change in an individual’s behavior‚ such as withdrawing‚ self harm‚ aggressiveness‚ conflict of stories‚ fear or abusive towards others etc. Unexplained
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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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Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse. National policies: Disclosure and Barring service Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) No Secrets (England) In Safe Hands (Wales) 2000 Human Rights Act 1998 Care Quality Commission (CQC) Local Systems: Safeguarding Adults boards- North Wales Area (Current Chair-Chris Pearson) These bring together a number of different local agencies‚ police‚ MIND‚ advocacy groups‚ social workers‚ G.Ps. The Police- Their job is
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task C Ci Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practice. Any unsafe practice should be recorded and reported to the manager in order to be corrected‚ informing all of the staff by providing training or necessary information. Cii Describe what a social care worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected. A social care worker has a duty of care & must report
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Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults Understanding the Legislation‚ Regulations and Policies that underpin the protection of Vulnerable Adults 1.1 Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults Safeguarding was defined in the Children’s Act of 1989‚ and is most commonly applied to children and young people under the age of eighteen. Key aspects of legislation have recently been extended to include similar
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Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived. There is no mutually agreed definition‚ this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass‚ rather perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection‚ safe conduct‚ duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is
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PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Within the care sector there are many individuals who rely and depend on the help and support of others such as nurses‚ social workers and support workers. When this level of trust and responsibility exists it is important that these individuals are able to feel safe and confident and not at risk to abuse. It is therefore our responsibility as carers to ensure there are safeguarding procedures in place to protect all individuals
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Assignment 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task A Booklet Create a booklet about safeguarding‚ which can be used as a reminder for people who work in the care profession. The booklet must: Ai Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse – Body harm. Bruising‚ fear… • Sexual abuse – Forcing sexual behaviour. Bruising around genital areas‚ fear from p/care… • Emotional/psychological abuse –Verbal
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introduction of childrens directors with responsibility for local authority education and childrens social services.Lead councillors for childrens services with political responsibility for child welfare.The establishment of Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards with statutory powers to ensure that social services‚ the NHS‚ education services‚ the police and other services work together to protect vulnerable children.A new Common Assessment Framework to assist agencies in identifying welfare needs.Revised
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