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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Safeguarding Safeguarding is the protection of anyone that maybe vulnerable to abuse. There are 7 different types of abuse * Physical abuse * Sexual abuse * Emotional/psychological abuse * Financial abuse * Institutional abuse * Self neglect * Neglect by others Physical abuse is when someone hurts another person with deliberate harm by hitting throwing burning or slapping signs of physical abuse can be bruising‚ cuts‚ broken bones or other injuries. Sexual abuse

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    Introduction A Vulnerable population is a group of individuals that lack the ability to protect themselves or their interests fully or independently. This can also be interpreted as lacking the ability to give informed legal consent. Lack of this could lead to economic exploitation‚ risk of incarceration‚ or being taken unfair advantage of. The USA Code of Federal Regulations stipulates that Vulnerable populations includes children‚ pregnant women‚ prisoners‚ educationally or economically disadvantaged

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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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    Safeguarding of vulnerable adults (S0VA) There are many different types of abuse and they can effect people in different ways. There are many adults that are more vulnerable to abuse. Here are a few examples of this: * People who suffer from dementia as they are less likely to remember what has happened to them. * People who have a mental illness or suffer with learning disabilities as they may not understand what is happening to them. ( They may think it’s a normal thing to do)

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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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