safeguarding and protection in health and social care Define the following types of abuse (a) Physical abuse – This is the deliberate use of physical force that results in bodily injury‚ pain or impairment (b) Sexual abuse – this is direct or indirect involvement in sexual activity without valid consent (c) Emotional / psychological abuse – this is any action by another that damages an individuals mental wellbeing. It includes the denial of basic human rights (d) Financial abuse – this is the theft
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theory of attribution‚ but Weiner and colleagues (e.g.‚ Jones et al‚ 1972; Weiner‚ 1974‚ 1986) developed a theoretical framework that has become a major research paradigm of social psychology Fundamental attribution error The fundamental attribution error focuses generally on how people explain how and why things happen in a social setting. There is a strong tendency for people to explain their own behavior as a function of external situations‚ but attribute the behavior of others to internal factors
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Health care policies are rules and guideline to cover health related issues. Public health‚ preventative health and long term health such as an organ transplant are major factors in healthcare policy. According to healthcare law health policy is defined as “The aggregate of principles‚ stated or unstated that……….characterize the distribution of resources services and political influences that impact that health of the population.”(SHI@Singh‚ 2008 p.534). Healthcare law involves rules and regulations
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P5 Unit 11 Outline working strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of abuse Multi agency working This is where professionals from multiple agencies meet together to work towards the best possible care of an individual. They will combine their skills and do a single assessment to assess needs of the client‚ as opposed to each professional doing an individual assessment. Working in partnerships with adults using services This is where encouragement for the use of services helps to
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Medicare was instituted because the elderly needed financial assistance with many health related issues associated with aging. Medicare helps to insure that the elderly receive the care they need regardless of social class and income. The health care program not only helps the elderly‚ but it also provides insurance for the poor to ensure their physical well-being. Medicare is for those 65 years of age who are eligible for social security and have paid in to Medicare. Medicare consists of two types of
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the role of educational inclusion‚ individual and general perspectives on inclusion and how the medical and social models have played a great part in the conception and in its application in regards to inclusion in the past and in recent times. Inclusion has different conception and used in certain terminology that relates to inclusion. It is used in different settings such as in social care and in the educational setting in the society today. In this report I will be focusing on the educational part
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Health and social care is a massive part of our daily lives; 1) it impacts on our children 2) it impacts on our well being 3) it impacts our capabilities as a person by limiting the skill set we have for daily life Page 1 of 2 7.1 STRUCTURE AND PROVISION OF SERVICES The four sectors of health and social services are the public (statutory) sector‚ the private sector‚ the voluntary sector and informal care. Sometimes‚ the private and voluntary sectors are called the independent sector.
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Explain how own role and practice can impact on communication with an individual who has specific communication needs. As a carer it is my role and responsibility to support individuals to express themselves. The way in which I can do this is by assessing their needs‚ access information regarding their communication needs‚ providing the appropriate support‚ aids or equipment‚ encouraging and motivating communication‚ working with others and by monitoring the effectiveness of that support. Without
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Amy Lockett Unit 4229 208- Understand health and safety in social care settings Task A plan Ai) A description of four different examples of accidents and/or sudden illnesses that might occur Stroke- where arteries that connect to the brain become blocked resulting in reduced blood flow‚ these blockages are usually caused by blood clots. Falls- They may fall due to a slip. Asthma attack- This is when an individual suffers shortening of breath due to the tightening of muscles around the airways. Heart
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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 abuse is the illegal
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