Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care. 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm. • Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another. • Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm; humiliation; isolation. • Financial abuse is the illegal
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The Elderly‚ a vulnerable population Nina Brown BSHS 301 Introduction to Human Services September 20‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Alberto Reynoso The Elderly‚ a vulnerable population Many segments of the population can fall prey to the abuses of others‚ it can be physical‚ mental‚ sexual‚ and even financial; the elderly are a vulnerable group. The elderly can be susceptible to influences that can be devastating to their well- being
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Child protection: Evaluation of policies and procedures influenced by legislation and historical context. Throughout this evaluation I aim to identify the positive and negative factors that support and influence the formation and structure of our policies and procedures; surrounding safeguarding and child protection. We cannot understand current procedures for child protection unless we understand past experience and how lessons from history have informed current practice. Safeguarding has been
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categories. (LGBT Health‚ 2013) With this in mind it becomes a little more difficult to pin down just whom the people are that make up this vulnerable population. Vulnerable because of their limited access to proper health care and a resultant risk for poor health as a result of their economic status‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ disease process and other factors. (Vulnerable Populations: Who Are They?‚ 2006) A first of its kind 2012 Gallup poll will help give a clearer picture. Poll results show 3.5% of the
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Vulnerable Populations: Homelessness BSHS 302 As far back as the fourteenth century‚ homelessness was only an issue for those who could help it. The church in these times was able to take care of the deserving poor and make sure that they were not on the streets. At this time the homeless people included those who wandered‚ such as men who were migrating workers; they made up most of the homeless population at this time. The undeserving poor were sometimes forced to work in work camps and
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Unit 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1) Definition of different types of abuse are: Physical abuse - hitting‚ slapping‚ pushing‚ pinching‚ kicking and burning. Sexual abuse - rape or sexual assault‚ indecent exposure‚ penetration and sexual harassment. Emotional/psychological abuse - bullying‚ shouting‚ swearing‚ controlling and ignoring. Financial abuse - theft‚ fraud and pressure in connection with wills‚ property
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace __________ NUR/440 4/15/13 Carol Dallred Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Nursing profession is a career with a vast field of different practices with different roles to choose from. This variety makes the nursing field a vulnerable profession for mistakes if not tackled with adequate educational and clinical training. Although there are different specialties for a nurse to choose from to continue their career‚ it is still necessary for every
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Vulnerable Population: The Poor “A vulnerable population is a group or groups that are more likely to develop health- related problems‚ have more difficulty accessing health care to address those health problems‚ and are more likely to experience a poor outcome or shorter life span because of those health conditions.” (Maurer & Smith‚2009‚ pp. 533) Poverty is linked with marked deprivation of well-being of an individual due to inability to meet basic needs. It could be due to lack of income or
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tosee how they are intended to contribute to the protection and welfare ofSebastian and Belle Yanovsky. The essay also examines closely how the variousagencies and services involved in the care of Sebastian and Belle maximizeinter-agency communication so as to reduce the risks and maximize theprotection available to the children. The four principal pieces of legislation relevant to theYanovsky children’s case are the Children Act 1989‚ the Protection ofChildren Act 1999 the Adoption and Children Act
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