Adult Safeguarding

Council, to protect people using their service - make sure they're safe. Extend help where needed to support those experiencing abuse and neglect in their own homes

Safeguarding Policy Policy Statement HIT Training Ltd is strongly committed to practices that protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect or significant harm. Staffs recognise and accept their responsibility to develop the awareness of the risks and issues involved in safeguarding. The company also recognises that it has a responsibility to protect staff from unfounded allegations of abuse. The company is committed to working with existing local safeguarding or adult safeguarding Boards and other health and social care partnerships to ensure the safeguarding of its learners. The company will ensure it has one nominated person the Operations Director

Adult safeguarding was defined as, a range of activity aimed at upholding an adult’s fundamental right to be safe at the same time as respecting people’s rights to make choices. Safeguarding involves empowerment, protection and justice. In practice the term “safeguarding” is used to mean both specialist services where harm or abuse has, or is suspected to have, occurred and other activity designed to promote the wellbeing and safeguard the rights of adults. Following the Civil Service rapid evidence assessment methodology1, having formulated the questions to be addressed by the review and developed a conceptual framework, inclusions and exclusion criteria were agreed. Articles published in 2002 or later, relevant to the review questions were included. Studies were excluded if they were not relevant, for example: health focused, concerned with children rather than adults. A wide range of databases, web-sites and grey literature were searched and screened, using search terms related to adult safeguarding, adult protection and workforce, staff and training. Experts in the field were also asked to identify relevant resources and guidance. Results Overall, much of the evidence on workforce and adult safeguarding is based on a limited number of studies and cases. Much of the work reviewed was of little specific relevance to the social care workforce. Most

The majority of carers are women (finch and groves 1983) and significant proportions are under the age of 18. This is known as a young carer, which is defined as ‘someone, under the age of 18, who looks after, or helps to care for, a family member who has a disability, mental ill health, a blood borne virus or a problematic use of drugs or alcohol. They may provide hands-on caring, and/or may be affected themselves by someone in their family who needs care’ (Dundee Carers Centre, 2009). There are difficulties identifying young carers because many do not disclose their caring role for fear of being separated from their parents and family members, bullying and social exclusion. Also there is a large amount of emotional strain for younger carers who do not access the services they are entitled to.

Whilst there has been an emphasis in recent years on enhancing independence and choice for people with learning disabilities, there has also been considerable development made in relation to the protection of vulnerable adults. For example, No Secrets (Department of Health, 2000b) established the first national framework for the development of adult protection protocols. Also, Speaking Up for Justice (Home Office, 1998) has led to improved access to criminal justice for people with learning disabilities following many cases of abuse. However, though there has been some progress, there remains an alarming number of abuse cases in where the necessary balance has not yet been found between safeguarding the vulnerable adult, independence and choice.

Service users or people who need care feel vulnerable and powerless. Experiencing of significant illness or impairment and mental health problem are the factors that can be disabling for anyone. However, regardless of their health condition that the service users have, health providers should always bear in mind that, service users have rights to make their own choices. They are also protected by the legal rights like, Data Protection Act 1998, Care Standards Act 2000/ Codes

During my career as a support worker and HCA, I worked relatively closely with other health professionals in promoting a holistic approach to assessing clients in need of care. I assisted individuals with different health issues such as learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities and palliative care. These services were provided to the elderly and frail, vulnerable adults and youths in residential, nursing as well as domiciliary care settings. Part of my duty included assisting with personal care, feeding clients, prompting medication, organising social activities, promoting independence, choice, developing and maintaining care

Dealing with adult protection events can be distressing, and it is a strong emotional component to our daily work. Many times, we bring our own emotional issues at work, because we are not able to leave them behind the door, when we enter to start our shifts. Failure to deal effectively with our own thought and feelings, can result in significant problems for us such as anxiety, burnout, depression or any combination of these. Not handling emotions well can harm our health, wreck confidence, make us ineffective or even dangerous to our practice, and contribute to a destructive low morale of staff.

It is a legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in you care. It involves both: supporting people to stay healthy and safe and promoting their rights and independence .

A social worker is obligated to report suspected abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult as under section 42 of Care Act 2014 safeguarding regulations this is a reasonable cause for a Local Authority to conduct an enquiry (Care Act, 2014c.23:P1:s42). Hence, even when working with family carers, social workers remain vigilant as according to Age UK (2016) 50 vulnerable people per hour are abused or neglected within their own home by people known to them. Accountability could explain social workers’ preference to undertake the assessments of both carer and who they care for at the same time. Joint working has two functions; incorporating and addressing the carer’s needs in the disabled plan (Alzheimer’s Society, 2016) and clarifying discrepancies, like those which may cause alarm (Knapp and Hewison, 1999). In addition, joint assessments incorporates and addresses the carer’s needs in the disabled person’s plan (). Likewise, Campbell Reay and Browne (2001) state that in-depth knowledge of the carers’ history and current lifestyle must be an essential part of the assessment process as it could highlight some aspect which potentially puts vulnerable people at risk of harm.

He was a very vulnerable man who was 'befriended ' by 5 people,the only local intervention was not to protect him but to tell him off for the noise.

children and/or vulnerable adults. The Act also places a statutory duty on all those working with

This essay examines the legislation, policy and carepractice relevant to the case study of Sebastian and Belle Yanovsky, and theirparents Ms. Jo Butler and Mr. Zalman Yanovsky. The main issues for discussionare: the legislation relevant to the case study, the role of the family courtsystem, the role of the 'looked after' children review system, child protectioncase conferences, the criminal justice system, and the practical issues whicharise from these. The purpose of the essay is to analyze each of these areas 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

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 from any form of abuse at all times.

One day every family will be faced with the heartbreaking decision of how to take care of elderly parents. The decisions will be: to hire someone to come in the home, quit work, and the last resort is to place them in a nursing home. Most people cannot afford to quit work or hire a private sitter or nurse to come into the home. This leaves the only option of placing elder parents in a nursing home. Families everywhere are traumatized to hear that their loved ones have died due to neglectful caregivers, but there is a way to prevent this tragedy.