HSC 024 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse Physical abuse involving contact planned to cause bodily harm, feelings of intimidation, other physical suffering or injury • Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another • Emotional/psychological abuse Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm; humiliation; voilation • Financial abuse Financial abuse is the illegal or unauthorised use of a person’s money, property, pension book or other valuables. • Institutional abuse Institutional abuse involves failure of an organisation to provide appropriate and professional individual services to …show more content…
Systems – Local authority Adult Services Dept (Social Services) – Safeguarding Team investigate and ensure safety Care Quality Commission – Inspect care providers Police to investigate/ prosecute Carers Direct Helpline 3.3 Identify reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse Winterbourne View abuse: report criticises authorities for failing to act Independent expert details hundreds of incidents of restraint and dozens of assaults on patients by staff at private hospital Winterbourne View was exposed by BBC1's Panorama last year when an undercover reporter recorded secret footage of patients being abused by carers. The video appeared to show vulnerable residents being pinned down, slapped, doused in water and taunted. The footage of the treatment caused a national scandal. ------sources, The Guardian, 17 August 2012 3.4 Identify sources of information and advice about own role in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse Sources of Information Policies and Procedures Internet Local authority Adult Services Dept (Social Services) Manager Books Independent Safeguarding Authority Care Quality Commission 4.1 Explain how the likelihood of abuse may be reduced by: working with person-centred values Person-centred values include: Individuality Rights Choice Privacy Independence Dignity Respect
D2 – evaluate the role of multi-agency working to reduce the risk of abuse of adults, with reference to legal frameworks, regulations, working strategies and procedures.
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
In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of safeguarding adults. You will describe different types of abuse, the signs and symptoms associated with them and what to do if you are aware of or suspect an individual has been abused or you note unsafe practice. You will research failings in care services and explore how best practice can help to keep individuals safe. You will also identify the range of people who may be involved with safeguarding, along with the policies and procedures that govern best safeguarding practice.
2.2 If someone told me they are being abused, I will stay calm and listen to them and take what am are being told seriously. I will assure the individual that he/she did the right thing by telling me about the allegations. I will write down what the person tells me using their own words. I will offer support stop the abuse happening. I will ask them what they want me to do. I will inform the person I will have to share what they have told me with others who will be helping out. I will also inform the person that they are organizations that can help to stop the abuse. I
Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, pain, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm..
P5= Describe strategies and working practices used to minimise abuse. In this assignment i will be describing different strategies and working practices used in different health and social care settings to minimise abuse. Looking at different characteristics of abuse is the fundamental part in trying to minimise abuse. There are different types of strategies i will be describing the following six: Written and Oral Communications
In the first part of this case study I will critically reflect on a referral I made about 2 to another agency due to concerns of abuse being made towards 2. The abuse in particular was financial. Legislation.gov.uk (2017) states under Part 7 of the Social Service and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014: “(2) If a local authority has reasonable cause to suspect that a person within its area (whether or not ordinarily resident there) is an adult at risk, it must— (a) make (or cause to be made) whatever enquiries it thinks necessary to enable it to decide whether any action should be taken (whether under this Act or otherwise) and, if so, what and by whom, and (b) decide whether any such action should be taken” This case study will analyse the assessment following the referral to the safeguarding team and will explain the procedure which led to the referral being closed.
Physical abuse – involves causing deliberate physical harm to a child and may include burning, drowning, hitting, poisoning, scalding, shaking, suffocating or throwing. Physical abuse also includes deliberately causing, or fabricating the symptoms of, ill health in a child.
D2 – evaluate the role of multi-agency working to reduce the risk of abuse of adults, with reference to legal frameworks, regulations, working strategies and procedures.
safeguarding, who a vulnerable adult is, different types of abuse, who may abuse, factors and
1.1 Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults
Prior to the course I had basic understanding of safeguarding. As a support worker delivering care to the vulnerable, With brief and little knowledge on legislation; prevention, policy and procedures; personal ethics also dictated to me as a reasonable caregiver the need to care for vulnerable adults assigned to me and keep them safe from harm.
Elder abuse is commonly inflicted by familial members, but it is even perpetrated by professionals within the area of care. In response to the Winterbourne View scandal where vulnerable individuals, including
The first kind is called physical violence. Physical abuse, including assault, is the intentional use of force against a person without that person's consent. It can cause physical pain or injuries . Physical abuse includes:
This article describes the different types of abuse: physical, emotional, sexual, and psychological. Abuse can be found in any relationship whether it is between married, unmarried, heterosexual, or homosexual couples. Physical abuse is the intentional use of physical force to cause bodily harm such as choking, hitting, shoving, or use of a weapon are just a few acts of physical abuse. On an even more serious note sexual abuse, which is a form of physical abuse, involves forced or unwanted sexual acts against a person and it can anything from sexual harassment to engaging in a sexual act with a person who cannot provide consent because they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Other forms of abuse include psychological abuse in the