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Criado por Natasha Hewer
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Questão | Responda |
safeguarding | protecting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults from harm and abuse |
physical | • Deliberately hurting someone leaving marks or bruises. Abuse can also be using violence to intimidate • Physical abuse can be defined as any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person by way of bodily contact • Unexplained injuries, bruises, black eyes, weight loss • Anxious, fearful in presents of abuser, less confident, withdrawn, deterioration in health |
sexual | • Forcing someone to take part in sexual acts or behaviour without consent (remember children and vulnerable adults are not able to give consent) • Bruises, scratches, pregnancy • Withdrawn, anxious, frustrated, aggressive • Displaying inappropriate behaviour • Reluctance to undress |
Neglect | • Depriving someone of basic needs- food, water, hygiene, shelter, medical attention or clothing (basic needs) • Poor hygiene, malnourishment etc. • Anxious, depressed, suicide thoughts, withdrawn (social and physical) |
Psychological | • Emotionally abusing using intimidation, humiliation, stopping contact with people. • is a form of abuse, characterized by a person subjecting, or exposing, another person to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder • avoid making eye contact, fearful and anxious, self-harming • displaying changes in eating and sleeping, low self-esteem, withdrawn, mood swings, anxious, fearful, frustrated , aggressive |
financial | • financial abuse, which is the illegal or unauthorized use of a person's property, money, pension book or other valuables • unexplained lack of money, sudden debt, unpaid bills • anxious, increasingly talking about inability to make payments and buy items |
Institutional | • Institutional abuse is the maltreatment of a person (often children or older adults) from a system of power. ... Institutional abuse occurs within emergency care facilities such as foster homes, group homes, kinship care homes, and pre-adoptive homes. • Withdrawn, passive, frustrated, feeling isolated, social withdrawal • Poor working practises and low standards of care and support, inadequate staffing, failure to support others |
Bullying | • Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. The behaviour is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from conflict . • Unexplained physical injuries, asking or stealing money, self-harming • Fearful, anxious • Low self-esteem, changes in eating and sleeping, suicide thoughts |
Discrimination | • the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. • Exclusion, withdrawn, anxious, withdrawn, low-self-esteem, frustration |
Exploitation/ mate crime | • the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work • unexplained physical injuries, bills not being payed, low self-esteem, mood swing, changes in friends |
what adults, young people and children most at risk from abuse | • Learning disability • Dementia • Lack mental capacity e.g. difficulties communication • Sensory impairment • Physical disabilities • Looked after children |
• Learning disability | - a condition giving rise to learning difficulties, especially when not associated with physical disability. |
• Dementia | a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. |
• Lack mental capacity e.g. difficulties communication | - Someone lacking capacity is someone who is suffering an illness or disability such as a mental health problem, dementia or a learning disability. |
• Sensory impairment | - Sensory impairment is when one of your senses; sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste and spatial awareness, is no longer normal. Examples - If you wear glasses you have sight impairment, if you find it hard to hear or have a hearing aid then you have a hearing impairment |
• Physical disabilities | A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders, blindness, epilepsy and sleep disorders. |
• Looked after children | A looked after child may either be accommodated (which means that the council is looking after them with the agreement, at the request or in the absence of their parents) or subject to a Care Order made by the Family Courts. |
Environmental Factors | care services with institutional practices adults and children residing health and social care settings health services independent living facilities homelessness |
Human Rights Act 1998 | • The Human Rights Act is a UK law passed in 1998. It means that you can defend your rights in the UK courts and that public organisations (including the Government, the Police and local councils) must treat everyone equally, with fairness, dignity and respect. • The Human Rights Act may be used by every person resident in the United Kingdom regardless of whether or not they are a British citizen or a foreign national, a child or an adult, a prisoner or a member of the public. It can even be used by companies or organisations • The human rights that are contained within this law are based on the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Act ‘gives further effect’ to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention •Judges must read and give effect to legislation (other laws) in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights; •It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right. |
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 | • The Act protects workers from detrimental treatment or victimisation from their employer if, in the public interest, they blow the whistle on wrongdoing. • The Act protects most workers in the public, private and voluntary sectors. The Act does not apply to genuinely self-employed professionals (other than in the NHS), voluntary workers (including charity trustees and charity volunteers) or the intelligence services • The Act protects workers in a number of ways, for example: •if an employee is dismissed because he has made a protected disclosure that will be treated as unfair dismissal •in any event workers are given a new right not to be subjected to any ‘detriment’ by their employers on the ground that they have made a protected disclosure, and to present a complaint to an employment tribunal if they suffer detriment as a result of making a protected disclosure |
Data Protection Act 1998 | • The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. • Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must make sure the information is: 1. used fairly and lawfully 2. used for limited, specifically stated purposes 3. used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive accurate 4. kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary 5. handled according to people’s data protection rights 6. kept safe and secure 7. not transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection |
Children Act 2004 | • The Children Act 2004 provides the legal basis for how social services and other agencies deal with issues relating to children. These guidelines have been laid down so that all individuals who are involved in the looking after children, be it in the home, the work place, school or other locale are aware of how children should be looked after in the eyes of the law. • The Children Act 2004 was designed with guiding principles in mind for the care and support of children. These are: To allow children to be healthy Allowing children to remain safe in their environments Helping children to enjoy life Assist children in their quest to succeed Help make a contribution – a positive contribution – to the lives of children Help achieve economic stability for our children’s futures •This act was brought into being in order for the government in conjunction with social and health service bodies to help work towards these common goal |
Mental Capacity Act 2005 | • The Mental Capacity Act 2005 covers people in England and Wales who can’t make some or all decisions for themselves. The ability to understand and make a decision when it needs to be made is called ‘mental capacity’ • The Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 is a piece of legislation (in England and Wales) which tells people with mental health problems what their rights are regarding: assessment and treatment in hospital treatment in the community pathways into hospital, which can be civil or criminal |
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 | The purpose of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is to restrict contact between children and vulnerable adults and those who might do them harm. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act is an important part of a bigger programme of work. This programme of work extends across government departments and is designed to solve the failures identified by the 2004 Bichard Inquiry arising from the Soham murders. • The ISA will make all decisions about who should be barred from working with children and vulnerable adults. • The Vetting and Barring scheme will deal with activities that are classified as ‘regulated’ or ‘controlled’. These activities include both paid and unpaid (voluntary) work. |
Health and Social Care Act 2008 | established the Care Quality Commission as the regulator to provide registration and inspection of health and adult social care services together for the first time, including primary care services e.g. hospitals |
Equality Act 2010 | protects people from discrimination harassment and victimisation due to the protected characteristics including race, gender, gender disability, sexual orientation, transgender, religion and age |
the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 | exists to support the rehabilitation into employment of reformed offender- gives them a fresh opportunity |
disclosure and barring scheme 2000 | the No Secrets and In safe hands 2000 guidance documents set out how different agencies must work together to respond to, investigate and prevent abuse of vulnerable adults wherever possible |
working together to safeguard children 2006 | working together sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children Act 1989 and the children act 2004 |
safeguarding adults 2005 | this guidance document provides a national framework of 11 sets of good practice standards to ensure the implementation of high-quality and consistent work in protecting vulnerable adults from abuse |
Mental Capacity At Code of Practice 2014 | this code of practice gives guidance o people to people who work with and care for individuals who cant make decisions for themselves |
care Act 2014 | requires local authorities to make enquires if an individual is being abused or neglected or is at risk of abuse or neglect. |
people who must be suspect or be told about abuse | peers family siblings teachers social workers members of the public |
how to deal with disclosure of abuse and suspected abuse | duty to report report appropriately reporting procedures use suspicions of abuse and disclosure of abuse support and comfort don't judge maintain confidentiality protect self |
the policies and procedures that health and social care settings should have put in place to safeguard vulnerable adults from abuse. | staff training, recruitment procedures disclosure and barring service multi-agency approach risk assessments accessible complaints procedures designated protection officer |
the policies an procedures that health, social care and child care settings should have in place to safeguard children from abuse | safeguarding policies confidentiality policy risk assessment staff recruitments/training disclosure and Barring service designated child protection officer |
minimising the risk of abuse | person-centred planning duty of care effective record keeping following policies and procedures building a trusting professional relationship effective communication channels continuing professional development |
developing the confidence and resilience of individuals who receive care and support | supporting positive risk taking promoting active participation promoting choice teaching personal safety |
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