ASG 1 Unit 054 Task A Provide a brief written explanation of the following: 1. What duty of care means in children and young people’s settings. Duty of care in childcare settings means to keep children and young people safe‚ protecting them not only from physical harm but also from neglect‚ emotional and sexual harm and abuse. It is guarding the rights of the child in your care‚ as they have the right to be independent and to be treated with respect and dignity. This also includes respecting
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1.1 - 1.2 A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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Safeguarding means protecting children from significant harm and keeping them safe which is everyone’s responsibility. The guidance from Every Child Matters framework remind us that all those who come in to contact with children and families in their everyday work‚ including practitioners have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children including health and safety. All these come under the umbrella of safeguarding. Child protection means to protect children and young people from significant
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Duty of Care 1.1 The term duty of care refers to the duties and responsibilities that someone in charge and authority has to those they are caring for. In the area of childcare and early years‚ teachers‚ nursery workers and other care workers have a duty of care to the children they are looking after and are responsible for. There is a general definition for duty of care as well as different definitions in greater detail. For example moral and legal duties of care. Legal duty of care is where
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HSC024 PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OUTCOME 1 1.1 Define the following types of abuse -Physical abuse - Is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain‚ injury or other physical suffering or bodily harm. -Sexual abuse - A statutory offence that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in unwanted sexual act by force or threat. -Emotional/psychological abuse - Emotional or psychological
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Duty of Care In a work setting where we are working with children our duty of care is of utmost importance‚ we need to ensure that we do everything within our power to ensure that children and young people that use our setting get the best care possible and that no harm comes to them. When working with children and young people we not only have a duty of care to the children but also to their parents and carers who will be trusting and expecting us to provide the best care for their children. A
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organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to vulnerable people. Self neglect is a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs‚ such as personal hygiene‚ wearing appropriate clothing‚ feeding‚ or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they may have. Neglect by others means not giving food or physical care‚ or not giving attention. Aii) Identify signs and symptoms of different types of abuse. The physical signs that might indicate
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DUTY OF CARE Duty of Care The legal definition for the term ‘Duty of Care’ means that person acts towards others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care then their acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. ‘Duty of Care’ means that whilst we are responsible for another persons wellbeing we must
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Yvonne Farnley Unit 4222-205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC 024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1. Define the following types of abuse. * Physical abuse - can vary from hitting‚ biting‚ slapping‚ force feeding and pinching. To cause physical pain‚ injury or other physical suffering to a service user. * Sexual abuse - forcing a service user to take part in any sexual activities‚ performing sexual acts
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HSC 024 PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1. How to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 & 1.2 Define the following types of abuse and explain the signs and symptoms- TYPE OF ABUSE | DEFENITION | SIGNS/SYMPTOMS | Physical abuse | This is any form of harm caused to the body. | Bruises‚ finger marks‚ fractures‚ dislocations‚ scratches‚ cuts‚ pressure sores‚ black eyes‚ scalds‚ cigarette burns‚ history of unexplained injuries‚ accidental overdose‚ poisoning
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