Who is Vulnerable? Older People An individual with a learning disability or mental heath problems. A disabled individual Pregnant women Anyone who is different Who may abuse? Paid staff or volunteers Family members Neighbors‚ friends or others in the vulnerable adults/children network. What may make you suspicious? A change in an individual’s behavior‚ such as withdrawing‚ self harm‚ aggressiveness‚ conflict of stories‚ fear or abusive towards others etc. Unexplained
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Candidate Performance Evidence Record NVQ Title and Level: …QCF Diploma level 5 CYP Residential Management Candidate Name: …… Observed by your assessor Professional discussion Evidence ref: Unit numbers: 508 Seen by an expert witness Product evidence observed Seen by a witness Assignment/ Project Other__________________ Personal Statement ASSESSMENT REPORT Develop and Implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people There are many way in
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506 Understand children and young person’s development 1. Understand the pattern of development that would normally be expected for children and young people from birth-19 yrs.’ Explain the sequence of development that would normally be expected in children and young people from birth to -19 years. See Table below Children’s Development Table 0-19 1.1 Child development is commonly divided into four areas: physical‚ cognitive‚ social-emotional‚ and language and literacy. These four
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difficulties with understanding and processing language. Some people live with autism for their entire life without ever getting a formal diagnosis. Often this is simply because autism wasn ’t widely known or understood when they were growing up. For adults‚ a diagnosis of autism can help to explain why they have always found certain things difficult. For children‚ it can mean that the right support is put in place from an early age. Autism has been described as a ‘hidden’ or ‘invisible’ disability
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NIT 514 4.3 CHALLENGE INEFFECTIVE PRACTICE IN THE PROMOTION OF THE SAFEGUARDING OF VULNERABLE ADULTS The essence of this topic is prevention in safeguarding of adult at risk.The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCEI ) was established in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and Children in the United Kingdom. The Social Care Institute for Excellence works to ; 1. Disseminate knowledge based on good practice 2. To involve service users ‚ carers‚ practitioners ‚ care providers
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Safeguarding and protection Of Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding adults is adult protection act that includes any activity or work which aims to support vulnerable adults to retain choice‚ well-being and independence and to be able to live a free life from neglect and abuse. It is all about preventing neglect and abuse and promoting good practice. Safeguarding Adults- aims to support vulnerable adults to retain independence‚ well-being
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Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults Understanding the Legislation‚ Regulations and Policies that underpin the protection of Vulnerable Adults 1.1 Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults Safeguarding was defined in the Children’s Act of 1989‚ and is most commonly applied to children and young people under the age of eighteen. Key aspects of legislation have recently been extended to include similar
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Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived. There is no mutually agreed definition‚ this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass‚ rather perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection‚ safe conduct‚ duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is
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PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 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
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to ensure it is corrected. If an unsafe practice has been reported but nothing has been done to ensure it is corrected then you may need to go to the next level of management‚ the Care Quality Commission or the Safeguarding Team at the local Social Services department. C111 – Describe three factors that make individuals more vulnerable to abuse than others. 1 – Reliant on others – individuals who are totally reliant on others to support and care for them. 2 – Mental capacity - Individuals
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