Mr Daniel Skidmore
Principles of safeguarding in health and social care
Physical abuse: when you are being hit/tormented by another person.
Signs and symptoms Series of unexplained falls or Injuries. Injuries/bruises at different Stages of healing. Bruising in unusual Sites e.g. Inner arms, thigh, abrasions, teeth indentations, injuries to head or face.
Sexual abuse: when you are forced to do a sexual activity when you do not want to do so.
Signs and symptoms Change in behaviour. Overt sexual behaviour or language. Difficulty in walking, sitting. Injuries to genital and/or anal area. Unexplained pregnancy. Unexplained fear of a particular person.
Emotional/Psychological abuse:
This can be a situation in which someone is subjected to constant abuse and being made to feel unworthy, always putting someone down and always being always negative. This can result in the self-fulfilling prophecy.
Signs and symptoms Name calling. Shouting at the individual. Insulting the person. Threatening the person or threatening to take away something that is important to them. Imitating or mocking the person. Swearing at them. Ignoring the individuals. Isolating the person. Excluding them from meaningful events or activities.
Financial abuse
When you are taking money from another person and they cannot do nothing or not knowing about it.
Signs and symptoms Taking money or property Forging an older person's signature Getting an older person to sign a deed, will, or power of attorney through deception, or undue influence.
Institutional abuse
Taking advantage of care plans/or not keeping the care standards of the individual up to their needs.
Signs and symptoms Set routines in care planning and delivery e.g. everyone must have dinner at 12PM. Not providing adequate care according to the individual care plans and expected care standard.
Neglect by others and Self-neglect
Not
Physical abuse: when you are being hit/tormented by another person.
Signs and symptoms Series of unexplained falls or Injuries. Injuries/bruises at different Stages of healing. Bruising in unusual Sites e.g. Inner arms, thigh, abrasions, teeth indentations, injuries to head or face.
Sexual abuse: when you are forced to do a sexual activity when you do not want to do so.
Signs and symptoms Change in behaviour. Overt sexual behaviour or language. Difficulty in walking, sitting. Injuries to genital and/or anal area. Unexplained pregnancy. Unexplained fear of a particular person.
Emotional/Psychological abuse:
This can be a situation in which someone is subjected to constant abuse and being made to feel unworthy, always putting someone down and always being always negative. This can result in the self-fulfilling prophecy.
Signs and symptoms Name calling. Shouting at the individual. Insulting the person. Threatening the person or threatening to take away something that is important to them. Imitating or mocking the person. Swearing at them. Ignoring the individuals. Isolating the person. Excluding them from meaningful events or activities.
Financial abuse
When you are taking money from another person and they cannot do nothing or not knowing about it.
Signs and symptoms Taking money or property Forging an older person's signature Getting an older person to sign a deed, will, or power of attorney through deception, or undue influence.
Institutional abuse
Taking advantage of care plans/or not keeping the care standards of the individual up to their needs.
Signs and symptoms Set routines in care planning and delivery e.g. everyone must have dinner at 12PM. Not providing adequate care according to the individual care plans and expected care standard.
Neglect by others and Self-neglect
Not