Unit 3 P4 Health And Social Care Study

1) Know How To Recognise Signs of Abuse

Physical Abuse: This can be biting, hitting, throwing things at or over so a service user is scalded, burnt, Shaking, suffocating, trying to force feed or causing any physical harm to a service user. Sexual Abuse: non penetrative sexual act can be forcing a service user to watch sexual activities, including watching sexual activities on the internet, forcing them to take part in sexual activities, behave in a sexually inappropriate way; penetrative act’s including rape and buggery. Emotional/Psychological Abuse: this can be bullying a service user, using threats or fear, making a person have low self esteem, making a service user feel they are worthless, exploitation, swearing at service user and verbal abuse and imposing inappropriate expectations.Financial Abuse: stealing money or property from a
Speaking to police if a matter becomes a safeguarding problem.Care assistants are responsible for giving care and fulfilling the needs of the person or persons they are visiting or whom are in the care home they work for.Residential therapists help to get people as mobile and independent as they can, also asses and implement any help or aid that the person may need.Health visitors can have a varied role from checking if mum and baby are doing well when returning from the hospital and checking on the elderly or any one no longer needing to stay in hospital but still needing some care if a wound needs tending. Residential children’s home workers help look after the welfare of the children, making sure that each child has their basic needs fulfilled as well as their educational and moral needs met.Nurses to care for those that need their help while they stay in hospital they see to a person’s personal needs report any changes in a person’s change in health.Gps’ prescribe medication they have wide knowledge of illnesses. | 3.2