Vulnerable Adults
Unit 11
Safeguarding adults and promoting independence.
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Task 1
P1: Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults. Provide 5 types of abuse (e.g. Physical, Psychological, Sexual, Financial, Neglect)
Forms of abuse in adults can include:
• Physical - Such as: Hitting, Pushing, Hair-pulling, Pinching, Inappropriate restraint, Shaking, Misuse of medication, or Scalding.
• Psychological - Such as: Blaming, Humiliation, verbal abuse, Threats of harm or abandonment; harassment, Prevention from receiving services or support, Deprivation of social or any other form of contact, Controlling, Intimidation.
• Sexual - Such as: Sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could not have consented, or to which they were pressurized into consenting, Rape or sexual assault.
• Financial - Such as: Theft, Pressure in connection with wills, fraud or exploitation, misuse of property possessions, benefits or inheritance.
• Neglect - Such as: Ignoring medical or physical care needs, withholding the necessities of life, such as food, drink, or heating, Preventing access to health, social care, or educational services;
Other forms of abuse also include Discriminatory abuse, Domestic Violence, Acts of Omission as well as Institutional abuse and poor practice.
Any of these forms of abuse can be deliberate, or be the result of either ignorance, or lack of training, knowledge or understanding. Often if a person is being abused in one way they are also being abused in other ways.
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M1: Choose two types of abuse you covered in P1 and assess the likely immediate effects on the health and well-being of adults. You may want to use case studies presented in class (or ones of your own findings) as a means of framing your
Safeguarding adults and promoting independence.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Task 1
P1: Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults. Provide 5 types of abuse (e.g. Physical, Psychological, Sexual, Financial, Neglect)
Forms of abuse in adults can include:
• Physical - Such as: Hitting, Pushing, Hair-pulling, Pinching, Inappropriate restraint, Shaking, Misuse of medication, or Scalding.
• Psychological - Such as: Blaming, Humiliation, verbal abuse, Threats of harm or abandonment; harassment, Prevention from receiving services or support, Deprivation of social or any other form of contact, Controlling, Intimidation.
• Sexual - Such as: Sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could not have consented, or to which they were pressurized into consenting, Rape or sexual assault.
• Financial - Such as: Theft, Pressure in connection with wills, fraud or exploitation, misuse of property possessions, benefits or inheritance.
• Neglect - Such as: Ignoring medical or physical care needs, withholding the necessities of life, such as food, drink, or heating, Preventing access to health, social care, or educational services;
Other forms of abuse also include Discriminatory abuse, Domestic Violence, Acts of Omission as well as Institutional abuse and poor practice.
Any of these forms of abuse can be deliberate, or be the result of either ignorance, or lack of training, knowledge or understanding. Often if a person is being abused in one way they are also being abused in other ways.
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M1: Choose two types of abuse you covered in P1 and assess the likely immediate effects on the health and well-being of adults. You may want to use case studies presented in class (or ones of your own findings) as a means of framing your