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    Social factors that contribute to a diverse and equal society in which we live in Ethnicity: ethnicity defines people and groups who share characteristic such as language‚ religion‚ dress‚ and origin. Discrimination can happen when people consider the ethnic characteristics of other people inferior to their own. Faith: faith gives people spiritual beliefs and in influences their cultural traditions and what they celebrate. Discrimination can happen when people assume that their beliefs and practices

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    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 from any form of abuse at all times. In order to effectively safeguard against abuse within health

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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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    P1) describe forms of abuse‚ which may be experienced by adults P2: Describe indicators abuse may be happening to adults. Physical abuse- This is a non-accidental force‚ which is often used on vulnerable adults‚ which results in bodily injury‚ pain‚ or impairment of the body. This includes‚ but is not limited to‚ being slapped‚ burned‚ cut‚ bruised or improperly physically restrained due to perhaps not following instructions. The signs and symptoms which people can recognize physical abuse is series

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    Policy Statement HIT Training Ltd is strongly committed to practices that protect children‚ young people and vulnerable adults from abuse‚ neglect or significant harm. Staffs recognise and accept their responsibility to develop the awareness of the risks and issues involved in safeguarding. The company also recognises that it has a responsibility to protect staff from unfounded allegations of abuse. The company is committed to working with existing local safeguarding or adult safeguarding Boards and other

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    What factors contribute to individuals’ unhealthy eating? 1. Researchers in this study examined the eating behaviors for four types of food. In order to do so‚ they were required to establish an operational definition to determine the measure of eating behaviors for the four different types of food. The researchers operationally defined eating behaviors with participant scores based off of a questionnaire involving nutritional knowledge‚ participant demographic information and attitudes. Ajzen and

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    Sensory impairment- they rely on other to communicate‚ so they may be unable to tell anyone about what is wrong‚ they trust there carer and therefore their carer has full power over them. Elderly- they maybe power less and may give full power and control to the abuser that they trust‚ they may have a loss of memory due to dementia or loss of memory and mobility so it make it harder for them to get around and communicate to others. Vulnerable- power of the abuser they will trust them‚ but they will also

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    Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that

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    Factors making small communities In Pakistan more vulnerable to disasters As soon as we hear the word disaster‚ automatically resounding screams and shocking images come in to our mind. Disaster however is a sudden or unforeseen event that has a negative effect on human lives. At individual level it may limit to major illness‚ death or some economic issue and at a wider scenario it might have effects on the community as a whole in the form of a fire‚ collapse of a building‚ epidemics‚ flood

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    SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT: INDIVIDUAL FACTORS in the LEARNER´S DEVELOPMENT Date: 31st October 2013 Assignment: The following are taken from learner self-reports. Read‚ determine and explain what aspects of their learning the learners attend to and assess. See the example provided. For Example: Now that I ’m in the 1st year of Bachillerato‚ I feel I ’m not making any progress: The student is showing a lack of motivation. It is quite

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