STUDENT ID: 21162896 MODULE TITLE: SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING VULNERABLE ADULTS. MODULE CODE: NS40018/W ESSAY TITLE: SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. The aim of this essay is primarily to identify and discuss the reasons for and factors contributing to the vulnerability of adults with learning disabilities who come in contact with the criminal justice system. This essay will offer the rational for selecting this
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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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Signs and symptoms of abuse: Physical abuse: Physical abuse is deliberate physical injury of an individual. This may include hitting‚ burning or scalding‚ drowning or suffocating or other ways to case pain. Giving someone harmful substances are also physical abuse. Possible signs and symptoms include bruising‚ bruising which looks like a hand or finger mark‚ burns and scalds‚ pain‚ fractures‚ marks on their body‚ not wanting to be touched‚ untreated injuries‚ injuries to body parts that are suspicious
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Elderly as a Vulnerable Population According to the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2002)‚ vulnerability is the ability to “Be easily physically‚ emotionally‚ or mentally hurt‚ influenced or attacked.” At any given time‚ anyone can become vulnerable. Demographically‚ the nature of society is changing. The population of older people is dramatically increasing. The U.S Census Bureau states that the population of people greater than 65 is projected to double by the year
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace NUR 440 February 11‚ 2013 Vulnerable Population in the Workplace One has chosen to focus on the substance abuse patients as the vulnerable population for the project. Frequently one has identified and seen stigmatization‚ prejudgments‚ and poor care given to this population in the workplace. Many patients are discharged each day with no plan of care‚ no education on resources and no instructions for follow up care. The outcomes and possibilities
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Elderly‚ a vulnerable population Nina Brown BSHS 301 Introduction to Human Services September 20‚ 2011 University of Phoenix Alberto Reynoso The Elderly‚ a vulnerable population Many segments of the population can fall prey to the abuses of others‚ it can be physical‚ mental‚ sexual‚ and even financial; the elderly are a vulnerable group. The elderly can be susceptible to influences that can be devastating to their well- being (physical
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Engaging With Vulnerable People This essay will explore the concept of vulnerability‚ the type of people who can be vulnerable and its potential effects. It will then relate this specifically to the case of Miss Jaya an elderly Hindu lady who has no relatives and lives alone‚ and why she is perceived to be vulnerable. The essay will then go on to evaluate how a nurse can demonstrate professional values and empower the patient to help reduce their vulnerability‚ taking into account the Nursing
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Vulnerable Population Paper Community settings are comprised of different types of populations. Some communities may be comprised of a population of middle-aged individuals‚ retirees‚ or single families. No matter where one lives there are also vulnerable population integrated throughout. Vulnerable population is defined as persons with diminished autonomy‚ those who are compromised in their ability to give informed consent. Groups often identified as vulnerable include children‚ homeless individuals
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Vulnerable Population in the Workplace __________ NUR/440 4/15/13 Carol Dallred Vulnerable Population in the Workplace Nursing profession is a career with a vast field of different practices with different roles to choose from. This variety makes the nursing field a vulnerable profession for mistakes if not tackled with adequate educational and clinical training. Although there are different specialties for a nurse to choose from to continue their career‚ it is still necessary for every
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Vulnerable Populations: Homelessness BSHS 302 As far back as the fourteenth century‚ homelessness was only an issue for those who could help it. The church in these times was able to take care of the deserving poor and make sure that they were not on the streets. At this time the homeless people included those who wandered‚ such as men who were migrating workers; they made up most of the homeless population at this time. The undeserving poor were sometimes forced to work in work camps and
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