Assignment 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care SAFEGUARDING This booklet is designed to be used as a reminder and reference for people who work in the care profession The following are all types of abuse and their definition. Physical abuse: hitting‚ slapping‚ kicking. Sexual abuse: unwanted advances‚ indecent exposure‚ harassment of a sexual nature. Emotional/psychological abuse: intimidation‚ blaming. Financial
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Safeguarding Children: Case Study and Questions: Case Study: Part 1: Q1 Child abuse would be one of many possible explanations at this point. In addition to the indicators mentioned above‚ describe at least four physical signs and four behavioural signs that you might look for if you still thought that child abuse was a possibility. (P1) The first signs I would look for are physical signs‚ such as; bruises‚ burns‚ scars and unexplained marks‚ bite marks for example. Injuries such as bruises
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action that need to be made is the responsibly of somebody else. Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone. According to Gov.uk (2014) safeguarding is a term used to describe how adults and children are protected from various types of abuse and neglect. It is a key responsibility of local authorities as well as a shared priority of many public services including clinicians‚ social workers‚ care managers‚ specialist safeguarding staff and the police. England.nhs.uk (2017) states that multidisciplinary
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procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Safeguarding means taking steps to ensure children and young people feel safe and secure within the home and the setting‚ protecting them from abuse and neglect‚ ensuring that they stay safe and continue to positively develop physically‚ emotionally and mentally into adulthood. The table below is an outline of the main‚ current legislation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people: Policy Brief
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and procedures for safeguarding children are there for all practitioners to be aware of and relate to. They influence schools and help them to have and adhere to their own internal policies for protecting children. These policies are set to protect all children under the age of 18 and are reviewed regularly to keep in line with government legislation. All schools should have their own safeguarding policy in place as well as Borough councils. The Borough councils safeguarding policies should ensure
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Safeguarding Children Policy Statement: My primary responsibility and priority is for the children I care for. As a mother‚ I am acutely aware of how important it is to ensure your child is kept safe‚ especially when in someone else’s care. To become Ofsted registered I have to have an enhanced CRB disclosure (now called a Disclosure and Barring Service - DBS) as well as other members of my family over the age of 16. I am aware of the signs of different kinds of abuse‚ and if I have
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Kasia Balicka Safeguarding Adults [pic] [pic][pic] Physical abuse includes hitting‚ pinching‚ sapping‚ pushing‚ kicking‚ physical restraining someone in an inappropriate way. Signs: • Unexplained or inappropriately explained injuries. • Unexplained cuts or scratches to mouth‚ lips‚ gums‚ eyes or external genitalia. • Unexplained bruising to the face‚ torso‚ arms‚ back‚ buttocks‚ thighs in various stages of healing; collections of bruises that form regular
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During this placement‚ I have learned that safeguarding referrals rely on professional judgements against the Risk Threshold Procedures (RTT‚ 2017) and legislation of Care Act 2014. Assessments methods within adult safeguarding present as both process-focused (clear directives of how to protect vulnerable adults within legislation and policy) and contingent (assessment goals vary on context and independent variables) (SCIE‚ 2007). The assessment process is systematic and embedded into the Care Act
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UNIT 5 SAFEGUARDING Question: 1.1 & 1.2 Safeguarding or (SOVA) is in place for the protection of vulnerable adults and you need to know what abuse is and how to recognise the signs of abuse. There are seven categories of that can be defined and recognise. ACTIONS PHYSICAL ABUSE SIGNS & SYMPTONS Physical abuse can be hitting‚ slapping‚ pushing‚ dragging‚ forcing limbs and putting them into to situations and actions
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Safeguarding the minor in a hospital setting Who is a minor? “A minor is any person under the age of eighteen” (Children’s First‚ 2011). What is safeguarding? “Safeguarding is best thought as an umbrella term for a number of different‚ but related actions that ensure the well-being of children and young people‚ all of which may be encompassed within the professional activities of nurses and midwives” (Powell‚ ch.1‚ p.3‚ 2007). In my assignment I am going to discuss the importance of safeguarding
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