Unit 11 P1
Gordon Ewen
Safeguarding Adults and promoting independence
Unit 11
P1 , P2, P3, M1, D1
The types of abuse do vary from each individual and abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons. The types of abuse range from physical, sexual, psychological, neglect, financial, discriminatory, bullying, self-harm, institutional, domestic violence.
Physical
Physical contact which can be seem as physical abuse depending on certain criteria such as the degree of force and nature and maliciousness behind the action. These can be clear cut assault which can be hitting, slapping, kicking, pushing, which are bullying actions. Sometimes even car workers can cause abuse in institutional care homes and be …show more content…
Stress is a potential long term effect can affect things such as chest pains; angina, heart problems, HBP, breathing problems, stomach problems and panic attacks are quite common with older people with high stress caused by different forms of abuse such as financial and social. Abuse has different impacts depending on age and circumstances but usually older adults are the most vulnerable because of physical strength and less physical resilience of taking abuse willingly. They can be frail or have disabilities or impairments that usually leave a adult very vulnerable. E.g. someone with brittle bones as they get older the easier they are to break and take longer to heal. If accumulation of injuries happens they can lead to death or long term …show more content…
E.g. Person within their family as leverage by saying they won’t be allow to visit or that no one cares about them, which lowers self-esteem and can lead to depression or anxiety. But because other care workers might not see the service users on a regular basis these are usually mistaken signs for memory loss or a illness when it’s because of abuse. Also it could be down to the actually service user because of feeling embarrassed or that it’s their fault they are in the
Safeguarding Adults and promoting independence
Unit 11
P1 , P2, P3, M1, D1
The types of abuse do vary from each individual and abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons. The types of abuse range from physical, sexual, psychological, neglect, financial, discriminatory, bullying, self-harm, institutional, domestic violence.
Physical
Physical contact which can be seem as physical abuse depending on certain criteria such as the degree of force and nature and maliciousness behind the action. These can be clear cut assault which can be hitting, slapping, kicking, pushing, which are bullying actions. Sometimes even car workers can cause abuse in institutional care homes and be …show more content…
Stress is a potential long term effect can affect things such as chest pains; angina, heart problems, HBP, breathing problems, stomach problems and panic attacks are quite common with older people with high stress caused by different forms of abuse such as financial and social. Abuse has different impacts depending on age and circumstances but usually older adults are the most vulnerable because of physical strength and less physical resilience of taking abuse willingly. They can be frail or have disabilities or impairments that usually leave a adult very vulnerable. E.g. someone with brittle bones as they get older the easier they are to break and take longer to heal. If accumulation of injuries happens they can lead to death or long term …show more content…
E.g. Person within their family as leverage by saying they won’t be allow to visit or that no one cares about them, which lowers self-esteem and can lead to depression or anxiety. But because other care workers might not see the service users on a regular basis these are usually mistaken signs for memory loss or a illness when it’s because of abuse. Also it could be down to the actually service user because of feeling embarrassed or that it’s their fault they are in the