204 Level 3 Nvq Adult Social Care

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4SAFE GUARDING FROM ABUSE Physical Abuse: Hitting, pinching, pushing, shaking, restraining, pulling of hair, pushing. Signs and Symptoms: Bruising, cuts, scratches, burns, withdrawn, mood swings, flinching. Sexual Abuse: Sexual acts which are not consented to by a vulnerable person, Rape, sexual assault, pressured into sexual contact. Signs and Symptoms: Bruises, hand prints on skin, scratches, bite marks, blood or marks on underwear, infections. Emotional/Psychological Abuse: Controlling, intimidation, harassment, verbal abuse, threats of harm or abandonment, being deprived. Signs and Symptoms: distress, reports of family/friends/neighbours shouting screaming or swearing at individual. Financial Abuse: theft, fraud, exploitation, pressure in signing over wills, property or possessions. Signs and Symptoms: If the said person is not in charge of their own money and is given little to live off, not being notified of any changes to finances, next of kin or power of attorney not paying for services when they have the funds to do so. Institutional Abuse: you would normally associate this with care or nursing homes although this can happen in someone’s own home, it is when the standard of care is not met, neglect and poor practice which results in adequate care. Signs and Symptoms: not being treated with dignity or respect, not having a choice, denial of visitors or contact from family or friends, freedom to go out, inadequate staffing levels. Self neglect: isolation, personal hygiene, drug or alcohol abuse, eating disorder. Signs and Symptoms: depression, poor person hygiene, smelling, greasy hair, losing/gaining weight, suicidal thoughts. Neglect by others: Ignoring warning signs, not given medication, prevention of accessing external services, not feeding or given client drink if client can not do this themselves. Signs and Symptoms: not

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