Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Short Answer Questions NVQ Unit 5 – 1.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.2, 5.3 Tech Cert Unit 4 – 1.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.2, 5.3 1. Explain what a care worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practices. Firstly they must ensure that the service user is safe and out of any immediate danger, and preserve any evidence of the abuse if there is any. They then need to report this to a supervisor/manager who should then contact social services and/or the police. Also reports will need to be written up.
They empower and support people to make their own choices. They investigate actual and suspected abuse and neglect or exploitation. They support adults who are at risk. 3.3 Identify reports into serious failures to protect individual from abuse. www.nursingtimes.net/nursingpractice-critical-report-of-castlebrook-abuse-failings www.bbc.co.uk.news/uk-winterbourneview-failed-to-protect www.cqc.org.uk/merseyside-care-home-failed-to-protect 3.4 Identify sources of information and advice about own role in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse.
If manager does not hear you, or nothing come in action to eliminate unsafe practice, then you have all the way right to complain to the social service, CQC, health and safety commission and department of health. Cii Describe what a social care worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected If unsafe practice has been reported but nothing has been done to ensure it is corrected a social care worker has a duty of care & so must report their concerns to: the next level of management, the Care Quality Commission, the Safeguarding Team at the local Social Services department or the General Social Care Council, & write a confidential report detailing all relevant information. Ciii Describe three factors that may make individuals more vulnerable to abuse than others 1. Individuals with poor communication – may not be able to hear, may not be able to speak, may have trouble getting their point across and finding the right words to say, could become frustrating not being able to communicate effectively, may feel as though they’re not being listened to 2.someone not being able to fed themselves and a carer not providing adequate food and not providing assistance with eating food. 3 not providing support with personal care and and ensuring they are adequately dressed.
Self-harm, suicide and intimate partner violence are examples in which a counselor should be actively assessing levels of safety and risk of a client. When it comes to members of one’s community’s safety being at risk, the community mental health workers and law officials approaches to mentally disabled members should be evaluated. Counselor Safety In the article, A Survey of Safety Training in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Programs by Davis, Schultz, Anderson, and Bartley (2009), the article discusses the importance of safety training including counselor competence in identifying and responding to threatening incidents, communication, critical incident debriefing, and prevention, as well as conflict and lifestyle management. The authors express the importance of infusing safety topics into counselor education programs. An important concern in the counseling and social work field is the counselor or social worker being a target of violence.
Wendy Hepworth NVQ level 3 Health and Social care Principles of communication in adult social care settings PWCS 31- Q3 - 3.4- Strategies that can help with a misunderstanding might include a written statement if it involves something official that would require the service user to fully understand an agreement or proceedure that they may require. Speaking clearly to a service user and using simple words if they cant understand jargon. If language is an issue get someone to speak to them and explain in thier own language to avoid more confusion. Q3- 3.5- I would firstly speak to my manager to find out if our home had a person on staff who the service user felt comfortable speaking to and look at family members for advise about who they feel comfortable talking to. Social services can provided counciling through a doctors referal so I coudl speak to the services users doctor for advise about what steps to take.
Ensure any verbal reports have been put into writing and make a copy for your manager and keep a copy for yourself! Ensure you preserve any evidence of the abuse – it could be crucial. Follow your company’s whistleblowing policy and procedure. If you feel you are not being listened to or not being taken seriously then you have the right to report your allegation to the next level of management, local social services, police or
Unit CU242P - Understand the process and experience of dementia 2.2 - Explain the importance of recording possible signs or symptoms of dementia in an individual in line with agreed ways of working. It is important to record signs and symptoms of dementia as this can become a vital piece of evidence, this can be used so that the doctors know what sort of dementia they can possible diagnosing. 2.3 - Explain the process of reporting possible signs of dementia within agreed ways of working. - Describe the possible impact of receiving a diagnosis of dementia on - the individual The possible impact it can have on the imdividual is that they might feel angry, asking themselves why has this happened to them, they might feel
2.1 Dilemmas that may arise: • Equipment - Clients may refuse to use hoists and stand aids as they have had bad experience in the past with using them which could affect clients hygiene, physical needs and means that staff can’t do their job to a high standard we would take note of what the clients have said and ring the manager to come up with another solution. All equipment must be in date and checked regularly before use. • Training - Training must be up to date and if it isn’t you should not but yourself or clients at risk of danger. All cares should not attempt to do things outside of training or job
3.6 Report information about episodes of substance use to an appropiate person and record it in the required format: If substance abuse is going on it needs to be documented, dates, times and when it occur and reported to management . 4 Support individuals in reducing substance use: 4.1 Assist individuals who have made a commitment to reduce substance use to review their reasons for doing so: Get the medical proffession envolved as the could help out with the side effects of the with drawel symptoms, put them in touch with groups who are recovering for substance abuse they will understand why they got into the use of substances. 4.2 Offer support to individuals which respects their individual rights, and is appropriate to their needs: Support is the first step to help individuals , and we must respect their rights of choice, substance use group will be able to help. 4.3 Assist individuals to review their progress in reducing substance use: You encourage individuals who have made a commitment to reduce substance use, explore the effects of the individual’s choice on their daily life and support them
Please do not move the person as you don’t know the extend of the injuries. Ring the manager and inform the family. If the emergency is not serious like for instance the key safe is not working please contact the office so they can get in contact with the family or the next of kin or key holder of the property. Make sure that the individual is safe by phoning them. 4.3 Record and report on an emergency encountered after gaining entry, and how the emergency has been addressed.