PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. 1.1 Physical abuse is involving contact planned to cause bodily harm, feelings of intimidation, other physical suffering or injury. Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another. Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm .humiliation, violation. Financial abuse is illegal or unauthorised use of a person’s money, property, their pension or other valuables that they own.
Unit 205 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care. Outcome 1 1.1 - Physical Abuse-Physical Abuse is to cause somebody physical harm, use force to make them do something against their will or to cause them physical harm. It is more than likely the victime will be a vulnerable individual who is unable to defend themselves but not always. Sexual Abuse - Abusing somebody can be to force them to partake in sexual acts against there will. Sexual abuse can also take a verbal form for example talking to an individual in a sexual mano against their will.
Unit 5: Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care 1.1. Define the following types of abuse; physical, sexual, emotional/psychological, financial, institutional, self-neglect, neglect by others * Physical abuse- Physical abuse would be where there is a deliberate use of physical force that would possibly be resulting in bodily injury, pain or impairment. Physical abuse can include; misuse of medication, involuntary isolation or confinement and inappropriate application of treatments. * Sexual abuse- Sexual abuse is where consent had not been given for direct or indirect involvement in any sexual activity. Consent may not be given due to the individual possibly not having the capacity to understand what is going on, they may not wish to consent to it, or they may feel threatened due to the other person being in a position of trust.
1.1 Define the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse is physical contact planned to cause bodily harm, feelings of intimidation, other physical suffering or injury • Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another • Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm; humiliation; voilation • Financial abuse is the illegal or unauthorised use of a person’s money, property, pension book or other valuables. • Institutional abuse involves failure of an organisation to provide appropriate and professional individual services to vulnerable people. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour that amount to discrimination through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness, stereotyping and rigid systems. • Self neglect is a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, feeding, clothing, or medical conditions they might have. • Neglect by others is a passive form of abuse in which the wrongdoer is responsible to provide care, for someone, who is unable to care for oneself, but fails to provide adequate care to meet their needs.
Unit 5 – Principles of safeguarding in Health and Social Care 1. Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse: Is one or more episodes of aggressive behaviour, usually resisting in physical injury with possible damage to internal organs and the central nervous system. Sexual abuse: The forcing of unwanted sexual activity by one person on another. Emotional/Psychological abuse: Is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, anxiety and depression. Financial abuse: Taking money without the persons consent or without the appropriate legal authority.
Assessment HSC 024 Lorena Anghel 22/01/15 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care 1.1. Define the following types of abuse: Abuse can be both deliberate and accidental. Physical abuse is: the non-accidental infliction of physical force that results in bodily injury, pain or impairment. * Examples of physical abuse: -Hitting, biting, slapping, - Inappropriate restraining or sanctions, -Force feeding, deprivation of food or clothing, -Misuse of medication Sexual abuse is: direct or indirect involvement into sexual activity without valid consent or by being pressured into Consent may not be given because: The client has capacity and does not want to give it, the client lacks capacity and is therefore unable to give it, or the client feels pushed into activity because the other person is in a position of power, authority or trust * Examples of sexual abuse: -Rape or attempted rape, -Sexual assault and harassment, -Non-contact abuse e.g. voyeurism, indecent exposure Emotional and psychological abuse is: threat, swearing, humiliation, bullying or any other form of mental cruelty which results in mental or physical distress, denial of choice, of self-expression , of privacy and dignity * Examples of emotional and psychological abuse: -Emotional abuse, -Verbal abuse, -Humiliation and ridicule, -Discrimination -Threats with punishments - Intimidation or exclusion, Blaming, -Denial of religious or cultural needs.
Broken bones, bruises, pressure marks, abrasions and burns * Sexual abuse a Change in behavioural. Bruising around the breast or genital area, also unexplained bleeding around the genital area and pregnancy * Emotional / Physchologic abuse change in behaviour and unusual depression. Lack of interest in social contacts * Financial abuse illegal or unauthorised use of a person’s money, property and valuables * Self-neglect a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their feeding, cloths, personal hygiene, and a medical condition if they have one. * Neglect by other a passive form of abuse in which a person is responsible to provide care for someone who is unable to care for them self’s and fails to provide the care to meet there needs. Neglect may
Unit 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care. Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 And 1.2 Physical abuse is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm. Some examples of physical abuse are; scratching, punching, biting, strangling or kicking. If a service user is being physically abused they might display symptoms such as depression, emotional distress, unusual aggressive behaviour, become withdrawn, unexplained bruising, or suicidal ideation. Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexual they don’t want to do.
Emotional /Psychological Abuse; is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another behaviour that may result in psychological trauma including anxiety, chronic depression. Financial Abuse; is the misuse of a person’s money, property or asset’s through theft or fraud. Many adults are very venerable to financial abuse, mostly those who may have little understanding of money. Institutional Abuse; is the mistreatment of people brought about poor or inadequate care or support or systematic poor practice that affects the whole care setting. Self Neglect; is a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they have and generally not taking care of them self.
Also if they are unable to take care of themselves or cannot protect themselves against significant harm or exploitation. This means that some adults are less able to protect themselves as they may have difficulty expressing themselves, creating an easy target to an abuser. Abuse is defined as a ‘violation of an individuals human and civil rights by any other person or persons’. There are many different types of abuse: Physical Abuse - an act of another person or persons involving contact intended to cause the feeling of physical injur, or other physical suffering or bodily harm. Sexual Abuse - an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act in which a person is threatened, coerced, or forced to engage again their will, or any sexual touching of a person who has not consented.