1.2 The influence that legislation and policies have on the day-to-day experiences of an individual with a learning disability and of their families is as follows i.e. covert discrimination; overt discrimination; harassment; rights; labelling; vulnerability; stereotyping; inclusion; prejudice; empowerment; abuse; opportunity and equality. 2.1 The meaning of learning disability means i.e. ‘an incomplete or state of arrested development of the mind’, an individual with a learning disability will have significant impairment of intellectual function/social and adaptive. Stages of learning disability can range from mild, moderate, severe and profound.
They may include: • People with a mental health problem or mental illness ( including dementia ) • People with a physical disability • People with a sensory impairment • People with a learning disability • People who are frail and/or experiencing a temporary illness What is abuse? Abuse can be: • Any act or neglect that harms another person • Something that occurs just once or something repeated many times • Done intentionally to cause harm, or done accidentally through a lack of understanding • A
Passer et al. (2009). The main focus of the psychodynamic theory is the effect of the unconscious mind on behaviour and emotions, however in order for the theory to be fully understood, it is essential to be aware of the assumptions that this perspective makes. One of the key ideas, fundamental to the psychodynamic perspective is the assumption that behavioural patterns executed as adults have direct links to previous childhood experiences. This assumption can help to explain how traumatic childhood events can lead to further psychological issues as adults.
1.1Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults Safeguarding: Safeguarding is the multi-disciplinary work we do to minimise and manage risk to adults who may be vulnerable. It employs a framework which brings together all aspects of an investigation into an allegation of abuse against a vulnerable adult. For any safeguarding issue, we aim to involve the vulnerable person and offer them as much choice as possible. Vulnerable adult A vulnerable adult is someone aged 18 or over: • Who is, or may be, in need of community services due to age, illness or a mental or physical disability • Who is, or may be, unable to take care of himself/herself, or unable to protect
This can be mild or severe, one child might just hear sounds like blah blah blah and another may be able to hear all the information but just not make sense of it. * Describe other conditions that may be associated with the autistic spectrum. There are certain conditions that seem to be linked to people on the autistic spectrum. Some of them may not experience any but others may experience one or more, these are; -Anxiety disorders this is the secondly most common diagnosed disorder amongst children with ASD. Symptoms are affected by age, level of cognitive functioning and degree of social impairment.
Unit 514 - Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults 1.1 Analyse the differences between the concept of safeguarding and the concept of protection in relation to vulnerable adults There is a difference between Safeguarding vulnerable adults/children and adult/child protection. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility, and includes measures to prevent or minimise the potential for abuse occurring. Protection is considered a statutory responsibility in response to individual cases where risk of harm has been identified. POVA or Protection of Vulnerable Adults was changed and implemented to SOVA or Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults in 2007. This meant that the SOVA register was to replace the POVA and other individuals who are deemed
What does the term ‘mandatory reporter’ mean? 5. Why is it important to adopt an ‘interagency approach’? Task 1 Answers 1. Risk of significant harm means a child or young person who is at risk of suffering some kind of abuse Physical or mental and emotional harm damaging to a child’s wellbeing and development.
You have a heritage and it is why you were brought up with the beliefs and standards. You want people to respect that, so you should give the same respect. It’s also a part of history which has helped us evolve throughout this world. You may not like it or agree with it, but you should at least learn a bit about it before you make a decision and still respect it. 1.2 Younger people with dementia may have different needs to people aged over 65 requiring a different type of service or a response appropriate to their age.
A person with mental illness may be very confident socially but may have some type of character disorder. Whereas mental retardation is a developmental disability. People with developmental disabilities may experience difficulty in areas such as self-care, language, mobility, learning, self-direction, independent living, or self sufficency. Mental illness and mental retardation are also digagnosed at different times in a persons life. Mental retardation is present at birth or is diagnosed before the age of eighteen and some degree of intellectual impairment can be expected to be permanent.
” Minor” – any child under the legal age as defined by the laws of the government. Normally 18years and younger. “Victim” – someone who has suffered a loss of any kind or who has suffered at the hands of another person, or who has been unwillingly exposed to an act of abuse of some kind. “Physical abuse” – the actual or intended physical harm, which is normally within self-control of a parent or a person who is in power or who is responsible for a minor, inflicted on a minor. This can be a single event or repeated events.