Unit 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care. Outcome 2 know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse. 1. Explain the action to take when there are suspicions that an individual is being abused. Read the polices and procedures and comply with them, make sure you tell a senior member of staff, then they can take the next step and get to the route of the situation.
WRITTEN QUESTIONS Unit Title: Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care Unit sector reference: HSC 024 Candidate name: …………………………………… Answer the following questions, give examples where possible. |Question |Answers | |Define the following types of abuse: |Physical abuse is when someone deliberately hurts or injury’s you. It can include | |Physical abuse |hitting, kicking, hair pulling, beating with an object, throwing and shaking. | |Sexual abuse | | |Emotional/ Psychological abuse |Sexual abuse is any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something they do not | |Financial abuse |want to do. It can also refer to behaviour that impacts a person’s ability to control | |Institutional abuse |their sexual activity or the circumstances in which sexual activity occurs including oral| |Self neglect |sex, rape or restricting access to birth control and condoms.
204 / Aiv Explain the correct actions to take if an individual tells you they are being abused If someone tells you they are a victim of abuse, take what they seriously, stay calm, and listen to them, if possible make a written or recorded account, which should be dated and signed, you should also make them aware that medical evidence might be required, offer them help and support ,tell them they can talk to you. Av Identify how to ensure that any evidence of abuse is kept safe. wriiten reports,paper work etc need to be kept safe. Dont wash clothes bedding etc.photographs could be used for evidence,body charts. Avi Identify the national polices that set out requirements for safeguarding individuals The first priority should always be to ensure
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Unit 205 Types of abuse Explain the meaning of the following types of abuse, and identify the signs or symptoms associated with each form of abuse Physical Abuse:- to physically abuse someone can be anything from the most obvious hitting someone to force feeding them, burring, scalding, leaving someone in wet soiled clothing and refusing them access to a toilet. SIGNS:- Potential signs of physical abuse are cuts, grazes, scratches, bruises, black eyes, withdrawal or mood changes, explanations not being consistent with the injury, fractures , pressure ulcers etc etc Sexual Abuse:- Sexual abuse can also involve abuse of a position of power, in some cases in adults in care sector, informed consent is not always possible due to the loss of capacity in the service users mental state, in other cases the sexual activity is forced upon someone without their consent or the person is tricked or bribed into performing the actions, sexual activity is abuse when informed consent is not obtained, this includes rape , masturbation, indecent exposure, attempt or actual penetration of intemet areas. SIGNS:- physical, bruising, scratches, abrations, pregnancy, blood marked underwear, urine infections, burns, bite marks on body etc there are also behavioural signs which can be, prostitution, sexual abuse on others, self harming, drug usage, alcoholism, running away from home, withdrawal from social surrounding, aggression, refusal to undress for activities, reluctant to be left alone with the abuser. Emotional/Pshycological abuse:- All forms of abuse have a form of psychological abuse behind them, any situation in which a person becomes a victim of abuse at the hands of someone they trusted inevitably going to cause them great distress, emotional abuse, bullying, blaming them for things,
Assignment 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Task A Booklet Create a booklet about safeguarding, which can be used as a reminder for people who work in the care profession. The booklet must: Ai Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm. Physical injuries can occur where there is no satisfactory explanation, definite knowledge, or a reasonable suspicion that injury was inflicted with intent, caused through lack of care by the person having custody, charge or care of that person. • Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another. Sexual abuse is the involvement of vulnerable adults in sexual activities, which they do not fully comprehend, to which they are unable to give consent, either verbally or by their behaviour, to which they object or which may cause them harm.
Never give out personal information to anyone on the phone, unless expressly told to by senior staff. Always ensure that you cannot be overheard by other people when talking about a resident with other staff. Ensure paperwork is securely locked away, or shredded as appropriate. 5. Describe potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns to agreed others.
It is important that information is only shared with people “who need to know”. If you are uncertain whether a person has a right to access information and is requesting information from you, always check with your supervisor or manager. In day to day communication it is strict policy of midstream that you do not discuss any important information about a clients lifestyle or regarding important information as this is their right to remain any of this information confidential and is part of the regulations of The Human Rights Act 1998. Information that has to be kept confidential on a day to day basis can be shared with agreed others on any other basis as a need to know basis, this is if ever an authoritative body needs to get involved such as social services, ambulance, police or any other multi-agency network. The agreed others in which confidential information can be shared on a need to know basis are: Work Colleagues, social workers, occupational therapist, GP, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, pharmacist, nurse, special nurse, psychologist, psychiatrist, advocate, dementia care advisor or family and carers.
201- 4.1 Q. Explain the term ‘confidentiality’ A. It means that whatever information you tell to a Service will not be passed on and the person you see won’t tell anyone that you’ve been to see him or her without your permission. It gets more complicated if you want to talk to the Service about something that he or she thinks may be harming you or someone else, like you’re being hurt by someone or someone is making you do something you don’t want to do. If that happens the Service will talk to you and try to persuade you to get help, but if you don’t agree the Service can get help without your permission if he or she thinks it’s best for you.
However, inpatient psychiatric units can often be a place of unpredictable emotional and behavioral episodes in which patients act out. In cases like these, it is not only the patients that must be kept safe, but also the nurses caring for them. THESIS SENTENCE Safely addressing aggression and violence on psychiatric
Many substance abuse treatment counselors base their understanding of a family’s relation to substance abuse on a disease model of substance abuse. Within this model, practitioners have come to appreciate substance abuse as a “family disease”—that is, a disease that affects all members of a family as a result of the substance abuse of one or more members. They should understand that substance abuse creates negative changes in the individual’s moods, behaviors, relationships with the family, and sometimes even physical or emotional health. Family therapists, on the other hand, for the most part have adopted a family systems model. It conceptualizes substance abuse as a symptom of dysfunction in the family.