Assignment 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care. Task A Booklet. AI. Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse: Physical Abuse: Defined as the use of physical force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment. Physical abuse can include; Hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, force feeding, forcing medication, leaving people to sit in faeces or urine.
Unit 4222-205 Principles of Safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC 024) Physical Abuse Physical abuse can be defined as an act by an individual or group involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm. Actions could be physical such as hitting, pinching or kicking or it could be not giving a person their correct dosage of medicine, or enough to eat and drink. Physical abuse also covers such things as not allowing someone enough sleep, and subjecting them to cold or heat. Signs The most obvious sign that someone is being physically abused is bruises and cuts. Some other signs are less obvious, but can include weight loss.
Unit 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care. Outcome 1 1.1 and 1.2 • Physical Abuse involves any treatment of a person that is violent or involves rough handling. Eg - Assault such as hitting, biting, kicking, shaking or causing burns, pushing or grabbing or rough handling. Signs/Symptoms :- Any injury not fully explained by the history given. Unexplained injuries.
Unit 205 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care 1.1 Define the following types of abuse Physical Abuse Physical abuse is any intentional and unwanted contact with another person. It can occur to anyone and may result in having injuries. Physical abuse include * Scratching * Biting * Pushing * Throwing * Kicking Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse is when a person is forced into taking part in any kind of Sexual activity. It can happen to men and women, young or old Sexual abuse include * Unwanted kissing * Touching * Pressuring someone to have sex * Threatening someone into unwanted sexual activity Emotional Abuse Emotional abuse is where one person takes power and control over another through words. Emotional abuse include * Name-calling * Making threats * Belittling and untrue accusations Financial Abuse Financial abuse is obtaining property and funds without his or hers knowledge or consent.
Unit 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Outcome1 1: Physical abuse Slapping, hitting, kicking, spitting, pushing, misuse of medication, harsh manual handling, uses of force and unapproved use of physical restraint or restriction : Sexual abuse Rape, physical touching which the person does not want or does not understand and exposure to pornography : Emotional/psychological abuse Humiliation, insults, blame, harassment, bullying, controlling, intimidation, being locked away, stopped from seeing other people, threats, swearing, denying the right of the person to make their own decisions : Financial abuse Theft of money, property, possessions, insurance, blackmail or taking advantage and removal or control of the persons finances without permission : Institutional abuse Poor care standards, lack of positive responses to complex needs, rigid routines, inadequate staffing and an insufficient knowledge base within the service, failure of agencies to ensure staff receive appropriate guidance. : Self neglect Individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding, or tending appropriately to any medical conditions : Neglect by others Lack of care including food, warmth, medication, access to medical treatment, leaving the person unattended for long periods of time, not attending to physical needs such as toileting, dressing and washing and failing to provide access to appropriate health or social care services 2 Sings or symptoms associated are : Physical abuse, unexplained fall or minor injuries, bruising in well protected areas of body such as inside of thighs or upper arms and so on, malnutrition, ulcers, bed sores and being left in wet clothing, history of frequent changing General Practitioners or General Practitioners not being able to see the person
Assignment 204 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care Task A Booklet Ai – Describe in your own words what is meant by the following types of abuse • Physical Abuse – is contact to another person that is meant to cause bodily harm or injury. • Sexual Abuse – is forcing undesired sexual behaviour towards someone who isn’t willing. • Emotional/Psychological Abuse – is abuse such as bullying when you create an uncomfortable or scary situation for someone, where anxiety could be a key fear of this abuse. • Financial Abuse – is abuse such as stealing another person’s property. • Institutional Abuse - • Self-Neglect – is abuse to yourself such as neglecting to feed yourself, clean yourself and taking tablets.
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Know how to recognise signs of abuse. 1.1a -Define the following types of abuse - Physical abuse Physical abuse is where inappropriate or deliberate physical force is used to the detriment of the individual. Signs of physical abuse can include some or many of the following possible indicators: bruising, fractures, burns, bedsores, fear, cowering or flinching, depression, unexplained weight loss. Unexpected or multiple indicators should at least raise the question of whether physical abuse is happening. 1.1b -Define the following types of abuse - Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is where an individual is either forced or coerced into unwanted sexual activity.
* Physical – Hitting, slapping, kicking * Sexual – unwanted advances, indecent exposure, harassment * Psychological/Emotional – Intimidation, blaming * Financial – misappropriation of monies, not giving correct change * Institutional – where a person is not treated as an individual 1.2 Identify the signs and or symptoms associated with each type of abuse. * Physical – Skin infections * A person being taken to many different places to receive medical attention (called shopping) * Dehydration or unexplained weight changes or medication being lost * Change of behaviour * Injuries that are the shape of objects * Sexual – Sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy * Tears or bruises in genital/anal areas * Soreness when sitting * Inappropriately dressed * Emotional – Difficulty gaining access to the service user on their own * The service user not getting access to medical care or appointments with other people. * Sleep disturbance * The service user feeling acting as if they are being watched all the time. * Decreased ability to communicate * Increased urinary or faecal incontinence. * Financial – Sudden loss of assets * Unusual or inappropriate financial transactions * Bills not being paid * A sense that the service user is being tolerated in the house due to the income they bring in, sometimes with that person not being included in the activities the rest of the family enjoys.
PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1. KNOW how to recognise signs of abuse 1 :1 DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ABUSE • Physical abuse • Sexual abuse • Emotional/psychological abuse • Financial abuse • Institutional abuse • Self-neglect • Neglect by others 1:2 IDENTIFY THE SIGNS AND/OR SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH TYPE OF ABUSE. 1) Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Both old and young people can be physically abused. There are signs or indicators to show physical abuse and there are ways in which victims and abusers act or interact with each other.
Principles of safe guarding and protection in health and social care 1.Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Both old and young people can be physically abused. There are signs or indicators to show physical abuse and there are ways in which victims and abusers act or Interact with each other. Physical abuse includes the smashing of personal belongings, being held against your will, slapped, bitten, kicked, pinched, punched, burnt with cigarettes. Signs of physical abuse in adults are: bruising, particularly in well-protected and covered areas, burns - including friction burns and scalds, unexplained hair loss, significant weight loss, etc...