As Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus, the deadly virus is spreading faster across Europe, but certain countries appear to be affected to a greater extent than others. Despite being across the border from China, Russia initially seemed to be almost untouched by coronavirus with only seven confirmed cases on 10 March. Meanwhile, on the other side of China’s border, North Korea has remained elusive amid the global fight against Covid-19 but is now apparently secretly seeking international help. As China begins to end its three-month lockdown, with cases skyrocketing in European countries and the United States, what’s the real situation in Russia and North Korea?
Friday 27 March 2020
Wednesday 6 November 2019
DCHS9: Safeguarding and Protection in care setting
By
Nqobile Mafu // DCHS9: Safeguarding and Protection in care setting level 3
1.1
EXPLAIN THE TERM "Safeguarding"
What is
safeguarding?
Despite
the facts that safeguarding has existed as a concept for several decades now,
many people are still not aware of what it involves. Safeguarding in health and
social care involves not only protecting individuals’ health, well-being and
development. But also valuing their unique needs and promoting their human
rights.
This article aims to give a detailed look at
safeguarding, in regards to both adults and children. Why it’s an important
concept within society, what it aims to achieve and some of the legislation
that underpins it.
Meaning
of safeguarding
Safeguarding
means putting processes in place to ensure that vulnerable people are
not abused in any way, including verbally or physically. This includes all
procedures designed to prevent harm, also refers to the process of protecting
children and adults - by providing safe and effective care
What is
safeguarding defined as for adults?
Safeguarding
adults is defined in the Care Act 2014 as ‘protecting an adult’s right to live
in safety and free from abuse and neglect’, and can often as a result of
safeguarding children. An example of this would be a social worker who works
closely with a specific child, but has noticed that lately, when she visits his
house, there are signs of domestic abuse against the mother, as well as abuse
of an elder. There are a number of considerations that would need to be made in
this situation.
What is
safeguarding defined as for children?
Safeguarding
children is a phrase most people will have heard of but may find it difficult
to define as it is such a broad topic. The Working together to Safeguard
Children 2013 guidance by HM Government provides an explanation which can be
expanded to suit a wide range of environments:
“Safeguarding children - the action we take to promote the welfare
of children and protect them from harm - is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone
who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play”.
The
above article explains in detail of safeguarding, as I go further I will talk
about the importance of this module.
1.2: EXPLAIN OWN ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN
SAFEGUARDING INDIVIDUALS:
Safeguarding refers to the
protection of individuals from abuse and neglect and includes both proactive
and reactive measures.
As an support worker, I need a
thorough understanding of my responsibilities for safeguarding vulnerable
adults, but it is also important to have an awareness of how to respond
suspected abuse and neglect.
It is my responsibility to
protect the individuals that I work with from harm – this could be harm that is
caused by both doing something and doing nothing. For example, if an individual
unexpectedly faints and I attempt to perform CPR without proper training, I
could cause them harm. Similarly, if I do nothing, that could also cause them
harm. Shouting for assistance looking for life signs and contacting emergency
services would all be better options.
Also I should be familiar with my
organisation’s agreed ways of working, policies and procedures and follow them
to ensure that I work in a way that is safe and legal. Also I should be alert
to signs and symptoms of abuse and to alert the appropriate person if I believe
abuse is occurring in any form
1.3 DEFINE THE FOLLOWINGS
TERMS:
PHYSICAL ABUSE: Physical abuse involves the use of force by
punching, hitting, slapping, pinching, just to mention a few. It is a form of
physical attack on an individual, or a deliberate physical injury to a child or
an adult, it can also be a wilful or neglectful failure to prevent physical
injury.
DOMESTIC
ABUSE: Domestic
abuse can also referred as domestic violence includes physical, emotional and
sexual abuse in couple relationships or between family members. Domestic abuse
can happen against women and against men, and anybody can be an abuser.
You don't have to wait for an emergency situation to seek help. If domestic
abuse is happening to you, it's important to tell someone and remember you're
not alone.
You can:
talk to
your doctor, health visitor or midwife
women can
call 0808 2000 247, the free 24-hour National Domestic Violence Helpline run in
partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge
men can
call the Men's Advice Line free on 0808 801 0327 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
or ManKind on 01823 334 244
in an
emergency, call 999
please
find the link of domestic abuse videos that may be useful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVqfzNGX6IE
EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE: This is a situation where an
individual becomes a victim of abuse in the hand of someone he or she trust
inevitably, going to cause emotional distress.
SEXUAL
ABUSE: Whether
of adults or children, can also involve abuse of power. Children can never be considered
to give informed consent to any sexual activity of any description. In some
adult’s consent may not be given and the sexual activity is either forced on
the individual against their will to participate in any form of sexual
activity. Please see the video for more info sexual abuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kmdYJ5tVLA
FINANCIAL
OR MATERIAL ABUSE: Is
the use of a person’s funds and belongings without their permission. This could
be theft, fraud, internet scamming, coercion in relation to an adult’s
financial affairs or arrangements, including in connection to wills, property,
inheritance or financial transactions, or the misuse or misappropriation of
property, possessions or benefits
MODERN
SLAVERY: did
not end with abolition in the 19th century. Instead, it changed its forms and
continues to harm people in every country in the world.
Whether
they are women forced into prostitution, men forced to work in agriculture or
construction, children in sweatshops or girls forced to marry older men, their
lives are controlled by their exploiters, they no longer have a free choice and
they have to do as they’re told. They are in slavery.
Can
affect people of any age, gender or race; however, most commonly, slavery
affects people and communities who are vulnerable to being taken advantage of.
It can be
someone living in poverty and having no real prospects for a decent job, who
will accept a good sounding offer of a job abroad that turns out something else
that what was promised. For example a
young girl who happens to live in a society where early marriage is completely
acceptable, who will have no choice over marrying an older man.
Discriminatory - Ill treatment based on race,
sexuality, gender, age or a person's disability
This type
of Abuse is motivated by discriminatory and oppressive attitudes towards people
on the grounds of disability, gender and gender identity and reassignment, age,
race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, and political beliefs.
It may be
a feature of any form of abuse and manifests itself as physical abuse/assault,
sexual abuse/assault, financial abuse/theft, neglect and psychological
abuse/harassment. It includes verbal abuse and racist, sexist, homophobic or
ageist comments, or jokes or any other form of harassment. It also includes not
responding to dietary needs and not providing appropriate spiritual support.
Institutional/organisational
abuse Organisational or institutional abuse, neglect and poor care happens
within an institution such as a residential home or a hospital, it can also
happen in a person’s own home. This form of abuse is often as a result of an
imbalance of power poor policies, processes and practices within an
organisation.
This may range from one-off
incidents to on-going mistreatment.
The types of organisational or
institutional abuse include:
· Discouraging
visits or the involvement of relatives or friends
· Run-down
or overcrowded establishment
· Authoritarian
management or rigid regimes
· Lack
of leadership and supervision
· Insufficient
staff or high turnover resulting in poor quality care
SELF NEGLECT: This happens when the
individual is ill or depressed and unable to make effort or not feel capable of
looking after themselves and lack of personal hygiene and failure to protect
the individual from exposure to any kind of danger.
NEGLECT BY
OTHERS: Neglect
can happen because those responsible for providing the care examples families
or carers do not realise its importance, or because they cannot be bothered, or
choose not to provide it and as a result the individual may become ill, hungry,
cold, dirty, injured or deprived of their rights.
1.4:DESCRIBE HARM: Harm
is a term generally used to describe physical injury, pain and death but can
also include non-physical mistreatment such as emotional or financial abuse.
It includes all harmful conduct and, in particular,
includes:
- conduct
which causes physical harm
- conduct
which causes psychological harm, for example, causing fear, alarm or
distress
- unlawful
conduct which appropriates or adversely affects property, rights
or interests - for example, theft, fraud, embezzlement or extortion
- conduct
which causes self-harm
1.5
DESCRIBE RESTRICTIVE: are ways in which people involved in an industry, trade, or profession protect their own interests, rather than having a system which is fair to the public, employers, and other workers.
Sometimes
people behave in ways that might hurt themselves, hurt other people or break
things. These ways of behaving are called “challenging behaviours”.
Service
providers sometimes try to stop or help challenging behaviour by touching the
person or changing what happens around them.
This kind
of support might be hurtful, harmful or does not respect the rights of the
person. The kind of support that might be hurtful or harmful is called restrictive
practices.
Service
providers need to look at other ways to help the person. Using restrictive
practices might show that a service provider does not really understand why a
behaviour is happening.
1.2: IDENTIFY THE SIGNS AND /OR SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED
WITH EACH TYPE OF ABUSE
PHYSICAL: Bruises, injuries, scratches, burns or
bites marks on the body.
Physical abuse - Punching, Kicking Scratching,
Slapping, Biting, Scalding, Pulling hair, Poking Pinching, Pushing, Shoving,
Burning, Binding limbs, Choking, Beating, Cutting, Starvation
SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS - Injuries that have not received
medical attention, frequent or regular falls and injuries, bruising in areas
not normally bruised (Inside of thighs or arms) burns or scalds in unusual
places, ulcers, sores or rashes caused by bed wetting, loss of confidence, lack
of interest in appearance, sleeping problems, feeling depressed
Types
of abuse
|
Definition
|
Signs/symptoms
|
Physical
abuse
|
Physical
harm to an individual's body from, for example, hitting, restrictive
practices and medication
|
Untreated
or unexplained injuries including cut, bruises, burns, bites, hair loss etc.
|
Domestic
abuse
|
Threats,
violence and abuse between individuals that are family members or in an
intimate relationship.
|
Domestic
abuse can be recognised by the signs of one or more of the other types of
abuse or neglect.
|
Sexual
abuse
|
Sexual
relationships or activities that an individual does not or cannot consent to.
|
Pain or
bruising around the inner thigh, anal or breast areas.
Pain/discomfort when walking or sitting. Bloodstained underwear. Unexplained STIs/pregnancy |
Emotional/psychological
abuse
|
Threats,
humiliation, controlling behaviour, blaming, verbal abuse, harassment,
intimidation.
|
Anxiety,
depression, lack of sleep, poor self-esteem and self confidence
|
Financial/material
abuse
|
Use of
an individual's money or possessions without permission. Includes theft,
fraud, scamming, coercion, and self-serving involvement in an individual's
financial affairs.
|
Not
having enough money for bills or food.
Expenditure appearing unusually high. Missing possessions or monies. Poor living conditions. |
Modern
slavery
|
Individuals
being treated differently due to personal traits such as age, gender,
race, sexual orientation etc.
|
Verbal
abuse or harassment
Disrespect Lack of person centred approaches Exclusion |
Institutional/organisational
abuse
|
When an
organisation's needs are put above an individual's needs e.g. telling an
individual that they have to go to bed at a certain time
|
Inflexibility
Poor staff knowledge and training Non person-centred approaches Poor standards |
Self-neglect
|
An
individual being unable to see to their own basic needs, such as nutrition or
hygiene
|
Malnutrition
Dehydration Dirty clothes/bedding Poor hygiene Taking medication incorrectly Bedsores |
Neglect
by others
|
People
responsible for an individual not seeing to their basic needs such as
nutrition or hygiene either deliberately or inadvertently.
|
Malnutrition
Dehydration Dirty clothes/bedding Poor hygiene Taking medication incorrectly Bedsores |
NOTE: The signs and symptoms
above are by no means exhaustive and will vary between individuals.Some individuals are unable to
protect themselves from abuse, for example someone with a mental disability may
not have the capacity to understand that they are being abused, so it is vital
that others, such as family or support staff are there to look out for their
well-being. In addition, there are many factors that make an individual more
vulnerable to abuse. Again, reduced mental capacity can lead to an individual
being taken advantage of as can low self-esteem, depression and other mental
illnesses such as paranoid schizophrenia.
2.2: DESCRIBE FACTORS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO AN
INDIVIDUAL BEING MORE VULNERABLE TO ABUSE
There are a lot of factors that can contribute to a
person being more vulnerable to abuse some of these factors include physical
disability (in-ability to walk or being confine to a wheel chair), learning
difficulties, the elderly (old age) and young adult with social and
communication problems. All these can contribute to the degree of vulnerability
to abuse.
If the dependent has communication problems or has
personality or behavioural changes (such as dementia) rejects help or is
aggressive; or when there are no supports from family or professional carers;
if the dependent person is difficult, inconsiderate or ungrateful; a carer
being young and immature or feeling unable to carry on, carer and cared for
person having history of a troubled relationship or under financial or housing
pressure.
Also, poor quality of staff training, lack of
knowledge and understanding by staffs, inadequate staffing numbers, culture of
bullying of staff by management and organisational culture which fails to treat
people with dignity and respect as individuals can contribute to the staff
maltreating the people they support.
3.1: EXPLAIN THE ACTIONS TO TAKE IF THERE ARE
SUSPICIONS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS BEING ABUSED
Firstly, I will follow the policies and procedures
of the company and the agreed ways of reporting a suspected abuse. Therefore,
gathering first-hand information about who is the suspected abuser as well as
the alleged victim is important. The type of abuse that is happening, where and
how the abuse took place must be noted down.
Secondly, recording and reporting suspected abuse
to my appropriate manager or supervisor is then done. Confidentiality is
maintained throughout the process of investigating the suspected abuse.
If someone makes an allegation of abuse to you, the
first and most important response is that you must believe what you are told.
One of the biggest fears of those being abused is
that no one believes them and that is somehow their fault; do not make this
fear into reality.You must reassure them that you believe them and is not their
fault and that they are in no way to blame for what has happened to them. After
reassuring the person that you believe them, you should report the allegation
immediately to a senior colleague and hand over responsibility. Remember, it is
not your role to investigate! Except you are the head in terms of being the
manager!
3.2: EXPLAIN THE ACTIONS TO TAKE IF AN INDIVIDUAL
ALLEGES THAT THEY ARE BEING ABUSED
The person can write a written statement which must
then be acted on. This is then given to the manager of supervisor in charge of
dealing directly to the abused person.
The abused person or victim must then provide
details of the report on the abuse which should be dated and signed by at least
two people. If its physical injury the uses of photography can be very
important. Report the problem to your line manager or supervisor, any
information you have whether it is simple concerns, hard evidence, or a disclosure,
it must be carefully recorded, and all observations written down.
You must use your basic communication and listening
skills so that the person knows they can trust you and that you are listening.
Make sure you concentrate and try to remember as much as possible of what you
are told so that you can record accurately all actual facts. And when it is
written down the evidence may be needed by the social worker who will
investigate the situation. The doctor might need it to conduct an examination
of which is rely on the future investigation or court proceedings.
3.3: IDENTIFY WAYS TO ENSURE THAT EVIDENCE OF ABUSE
IS PRESERVED.
The Data Protection Act 1998 requires you to ensure
that any written information is kept securely. Information about abuse or potential
abuse is very sensitive and it is important that people have their right to
privacy and confidentiality respected. Information must be kept in a secure
situation, password protected if it is kept electronically and with any hard
copies filed securely in a locked cabinet. Make sure that only essential and
necessary information is kept, and that it is used for the abused person’s
benefit and in their best interest.
Whilst one’s first concern will be the immediate
well-being of the victim, your efforts to preserve evidence may be vital. When
Police involvement is required following suspected physical or sexual abuse,
they are likely to be on the scene quickly. To enable the Police to investigate
effectively, it is imperative that vital evidence is preserved. For that short
time before the Police arrive, what you do or do not do, can make a vital
difference.
4.1: IDENTIFY NATIONAL POLICIES AND LOCAL SYSTEMS
THAT RELATE TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION FROM ABUSE.
There are a number of national policies and local
systems that relate to the protection and safeguarding of abuse, these include
the following, the independent safeguarding authority (ISA), Criminal Record
Bureau (CRB checks), this will ensure that people that have abused in the past
are not recruited for sensitive positions with individuals, Department of
Health (DOH 2000), Care Quality Commission, In Safe Hands, the Local
safeguarding Adult Board, and the Local Area System.
Both nationally and locally, the protection of
vulnerable adult’s forms part of the safeguarding adults’ agenda. Local
authorities now have safeguarding adults’ boards; these mirror the local
safeguarding children boards, except that they do not have the statutory basis
and powers of children’s boards.
The local boards are responsible for delivering a
multi-agency response to safeguarding adults and exist to ensure that all the
partner agencies are recognising and acting on safeguarding issues at a
strategic and an individual level.
The local board will have members from social services,
the voluntary sector, police, housing and health as a minimum, and possibly
other areas such as leisure, transport and highways. They are also responsible
for conducting serious case reviews when someone has died as the result of
abuse and there are lessons to be learned.
For more info
- The
Equality Act 2010 – protects individuals from
discriminatory abuse
- The
Human Rights Act 1998 – sets out specific rights an freedoms
of all people such as the right to liberty and security and
the freedom from slavery and forced labour
- The
Care Act 2014 – makes the local authority responsible for
following up suspicions or allegations of abuse and setting up
multidisciplinary boards to review cases when people die as a result of
abuse or neglect
- The
Mental Capacity Act 2005 – protects individuals that do not have the
capacity to make choices for themselves
- Safeguarding
Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – protects vulnerable individuals by ensuring
that workers that have contact with them (e.g. care workers etc.) have had
relevant background checks (Disclosure and Barring Service)
4:2 EXPLAIN THE ROLES OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN
SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS FROM ABUSE
There are a lot of roles played by different
agencies that try to protect individuals from abuse. These agents include
health care workers or assistants, nurses, health visitors, advocates,
domiciliary workers, social workers. All of these agents’ roles differ from
each other but their main responsibilities are to oversee the safeguarding of
vulnerable adults. Again, they play the responsibilities of providing adequate
information about the various activities and results to the proper
safeguarding.
For example, The “Quality protects” initiative in
the late 1990’s began a change in attitude and professionals began to recognise
that the improving the quality of children’s services was an effective means of
safeguarding against abuse, but it was the introduction of Sure Start and
Connexions which really made it clear that children and young people are an
integral part of society and that there has to be a ‘whole system’ rather than
separate parts just working together.
The 2007
white paper ‘our health our care our say,’ quickly followed by ‘putting people
first’ set out the agenda for empowering people to take control of their
services and support.
4.3: IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH HAVE FEATURED IN
REPORTS INTO SERIOUS CASE OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Abuse is extremely serious, it is potentially life
threatening. Systems and rules have been developed by learning from tragedies
that have happened in the past. Many of these tragedies occurred because
procedures either where not in place or were not followed.
But if any abusive behaviour was reported and not
followed this may lead to a death of an individual or into serious injury of
which the organisation will be put into problems and investigation the carer
that abused the individual will face the law.
An example from The Care Quality Commission is the
published details of the enforcement action it has taken against Castlebeck
Care (Teesdale) Ltd which failed to protect the safety and welfare of patients
at Winterbourne View.After considering a range of evidence inspectors conclude
that the registered provider, Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd, had failed to
ensure that people living at Winterbourne View were adequately protected from
risk, including the risks of unsafe practices by its own staff. The report
concludes that there was a systemic failure to protect people or to investigate
allegations of abuse.
Another example is the death of Baby P in 2007
reports by the Haringey council showed the abuse of a baby boy.
Also the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000, reports
identified an abuse. The death of Micheal Gilbert in 2009 by the Bedfordshire
council elaborates on the torture and final death of Michael Gilbert.
Khyra Ishaq in 2010 reviewed by the Birmingham
Social Service reviewed that Khyra died out of starvation.Another major report
on abuse which was taken into account was unsafe
practices at Hillcroft nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest near Lancaster (May 2010
– September 2011) In its report, it states that nursing home staff
neglected, emotionally and physically abused persons with a lack of capacity
under The Mental Capacity Act 2000 because they would have no memory of the
abuse and they couldn’t report it by themselves.
4.4: IDENTIFY SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE
ABOUT OWN ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS FROM ABUSE
Safeguarding and protecting vulnerable adults and
children is an area of work that a great research has been carried out and
plenty of information is made available in order to improve and develop the
understanding of this difficult subject.
The key role of this subject is to attend mandatory
Safeguarding of vulnerable Adults (SOVA) training each year, I will be aware of
the Legislation's dedicated to abuse and my role in safeguarding vulnerable
adults. My workplace policies and procedures will detail my specific work role
in regards safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse. also there are
many system in tackling this subject it can be finding training
courses available in local area, social service departments, private agencies
like NSPCC just to mention a few.
4.5: EXPLAIN HOW THE LIKELIHOOD OF
ABUSE MAY BE REDUCED BY WORKING WITH PERSON-CENTRED VALUES, ENCOURAGING ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING CHOICE AND RIGHTS
For abuse to be reduced it is important
to apply all these values in every aspect of the work you do every day. Person
centred value means building everything I do around the person I
am working with, by making people take control of the planning and
delivery of their own support and care services will make them know about their
care and the people that work with them, also the type of support that is been
given to them. Also abuse is reduced by person centred values because the
person’s needs preferences and choices will be used to develop an agreed care
plan. In doing so, it will allow carers to be able to spot changes in a
person’s character or routine, which may indicate a problem. Also it means the
service will be built around the person’s needs and not the carers
Encouraging active participation which
means to support them to be as independent as possible of which will make
carers to recognise that working with them is like partnership rather than a
relationship that is controlled by professionals. Promoting choice and rights
means giving the access to their rights and to exercise their choice over
issues and treating them as individuals rather than as a group of people which
normally lead to abuse.
Involving that person in their care so
that choice, dignity and respect are addressed fully. This will increase a
person’s self-esteem and confidence. It will also build up a relationship of
trust, between you and the person, where they will feel comfortable in
discussing any problems or issues with you.
Person centred values are very
important at the workplace, it reduces the occurrence of abuse, therefore
promoting dignity, privacy, choice, independence, maximising confidence. It
therefore reduces the event of abuse at the workplace.
5.2 EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF AN
ACCESSIBLE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE FOR REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF ABUSE
Accessible complaint procedures are
very important in every organisation. This is because agreed procedures must be
documented and published and must highly be visible. Accessible complaint
procedures are essential for reducing the occurrence of such clear system for
recording and reporting.
The most important first step is to
ensure that you know the procedures in your workplace for dealing with abuse or
neglect.
All work places should have policy and
procedures of accessible complaints so that the individuals will know the vital
importance and be familiar with what to do and who to complain or report to,
which will enable them to pass information on to the right source to deal with
and when this is in place the likelihood of abuse will be reduced.
5.3 Outline how the likelihood of abuse
can be reduced by managing risk and focusing on prevention.
The only way to
reduce the likelihood of abuse happening in a care setting is by managing risk
and focusing on prevention.
When we talk about
risk, in other terms will be talking about balancing the risks against the
rights of the individual.
Risk enablement is
a person-centred approach that takes into account person-centred values such as
respect and choice. It involves supporting individuals that are receiving care
to collaborate on the assessment of their own risks and make their own
decisions, rather than care staff making decisions on their behalf.
Also risk of a abuse
can be dropped when individuals have active participation in their care
provision because they are more likely to understand their rights and know when
something might not be quite right. They will also be more likely to speak up
if they have concerns.
6.1: DESCRIBE UNSAFE PRACTICES THAT MAY
AFFECT THE WELL- BEING OF INDIVIDUALS
Unsafe practices at the workplace
include neglect of duty of personal are such as bathing, washing, toileting
dressing inappropriately, feeding and unsafe administration of medication can
be very dangerous as well as breaching of confidentiality and failure to update
knowledge and safeguarding issues.
Another unsafe practice is when a
worker is drinking alcohol and gets drunk while at work. This might affect the
well-being of individuals who they care for
If a career is meant to be using
equipment’s in carrying out his or her duty and then decides to make use of a
manual approach, this might affect the well-being of the individual as harm can
be caused while carrying out this duty manually. Individual’s well-being can
also be affected if a worker is not well trained in what he is doing.
In a situation the care worker is
distressed or angry about something he or she needs to deal with it sensibly
because it may lead to unsafe practice which abuse if not dealt with and will
affect the individual’s wellbeing.
In additional unsafe practice also
includes
· Staff
shortages
· staff
are too tired to do their job correctly
· staff
“cut corners” due to lack of time
· Agency
staff not knowing service users correct needs Lack of training
· Inexperienced
staff “acting up” in a senior role
· Staff
not trained in their role correctly Lack of correct equipment
· No
PPE available
6.2: EXPLAIN THE ACTIONS TO TAKE IF
UNSAFE PRACTICE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
Firstly, it is important to report
concerns to a manager or supervisor immediately. But the company’s policies and
procedures must always be adhered to and followed. Again, the use of verbal and
written action, as well as the using policies of whistles blowing, can all be
used to address unsafe practices. Each local authority must have a multi-agency
local safeguarding adult’s board for the protection of vulnerable adults.
This committee is responsible for
setting out procedures and policies, identifying and protecting those at risk,
and ensuring each agency has an appropriate response to abuse.
It is likely that the procedure for
your workplace in relation to abuse by a professional carer involve immediate
suspension of the person accused, investigation by the police or independent
agency if appropriate or the organisation will give the carer a disciplinary
action.
DESCRIBE THE ACTION TO TAKE IF
SUSPECTED ABUSE OR UNSAFE PRACTICES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN
DONE IN RESPONSE
You may want to blow the whistle about
the way an organisation is run, or the quality of a service. You could find
yourself working in an organisation where standards are not being met and
vulnerable people are being abused because of the policies and procedures of
the organisation rather than through the behaviour of any particular person.
If you suspect abuse or unsafe
practices, in this situation, you should contact your local inspectorate or the
local Safeguarding Adults Board.
• Reporting
to the social services
• Reporting
to the police
• Unsafe
practices should be challenged immediately and prevented from continuing. If
you are not able to do this yourself (for example, if others do not listen to
you) then you should report your concerns to your manager or supervisor.
7.1:
DESCRIBE THE POTENTIAL RISKS PRESENTED BY:
- he use of electronic
communication devices
- the use of the internet
- the use of social networking
sites
- Carrying out financial
transactions online.
With the
exponential rise of the Internet over the last few decades, vulnerable adults
are now much more likely to be victims of abuse through online activity so it
is important that we have an awareness of the potential risks. The use of social media,
mobile phones, emails and the internet are popular amongst children and young
people and can be a normal part of their everyday life. These methods of
communication can be efficient and easily accessed for most but it is important
that certain safeguarding is applied to ensure safety.
The below
table illustrate list of possible risk:
Describe the potential risk presented by the use of electronic
communication devices:
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Activity
|
Risks
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Summery
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Use of
electronic communication devices e.g. mobile phones, tablets etc.
|
Risk
will involve Harassment
Cyber-bullying, Grooming Blackmail and Viruses or even you can get Hacked. |
Vulnerable people often find it easier to communicate via electronic
means rather than talking face-to-face. This creates a false sense of
security and can lead them to sharing more personal or sensitive information
about themselves (or someone else) than if they were talking in person.
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Use of
the Interne
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Potential
to break the law by accessing illegal material
Viewing of upsetting material e.g. pornography or violence Extremism/radicalisation |
The internet has transformed modern life. Many
individuals with learning disabilities use the internet to access benefits,
entertainment, socialising just to mention a few. People with learning
disabilities need extra care and being watched to help keep them safe online.
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Use of
social networking sites
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Harassment
Manipulation Cyber-bullying Grooming Blackmail |
Social networking sites allow someone to post information that
thousands of other users can read.
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Carrying
out financial transactions online
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Fraud
Scams Unwittingly or being coerced into transferring monies to unscrupulous individuals |
references
and more information: https://dsdweb.co.uk/level-2-diploma-in-care/safeguarding-and-protection-in-care-settings/explain-the-term-safeguarding-and-your-own-role-and-responsibilities-in-safeguarding-individuals/
Br J Gen Pract. 2011 Nov; 61(592): e766–e771.
Published
online 2011 Oct 31. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X606780
NCFE CACHE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN ADULT CARE: BARNSLEY ADULT LEARNING CENTRE: TUTOR LEANNE BASHFORTH
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