Home Care 9 - Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults [D63]

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Mike Padgham, Twenty Four 7 Care Services

This excellent resource provides fully up to date guidance on how to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults. Filmed entirely in real domiciliary care settings this title will explain to workers what abuse is and how to recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse. Depicting dramatic scenes of abuse this title will help bring the realities of adult abuse to life, teaching care workers why abuse should never be ignored.

Subjects covered include:

Role of the carer in maintaining a culture which safeguards the individual l Legislation and policy that exists to safeguard the vulnerable person l Concept and definition of abuse using illustrated examples Categories, prevalence l signs and symptoms of abusive behaviour l Ways in which carers and organisations are required to respond to the abuse of vulnerable people.

Duration: 32 minute DVD in 15 sections of video to be used in a suggested 3 hour training session.

Consultant: Dr Barry Wilson, PhD, BA, CQSW.

Standards:

Skills for Care Common Induction Standard (Revised 2010) 6

Care Council for Wales Induction Framework (2008) 5

Level 2 Health and Social Care (Adult): HSC 24 KS 2a-G, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11-19 & 21.

Level 3 Health and Social Care (Adult): HSC 35 KS 1-5, 6, 7a, 7f, 7g, 8, 12d, 17, 18, 19-21 & 23

Reference:

QCF: Health and Social Care Diploma (England) Unit HSC 024

QCF: Health and Social Care Diploma (Wales and Northern Ireland) Unit HSC 024

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