Home Care 9: Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

This excellent new 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.

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

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 l 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.

Standards:

SfC Common Induction Standard 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.4, 5.5.

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): HSC35 KS 1-5, 6, 7a, 7f, 7g, 8, 12d, 17, 18, 19-21, 23.

Duration:

6 sections of video to be used in a suggested 3 hour training session.