Know how to recognise signs of abuse and neglect
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘What is safeguarding?’ on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
- ‘What is abuse?’ from the Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board website.
- ‘Safeguarding Adults’ from Skills for Care.
- ‘Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults’ webpage on the NHS website
- ‘Types and indicators of abuse’ from the SCIE
- ‘Who is an adult at risk?’ from the People First website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘More about harm’ from South Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee that contains a definition of harm, taken from the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. Do you agree with this definition?
- The Ann Craft Trust website is dedicated to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children with disabilities. Click to access their resources.
- Read more about ‘Mistreatment and abuse of people with dementia’ on the Alzheimer Society website.
- 'Types of abuse’ is a section of the Hourglass website. Click on each section to learn more about the different forms of abuse that older people can experience.
- This section of the Social Care Institute for Excellence website may not reflect current policy but contains provides valuable practice guidance on ‘Commissioning care homes: common safeguarding challenges’ which looks at some of the forms abuse may take in a residential home.
- Think And Challenge
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