Laser Lessons - Lesson

Know how to recognise signs of abuse

Watch ‘Safeguarding vulnerable adults who is vulnerable adult’ from The Training Centre. Make notes of the factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse.

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults’ webpage on the NHS website
‘Types and indicators of abuse’ webpage on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
‘Adults at risk of abuse’ from Dewis Wales

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Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Explore the ‘Types of harm’ section of the Ann Craft Trust website. This website is dedicated to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children with disabilities.
The Hourglass website contains further information about ‘Types of abuse’. Hourglass is the UK’s only charity focused on the abuse and neglect of older people whose mission is simple: end the harm, abuse and exploitation of older people in the UK.
This article is about ‘Safeguarding and dementia’ and is on the Alzheimer Society website. Read the article to learn more about why people with dementia are vulnerable to abuse.

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