Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 11: SUPPORTING AND PROTECTING ADULTSIndicators of abuse and self-harm: eg inappropriate injuries, bruising, burns,scalding, malnourishment, low self-esteem, emotional withdrawal3 Understand the potential for abuse in health and social care contextsContexts: eg home, community, residential care, institutional care, relationshipsinvolving power, caring relationshipsPotential: eg bullying within care services, invasions of privacy, abuse by carers,system abuse, abuse by service users, abuse of carersPredisposing factors: eg learning disabilities, mental health issues, age,dementia, previous history of having been abused4 Understand working strategies to minimise abuseStrategies: Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme (POVA); Care HomesRegulation; National Service framework; multi-agency working, working inpartnership with service users, between professionals and within organisations;decision making processes and forums, organisational policies and trainingWorking practices: needs assessment; care planning cycle; person-centredpractices; written and oral communications; use of IT in sharing informationbetween professionals; anti-oppressive practice; anti-discriminatory practiceProcedures for protection: organisational policies and procedures, eg lines ofreporting, named persons, advocacy, confidentiality, rights of service users,actions to take if abuse is suspected, actions to take in event of disclosure,recording and reporting requirementsLegislation: relevant sections from, eg European Convention on Human Rights andFundamental Freedoms 1950, Sexual Offences Act 1976, Mental Health Act 1983and Codes of Practice, Nursing and Residential Care Homes Regulations 1984, NHSand Community Care Act 1990, Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Human RightsAct 1998, Data Protection Act 1998, Special Educational Needs Act 2000, CareStandards Act 2000, (particularly Part 7, ‘No Secrets, and ‘Speaking up forJustice’), Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Care Homes for Older People:National Minimum Standards — Care Homes Regulations 2003Policies and procedures: Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme (POVA) andassociated Practical Guide for Placement of Adult Carers; the role of the CriminalRecords Bureau and enhanced disclosure; local and regional guidelines for staffand volunteers working with vulnerable adults; Codes of Practice for Nursing andSocial WorkBN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007159