Adults at Risk Flashcards

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Service users at risk

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Learning difficulties
Mental health impairment
Physical and sensory impairments
Homelessness
Systemic 
Unable to live alone 
Substance abuse
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Who decides whether someone is at risk?

At risk definition

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A person aged over 18 years of age who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness
AND
Who may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation

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3
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Power relationships are…

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Central to all abuse situations

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Abuse is

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Violation of an individuals human and civil rights by another person or persons

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Types of abuse

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Physical 
Sexual 
Psychological 
Material/Financial 
Neglect
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Groups at high risk of abuse

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  • People lacking mental capacity, or with limited awareness
  • People who are severely physically impaired
  • People with sensory impairments
  • People who are semi-comatose/comatose
  • People with aphasia
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Factors making people at risk vulnerable to abuse

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  • Over compliance and dependence on a service or practitioner
  • Fear of retaliation from complaining
  • No support networks outside a service
  • Socialisolation
  • Unable to or have difficulty communicating
  • Practitioner/organisational factors
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7 indicators of abuse and examples

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  • Physical - bites, burns, bruises, flinching
  • Psychological
  • Neglect - poor hygiene, oral health
  • Financial
  • Institutional
  • Self harm
  • Sexual - overfamiliarity
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What if someone doesn’t have a protective characteristic?

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One example may be domestic violence and/or abuse
• If you suspect then create a space for the person to talk
• If they disclose then listen, don’t judge
• Address immediate safety issues
• If they do not want to take immediate action signpost them and let them know you are there for them
Another example is forced marriage which is a crime under UK Law.
• Follow current guidance around forced marriage
*Always follow local procedures and make sure you are up to date with guidance

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Protective characteristic

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Intellectual disability 
Physical disability 
Learning difficulty 
Age
Disease
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