1.3 Harm and abuse
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- Created on: 14-11-19 10:23
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- 1.3 Harm and Abuse
- anyone in health, social care and child care settings can be vulnerable
- abuse from paid worker, care staff, family, friends
- carried out by individuals who require care and support
- may be verbally or physically aggressive to others
- Intentional abuse
- care assistant using an individual's money to buy their own things
- financial abuse
- can be deliberate
- child care worker not ensuring a child eats or wears warm clothes outside
- neglect
- care assistant using an individual's money to buy their own things
- Unintentional abuse
- can also be unintentional, through poor care
- senior care worker moving an individual in a careless manner
- unintentional physical abuse
- play group volunteer forgets to ask the children to wash their hands
- unintentional neglect
- putting them in danger of illnesses and infections
- Effects of abuse
- short-term
- bruises, cuts, broken bones
- contracting an STI
- low self-esteem
- feeling angry, anxious or fearful
- poor self-image
- displaying challenging behaviour
- long-term
- low self-esteem
- feeling angry, anxious or fearful
- difficulties trusting others
- developing self-harming, depression and suicidal behaviour
- inability to sleep
- hypertension, anorexia, obesity
- can have far reaching effects on health and wellbeing
- short-term
- anyone in health, social care and child care settings can be vulnerable
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