PoVA (Protection of Vulnerable Adults)
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- Created on: 10-05-14 12:13
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- PoVA
- The main aspect of PoVA is to protect vulnerable adults
- There is a list of names, these people are seen as unfit to work with vulnerable adults due to their past behaviour
- Organisations have the responsibility to check paid and unpaid workers
- Organisations have the responsibility to check the PoVA list alongside the CRB checks.
- Strengths
- Vulnerable adults are protected because PoVA reduces risk of harm to vulnerable adults
- It ensures that people feels safe in a care environment
- The PoVA scheme stops those whom are intent on harming vulnerable adults from working in a care setting
- Gives family members peace of mind
- Weaknesses
- The scheme involves a lot of paperwork and other administrative procedures for care providers
- The vulnerable adult may be too scared to speak up of any harm or abuse that is happening
- People still slip through the net (recently, BBC panorama caught abuse of the elderly in a care home on cameras)
- PoVA requires lots of people to work together
- Police
- Social Services
- The vulnerable adults
- Public
- Who it includes...
- Older people
- People with a physical or mental impairment
- People with learning difficulties
- People with mental health problems
- All partner agencies and organisations must co-operate and share information with each other on issues relating to the identification, investigation, treatment and prevention or abuse.
- Covers all the types of abuse
- Financial
- Sexual
- Neglect
- Physical
- Emotional
- A vulnerable adult is someone who may be an easy target for victimisation, neglect or any kind of abuse
- They have a list of care workers whom have offended in the past, service providers should always check this list before employing someone.
- All vulnerable adults have the right to be protected from abuse
- From 2004, providers of care were able to request checks against the PoVA list as part of the application for CRB disclosure
- The main aspect of PoVA is to protect vulnerable adults
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