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What is Safeguarding ?

What is Safeguarding ?. Preventing abuse, (harm or neglect) Responding to allegations of abuse Everyone’s responsibility. Who should we safeguard?. Children “At risk” adults , 18 or over with mental illness , disability or elderly who receive or may need community care services.

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What is Safeguarding ?

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  1. What is Safeguarding ? Preventing abuse, (harm or neglect) Responding to allegations of abuse Everyone’s responsibility

  2. Who should we safeguard? • Children • “At risk” adults, 18 or over with mental illness , disability or elderly who receive or may need community care services. • Other Adults not in receipt of community care services but who may become vulnerable because of abuse or the risk of it. Everyone !

  3. What do we need to safeguard against? • Physical, • Sexual , • Psychological • Financial • Neglect • Discrimination • Institutional

  4. Who might abuse ? • Carer, paid or voluntary • Health, social care or other worker • Relative, friend or neighbour • Another resident or service user • Stranger • Person or organisation that intends to exploit vulnerable people. Anyone!

  5. Everyone and anyone! Everyone has the potential to be abused. Anyone can become an abuser. We all have a responsibility to do something about it.

  6. Learn as much as we can • http://www.scie.org.uk/socialcaretv/default.asp • Bite sized insight into how abuse affects individuals and what can help combat it. • www.everychildmatters.gov.uk • Principles of safeguarding children, Contains a range of flow charts which give an understanding of start to finish process • http://www.ncvys.org.uk/index.php?page=262#what • Introduction to safeguarding in voluntary and community organizations, link to downloadable standards and info about “keeping it safe” guidance. adults • http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/health-and-social-care/safeguarding-adults.aspx • Local guidance for staff working in care homes with flow charts. • http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/25765507 • Making safeguarding personal: A toolkit for responsesKate Ogilvie Cathie Williams looks at what is required in a person centred approach to safeguarding.

  7. Make sure we have local knowledge! • Get to know the safeguarding policies that affect us. • Know how to whistle blow if necessary. • Find out about local safeguarding initiatives (Keeping Safe, Pershore) • Find out about local groups which can help support individuals

  8. Challenge bad practice / individual or institutional abuse? • Provide opportunity for people to confide? • Empower, enable , support, before during and after. • Have healthy scepticism • Help individuals widen circle of support. • Signpost to community initiatives. • Consider Developing peer or advocacy groups

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