Understanding and Responding to Adult Safeguarding: Conference Highlights

1. Safeguarding Adults Volunteering and Safeguarding – what should I know? Creating a Culture of Curiosity Conference 16th May 2019

2. What we will cover • Different types of abuse • Understand and recognise signsof abuse • What to do if you think someone is being abused • How to find out more information • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

3. Safeguarding is Everybody’s Business: • Abuse is always wrong • No one should have to live with abuse • By reporting abuse you can help bring it to an end

4. Who is at risk of abuse or neglect? • Anyone could be at risk of abuse or neglect. A person may be more or less vulnerable at different times in their life. • An adult at risk of abuse or neglect is: • an adult who has needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect. • an adult who has needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

5. Different Types of abuse • Physical abuse - someone being hit, slapped or kicked, being locked in a room or restrained inappropriately. • Sexual abuse - someone being made to take part in sexual activity when they haven’t given consent, or are not able to give consent. • Emotional or psychological abuse - someone being shouted at, bullied, being made to feel frightened or pressurised into decisions. • Financial abuse - stealing, fraud, withholding or misusing someone’s money or possessions. • Neglect and acts of omission - includes not giving someone the care that they need. • (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

6. Different Types of abuse • Modern slavery - human trafficking and forced labour. • Domestic abuse - when abuse occurs between partners or by a family member. • Discriminatory abuse - poor treatment or harassment because of someone’s age, gender, sexuality, disability, race or religious belief. • Organisational abuse - inflexible systems and routines in place that stop people making their own choices about their lifestyle; not considering a person’s dietary requirements; inappropriate ways of addressing people. • Self neglect is also a form of abuse. This is when someone chooses not to look after themselves. It might include not eating, or refusing help for their health or care needs and this has a significant effect on their wellbeing.er or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

7. Hate and Mate Crime HATEcrime Offence committed against a person or property, motivated by an offender’shatred of someone because of their difference. MATEcrime Someone befriendsa person, but begins to exploit, hurt or harm them.

8. What abuse can be • Abuse can be: • something that happens once, or something that happens several times; • something that is done deliberately; • something that is unintentional; or • a crime • (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

9. Where abuse can happen • Abuse can happen anywhere, at any time. It can happen in: • someone’s home; • a care home; • hospital; • supported employment and day services; or • public places. • the local authority is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

10. Abuse can be done by anyone • a partner or relative; • a friend or neighbour; • a paid or volunteer carer; • a bogus worker; • someone in a position of trust; or • a stranger. • It can also be done by more than one person. • is meeting any of those needs for care and support); • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

11. Possible signs of abuse • There are many signs of abuse. This includes when someone: • looks dirty or is not dressed properly; • has an injury that is difficult to explain; • seems frightened around certain people; • seems unusually sad or withdrawn; or • finds money is missing. • experiencing or is at risk of abuse or neglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

12. Reporting abuse • If you or the person you are concerned about is in danger and immediate action is required, ring 999. • If you or the person you are concerned about is not in immediate danger, ring our customer services centre on 01609 780780. This includes outside of office hours. Minicomnumber is 01609 779838. • Service providers should use the safeguarding adults concern form to report abuse. • www.northyorks.gov.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-adultseglect; and • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

13. What happens after reporting abuse? • people will listen to you; • take your concerns seriously; • make enquiries about your concerns; • consider the wishes of the adult at risk; • offer the adult at risk an advocate; • talk to the police if it is a criminal matter; • support the adult at risk to achieve the changes they want wherever possible; • develop a plan to help to keep the adult at risk safe in the future; and • consider if anyone else is at risk. • as a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

14. Guides to safeguarding adults from abuse How to make sure you are safe from abuse – explains what abuse is and how to report it if you think you have been abused. (Easy Read also available) What happens after you have reported that abuse has happened - explains what happens when you report abuse. (Easy Read also available) www.nypartnerships.org.uk/sab either the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

15. Training • Identification of training needs is key to the future planning of NYSAB activities • From July we will carry out a training needs analysis of partners including statutory agencies and the voluntary section • A survey will be develop with Community First Yorkshire to identify voluntary sector training needs, this will include: • The types of courses needed • The format of course (e.g. e-learning, face to face, briefings, YouTube videos, etc.) • Issues which may impact on partners accessing training and learning • The information from this will be used to help develop future training

16. New Policies and Procedures • From October 2019 • Simplifying how to raise a concern and how we respond to it • More information will be available after the summer– new website • Online training and masterclasses

17. Any questions?