Safeguarding AdultsLevel One

Question Book

Open Learning Pack

Multi Agency Staff

2018/22

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Name:

Job Role:

Workplace Name / Team:

Work Address:

Email:

Manager Name:

Date OLP Started:

Date OLP Completed:

Completion Guidance

There are two options for completing the Question/Answer booklet:

1. Electronic Remember to save each time you complete any answers, to ensure

you do not lose your work Fill in the completion form Email your completed Question/answer booklet for marking to:

Workforcedevelopmentadults@wakefield.gov.uk Once received and marked a certificate will be issued

2. Print The questions and complete them in black ink Fill in the completion form in BLOCK CAPITALS, forms that are

incomplete or ineligible will be returned to the supervisor/manager Post to: Adults Integrated Care Workforce Development Team, Room

G08, Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH

INTERNAL STAFF

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Once received and marked a certificate will be issued

Pass your completed question/answer booklet to your manager for marking (a marking set is available for them on request).

Fill in the completion form and:o Post to: Adults Integrated Care Workforce Development Team,

Room G08, Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH

o Email to: Workforcedevelopmentadults@wakefield.gov.uk Once received a certificate will be issued

All questions must be completed in full and all answers must be your own work. Please do not copy and paste and put

answers into your own words.

EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

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Section One

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Q1: What are the nine areas of Wellbeing defined in the Care Act?

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Q2: What does the statutory guidance to the Care Act 2014 outline as a fundamental principle that must underpin all social work practice in relation to adult Safeguarding?

Q3: Describe the meaning of Equality & Diversity in relation to safeguarding?

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Q4: Describe your duty of care in relation to safeguarding?

Q5: Describe the meaning of Defensible Decision Making and how you would meet this?

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Q6: Describe your responsibility towards children and young people in relation to safeguarding?

Q7: What signs might indicate the possibility of child abuse?

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Q8: What must you do if you suspect a child is being abused?

Q9: What is adult safeguarding and why does it matter?

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Q10: Describe prevention in adult social care ?

Q11: Describe the six key principles that underpin adult safeguarding and how these can affect the adult involved?

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Q12: Describe the meaning of Making Safeguarding Personal and the implications for the adult at risk?

Section Two

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Q1: Identify the relevant legislation/Acts in relation to Safeguarding?

Q2: Select two of the relevant legislation/Acts listed above and describe in more detail?

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Q3: Describe the principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005)?

Q4: Describe the Depravation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)?

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Q5: Describe the meaning and process of whistleblowing within your organisation?

Section Three

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Q1: Identify and describe the ten categories of abuse detailed in the Care Act 2014:

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Q2: Look at the following scenarios and identify which category you think they belong in. Also think about what you might do if you came

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across any of these.

Scenario Abuse Type of abuse Not Abuse

Deprived environment or lack of stimulation

Batch care no individual regimes

Inappropriate care of personal possessions

People spoken to with disrespect

Allowing service user to wear another service users clothing

People left on the toilet for long periods of time

No flexibility in bedtime and/or deliberate waking

Service user being allowed to wear shorts all year round

Putting medication in or on food

Service user not being strapped in their wheelchair with a lap strap

Illegal confinement or restrictions

Removing disruptive service users from group activities

Telling a service user what you are recording in their records

Choice in what to wear and/or eat

Q3: What might/would you do if you came across any of the above?

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Q4: A member of staff tells you she takes Mrs Jones to the toilet every hour during the night shift because the lady is sometimes incontinent; she then tells you that she restrains Mrs Jones on the toilet as Mrs Jones doesn’t know if she has finished.

a) Do you think this situation would be considered abuse?

b) If so what type of abuse might be happening?

c) How would you respond to this situation?

Q5: A colleague tells you that when you take Carl into town for a McDonalds make sure you buy yourself one. The worker tells you this is

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okay because Carl doesn’t understand and has got plenty of money.

a) Do you think this situation would be considered abuse?

b) If so what type/s of abuse might be happening?

c) How would you respond to this situation?

Q6: When on duty you notice Tom a service user is not taken out in cold weather because he always takes his coat off which causes staff extra

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time and frustration. Tom is left in the home with other service users who are described as difficult, but does go out in summer.

a) Do you think this situation would be considered abuse?

b) If so what type/s of abuse might be happening?

c) How would you respond to this situation?

Q7: During visits by the GP you notice that he appears to be over familiar with his female patients. On one occasion you see the GP tap Miss Smith on the bottom, the GP notices that you have seen him and starts to explain to you that the ladies like it when he taps their bottoms.

a) Do you think this situation would be considered abuse?

b) If so what type/s of abuse might be happening?

c) How would you respond to this situation?

Q8: A female colleague shouts at Mr Jackson, telling him he is dirty for soiling his bed. She then tells him that if he does it again she will lock

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his door and leave him to stink.

a) Do you think this situation would be considered abuse?

b) If so what type/s of abuse might be happening?

c) How would you respond to this situation?

Q9: It is the care home policy to check all residents every hour during the night. However a night care worker informs you on a night shift that she only checks clients at the start and end of her shift because she doesn’t like waking clients up and she also likes to have a sleep during the night shift.

a) Do you think this situation would be considered abuse?

b) If so what type/s of abuse might be happening?

c) How would you respond to this situation?

Q10: Look at the following list of words and in the second column record the type of abuse it might be.

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Word Type of abuse it might be

Slapping

Restricted Movement

Genital Mutilation

Regimented Routines

Aggression

Medication Misuse

Pressure Sores

Humiliation

Lack of funds

Sexual Diseases

Intimidation

Dirty/Unkempt

Poor Care

Urine Infection

Subservience

Isolation

No Food

Poor Living Conditions

Locked In

No Mobility Aids

Empty alcohol bottles

Q11: Look at the following list and identify the type of abuseScenario Type of abuse

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Slapping/hitting, pushing/kicking Multiple bruising, not consistent with a fall

Isolation’ covering/belittling

Genital urinary infections

Lack of funds/food/inability to pay bills

Mood changes, apathy, weepiness/subservience

Sexually transmitted disease

Paranoia/agitation, subservience

Regimented routines, lack of procedures, stereotyped activities no choices shared possessions

Overtly sexual behaviour, self-harm

Hoarding, poor personal hygiene, fire risk

Q12: Who might abuse and what factors can increase the risk of a person being abuse?

Q13: Describe your understanding of some of the linked agendas

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identified below?

Forced Marriage:

Honour-based violence:

Modern slavery:

Prevent agenda:

Hate Crime:

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Mate Crime:

Anti-social behaviour:

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Section Four

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Q1: Describe the reporting procedures you would follow within your role if you suspected abuse:

Q2: Describe the procedures you would follow in an emergency:

Q3: identify who can raise a concern?

Q4: Describe the principles of working with adult abuse?

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Q5: Describe the things that you should not do if you suspect abuse is taking place:

The completion form (final page of this document) must now be fully completed and returned to the Adults Integrated Care Workforce Development Team as directed. This will then generate a certificate of completion.

The form can be emailed or posted.

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Open Learning Pack Completion FormOpen Learning Pack Title:

Safeguarding Adults

Date Commenced:

Date Complete:

Full Name: Employee Reference Number:

Job Title:Team/Organisation:Full Work Address:

Postcode:

Contact Number:

Service Area: Please which Service Area you work for:

Integrated Care Voluntary/Private Sector Other (e.g. PCT’s, Mental Health Trust, Police, other Directorates of the Council)

Name & Address of Manager:

Manager’s Contact Telephone Number/s:

The named person has fully completed the above open learning pack and has demonstrated knowledge of the subject.

Name (in full):

Signature of Manager: Date:

Please return to: Adults Integrated Care Workforce Development Team, Room G03-8, Civic Centre, Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JH

Tel:        01977 723527Email:    Workforcedevelopmentadults@wakefield.gov.uk

Adults Integrated Care Workforce Development Team