Ci – Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of an unsafe practice.
If at any time a social worker becomes aware of an unsafe practice, it is their duty to report it to their manager, the senior nurse on charge or their senior carer or “head of care” manager immediately and remedial measures should be implemented as soon as practically possible to avoid harm or injury. If these unsafe practices involve staff following poor working practice, staff should be retrained as soon as possible. If the unsafe practice involves poor or lack of resources, the employer must provide the adequate resources and a risk assessments must be carried out to prevent any further unsafe practices to occur.
Cii- Describe what a social care worker must do if unsafe practice is reported but nothing is done to ensure it is corrected.
If a social care worker reports an unsafe practice but the person they reported the concern to have done nothing to ensure it is corrected as soon as possible, then the social care worker will need to go to the next level of management. Should the social worker feel the unsafe practice is serious or critical, they may escalate the concern to the Care Quality Commission or the Safeguarding Team at the local Social Services department.
Ciii – Describe three factors that make individuals more vulnerable to abuse than others.
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Usually the care plan. The aim of the care plan is to assess the needs and risks of the person concerned and make appropriate plans Reviewing/ Evaluating Skills Is a continual process as people’s needs and wants change. You will be able to check / measure that the care plan objectives are being met by setting target dates to evaluate what the person has been able to achieve and what needs to be ...
1. Dependence on others. Individuals who are completely dependent on others to support and care for them are more vulnerable to abuse. 2. Mental capacity. Individuals who may lack the capacity to understand what is happening to them or to make decisions for themselves are more vulnerable to abuse. 3. Sensory impairment. Individuals who have a sensory impairment such as blindness and deafness may have difficulties communicating and will make them more vulnerable to abuse.
Civ – Explain how adopting a person centred approach which offers choices and upholds rights can empower an individual and help to reduce the likelihood of abuse.
By adopting a person centred approach which offers choices and upholds individual rights you will enable the individual to have control over their rights, to make informed choices, promote their independence and give them the respect. This will give individuals the confidence and self-esteem to make a complaint if and when they feel the need to.
CV – Explain how encouraging and promoting active participation can help to reduce the likelihood of abuse.
By giving an individual encouragement and promoting active participation in matters that concern their lives and their wellbeing, you will be promoting empowerment. This in turn, enables an individual to think and do things for themselves. They are better equipped to making choices and decisions about how they want to live and to voice their own personal likes and dislikes.
Cvi – Explain how an effective and easy to use complaints procedure can help reduce the likelihood of abuse
Every employer should have a procedure in place for raising any concerns or a complaint about abuse. These policies and procedures should be simple process, thus encourages people to raise their concerns, however small they might appear to be. Complaints are very important as they often lead to an improvement in the service(s) provided. These complaints procedure can usually be found in the Safeguarding Adults policy and procedures and should be relatively simple and easy to follow.
