Safeguarding people in vulnerable situations
Suitable for
Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, Care Managers, Home Carers, Social Workers, Social Care Support Workers, Occupational Therapists
Description
In this workshop participants explore issues of elder abuse in care homes. They will examine values and attitudes, develop their skills to recognise bad practice and what constitutes good practice.
Attendance choice
1 day
Learning outcomes
On completion of this programme, participants will have met learning outcome 1.3; 4.1 and 4.2 of the Knowledge Set for Dementia. Participants will have:
- Raised awareness of the whole issue of elder abuse in care homes
- Developed skills to be able to recognise signs and symptoms of elder abuse
- Examined values and attitudes with regard to working with elder abuse
- A good working knowledge of what constitutes good practice
- A clear understanding of how to find information on local policies and procedures
Programme includes
- Definitions of abuse
- Values and attitudes to abuse
- Values and principles of good care
- Identifying abuse
- Why abuse happens
- Recognising abuse
- What to do when you find or suspect abuse
- Responding to disclosure
- Fulfilling the duty of care to residents
