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Course Profile: Elder Abuse 1-3 days

Our understanding of what is acceptable in terms of our treatment of vulnerable people changes over time and different cultures have different views of this. Legislative demands as well as professional development have more recently been potent in ensuring that those providing social care have a base line of acceptable practice so that some of the gross abuse that existed within the large institutions is less common in community settings today. Nevertheless, changing definitions of abuse now lead to us identifying more subtle and hidden abuse. This course aims to help staff understand the history of abuse and how this might replay in practice today. It likewise aims to help staff when dealing with issues of abuse

The Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course learners should:
• Have a clear understanding of what constitutes Good Practice
• Understand different manifestations of abuse and how these might manifest in residential settings
• Understand what is expected of them when faced with abuse issues
• Promote confidence so as to expose/challenge abuse

Content:
• Definitions:
Good Practice
Ethics and values
Abuse
Oppression
Marginalisation
Discrimination
Harassment
• Sources and guidelines for good practice incl.

  • “No Secrets”
  • BASW Code Of Practice
  • Code of Practice for Social Carers etc.
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    • Exploration of:
    Physical abuse
    Sexual abuse
    Psychological abuse
    Discriminatory Abuse
    Financial abuse
    Neglect & Acts of Omission
    • The history of abuse in institutions
    • How abuse takes place in residential settings
    • How families might abuse and what we can and cannot do
    • The difficulty in discovering abuse committed by peers
    • The difficulty confronting abuse committed by more senior staff
    • What can we do?
    • How others might abuse (e.g. Doctors, solicitors, drivers)
    • What can we do?
    • Statistics demonstrating the incidence of abuse
    • Avoiding abuse:
    Creating respectful cultures in the workplace
    Application of support plans
    Monitoring of key work
    Team meetings
    Supervision
    Advocacy
    Standard setting
    Monitoring of practice
    • Identifying the signs of abuse
    • Responding to suspected abuse
    • Responding to actual abuse
    • The legal framework
    • Organisational Policy and expectations

    Working methods:

    • Warm up exercises • Presentation
    • Discussion in couples, small and larger groups • Video
    • Wordshower method • Handouts

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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