Health and Social Care Unit 7
safeguarding - LO2
Environmental factors that may make abuse more likely - correct answer-Care services with
institutional practices
Adults and children residing in health and social care settings
Health services (GP surgeries, physiotherapy practices)
Independent living facilities
Homelessness
how are adults and children residing in health and social care settings more likely to
experience abuse? - correct answer-May fear to speak up as they fear loosing their home or
be responsible for one losing their job.
This is because the workers are in positions of trust and power
how do care services with institutional practices make abuse more likely? - correct
answer-Involves rigid routines or invasive practices which don't respect individuals privacy .
People in minority May not speak up as workers or others may be accepted
how do health services (GP surgeries, physiotherapy practices) make abuse more likely? -
correct answer-Viewed as being in position of trust/power and individuals may not receive
effective care due to lack of training
May be understaffed and less time to carry out responsibilities safely
how do independent living facilities make abuse more likely? - correct answer-Not staffed all
the time so individual living there could target other individuals living there .may not be
visited frequently as perceived as not needing the care
how does being homelessness make abuse more likely? - correct answer-Becomes isolated
with no family. May stay in unsafe areas or with individuals who abuse them
Key term
Lacking mental capacity - correct answer-When an individual are unable to make own
decisions about care or treatment due to mental condition or coma
Key term
looked after children - correct answer-Children looked after by or under care of local
authority
Key term
Safeguarding alert definition - correct answer-Concern that vulnerable adult May have
been,is,or might be a victim of abuse
safeguarding - LO2
Environmental factors that may make abuse more likely - correct answer-Care services with
institutional practices
Adults and children residing in health and social care settings
Health services (GP surgeries, physiotherapy practices)
Independent living facilities
Homelessness
how are adults and children residing in health and social care settings more likely to
experience abuse? - correct answer-May fear to speak up as they fear loosing their home or
be responsible for one losing their job.
This is because the workers are in positions of trust and power
how do care services with institutional practices make abuse more likely? - correct
answer-Involves rigid routines or invasive practices which don't respect individuals privacy .
People in minority May not speak up as workers or others may be accepted
how do health services (GP surgeries, physiotherapy practices) make abuse more likely? -
correct answer-Viewed as being in position of trust/power and individuals may not receive
effective care due to lack of training
May be understaffed and less time to carry out responsibilities safely
how do independent living facilities make abuse more likely? - correct answer-Not staffed all
the time so individual living there could target other individuals living there .may not be
visited frequently as perceived as not needing the care
how does being homelessness make abuse more likely? - correct answer-Becomes isolated
with no family. May stay in unsafe areas or with individuals who abuse them
Key term
Lacking mental capacity - correct answer-When an individual are unable to make own
decisions about care or treatment due to mental condition or coma
Key term
looked after children - correct answer-Children looked after by or under care of local
authority
Key term
Safeguarding alert definition - correct answer-Concern that vulnerable adult May have
been,is,or might be a victim of abuse
