Environmental factors Flashcards
What are environmental factors making abuse more likely?
Care services with institutional practices
Adults and children residing in health and social care settings
Health services
Independent living facilities
Homelessness
Why do care services with institutional practices increase the risk of abuse?
Involve rigid routines and intrusive+invasive practices
Don’t respect privacy or needs
Practices form day to day working - becomes acceptable
Individual are the minority and may not be able to report
Why do adults and children living in health and social care settings increase the risk of abuse?
Living in setting means staff can betray trust and power
People may be afraid to speak up - lose home or make people lose jobs/go to prison
Why do health services increase the risk of abuse?
Visited by a wide range of people
Practitioner views in positions of trust and power
Lack of staff training - unsafe care
Settings understaffed
Why do independent living facilities increase the risk of abuse?
Not staffed 24/7 so can be targeted
May be perceived as needing less care as others
Lack of visitors
Why does homelessness increase the risk of abuse?
Individuals become independent isolated
Lack of family and friend contacts
Move from one place to another
Sleep in unsafe areas
