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LO5 - Safeguarding Flashcards

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What is meant by the term safeguarding?

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Ensuring the safety of all participants whilst in your care

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Define a vulnerbale adult?

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Define who a vunerbale adult is?

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someone over 18 who needs care services due to illness diease or diability, they are unable to take care of themselves.

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What is the meaning/responsibility of safeguarding?

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  1. protection from maltreatment
  2. preventing impairment of health
  3. ensuring provision of safe and effective care
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How to protect staff and yourself from allegations of abuse?

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  1. ensure proper staffing ratios
  2. avoid 1:1 situations
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What are the 2 safeguarding regulations?

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  1. The mental capacity act 2005
  2. The children act 1989/2004
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What are the 6 safeguarding requirments?

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  1. Designated safeguard lead
  2. Arrangemnts to share info
  3. Clear safeguarding policies
  4. Effective recruitment
  5. Effective training and support
  6. Clear lines of accountability
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What is a safeguarding policy?

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its a statment that makes it clear what an organsation is doing to keep children safe

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What should a safeguarding policy include?

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  1. Statement on commitment to protecting ALL children
  2. What they will do
  3. List of supporting procedures
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4 types of abuse?

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  1. physical
  2. emotional
  3. neglect
  4. sexual
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Signs of physical abuse?

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  1. recurrent injuries
  2. refusal to undress for sport
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Examples of emotional abuse?

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  1. bullying
  2. pressure
  3. name calling
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Signs of emotional abuse?

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  1. introverted
  2. speech impediments
  3. overly aggressive
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Examples of neglect?

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  1. unsafe equipment
  2. witholding medication
  3. ignoring medical needs
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SIgns of neglect?

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  1. poor hygiene
  2. lack of energy
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Signs of sexual abuse?

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  1. mood swings
  2. pregnancy
  3. self harm
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How to deal with suspected abuse?

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  1. follow safeguarding procedures
  2. talk to the child or vulnerbale adult
  3. talk to others who know them
  4. report to authorities
  5. record amd store details - DPA
  6. keep child in safe environement
  7. dont contact absuer
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What does the Child protection in sport unit do?

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  1. To help minimise the risk to young people during activities
  2. To provide expert advice about safeguarding
  3. To provide sport-specific training/resources/guidance/ templates
  4. Enable sports organisations to lead the way in keeping children safe from harm
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What do social services do?

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1 Safeguard children and support families
2 Providing social workers (to give appropriate warnings/information about individuals)
3 To be a point of contact to deal with for child protection issues
4 Work with police to keep children safe

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What do NGBs do?

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1 To provide info about the specific child protection issues for the particular NGB
2 To make people aware of the individual differences for a particular activity. E.g. the guidelines for swimming are different to other activities
3 To help organisations to stay up-to-date with regulatory changes for safeguarding
4. Provide training/ safeguarding policies/ templates

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What does NHS do?

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Investigate/treat injuries or illnesses which result from safeguarding issues
Provide or refer to specialist help (e.g. counselling)

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What can the police do?

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Investigate criminality/offences linked to safeguarding issues
Provide or refer to specialist help (e.g. counselling)

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What do teachers do?

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Investigate matters relating to the school
Provide support/counselling
Refer to the authorities/ police/ social services

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