Topic 3: Other factors that make abuse more likely Flashcards
What environmental factors make abuse more likely?
Individual living facilities Homelessness Health services Institutional services Adults and children residing in residential settings
Why does living in individual living facilities make someone more at risk of abuse?
They won’t have as much contact from their family where they are still able to do things on their own
Where they aren’t visited very much it might make others make fun of them and psychologically abuse them because they are visited less then others living there
Why are individuals who are homeless more likely to experience abuse?
Constantly moving from one place to another
They are in public
They might be battling all weathers
Won’t have the money to afford food/get a job/receive post
Why are individuals who use health services more at risk of abuse?
Staff might not be appropriately trained
They might not be confident in what they are doing
Why are individuals using institutional services more at risk of being abused?
There is no respect for someone’s privacy, dignity, comfort or needs.
Routines are often rigid and intrusive which invades an individuals privacy
Individuals may find it harder to speak up because they are in the minority group
Why are adults and children living in residential settings more at risk of abuse?
They might fear speaking out about abuse because of a fear that they will lose their home and trust. This may cause abuse to happen because staff know that they won’t report it if they are abusive
What are the other factors that make abuse more likely?
Situations where an individual’s are dependent on others
Relationships with an imbalance of power
Social isolation
Situations with an invasion of privacy
Staffing issues and lack of adequate training
Relationships where there is an ________ of power
Relationships where there is an (imbalance) of power
Situations where an _________ is __________ on others
Situations where an (individual) is (dependent) on others
Situations where there is an _________ of privacy
Situations where there is an (invasion) of privacy
Social _______
Social (isolation)
_______ issues and a lack of adequate _________
(staffing) issues and a lack of adequate (training)
