Safeguarding adults : a workbook for social care workers / Suzan Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Suzan.

Series:

Collins, Suzan, 1960- Knowledge and skills for social care workers.

Knowledge and skills for social care workers

Knowledge and Skills for Social Care Workers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abused men--Services for--Great Britain.

Abused men.

Abused women--Services for--Great Britain.

Abused women.

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Working in residential or domiciliary settings involves a continuing process of learning. Every day, social care workers face challenges that force them to think about what they do and how they do it. This is an interactive workbook providing social care workers with guidance on how to improve your knowledge through training and development.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Safeguarding Adults:A Workbook for Social Care Workers; Contents; Introduction; Prevention and Protection; Needs and Preferences; The Principles of Care; Who is a Vulnerable Adult?; What is Abuse?; Notifiable Incidents; Factors that May Make Abuse More Likely to Occur; Different Types of Abuse; Power; Circumstances Where Abuse Can Occur; Providing Opportunities to Share Concerns; Reporting and Responding to Concerns; Barriers to Reporting Concerns; Self-harm; Questions to Test your Knowledge; True and False Exercises; Self-Assessment Tool; Certificate

Knowledge Specification ChartLegislation and Useful Websites; References; BACK COVER

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612297632

9781282297630

1282297635

9781846429330

1846429331

OCLC:

459953398