Qualification: Level 2 Diploma in Care, Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Unit name: Safeguarding and Protection in Care Settings
Learning outcome: 1. Understand principles of safeguarding adults
Assessment criteria: 1.3 Define the following terms: physical abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, financial/material abuse, modern slavery, discriminatory abuse, institutional/organisational abuse, self neglect, neglect by others
Unit name: Safeguarding and Protection in Care Settings
Learning outcome: 1. Understand principles of safeguarding adults
Assessment criteria: 1.3 Define the following terms: physical abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, financial/material abuse, modern slavery, discriminatory abuse, institutional/organisational abuse, self neglect, neglect by others
Abuse and neglect are often categorised into these ten different types:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Physical abuse | Punching, kicking, biting, scratching, scalding, burning, inappropriate restraint, confinement, forcibly feeding, withholding food, misuse of medication |
| Domestic abuse | Controlling or coercive behaviour, physical/financial/emotional/sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, isolation, threats, degradation |
| Sexual abuse | Sexual activity where the individual does not have the capacity to consent, non-consensual sexual activity, inappropriate touching, non-consensual use of pornography, indecent exposure, sexual harassment |
| Emotional / psychological abuse | Social isolation, prevention of choice, intimidation, coercion, harassment, humiliation, bullying(including cyber-bullying), threats, infantilisation, failure to respect privacy |
| Financial / material abuse | Theft (money and possessions), fraud, scamming, duress, misuse of allowance or benefits, exploitation, use of other person’s property (including living in their home rent-free) |
| Modern slavery | Human trafficking, forced labour, domestic servitude, exploitation |
| Discriminatory abuse | Unequal treatment based on protected characteristics defined in the Equality Act 2010, prolonged harassment, prejudice or stereotyping, verbal abuse |
| Institutional / organisational abuse | Lack of resources, misuse of medication, prevention of choice, poor care, inadequate (or non-existing) complaints procedure |
| Self-neglect | Risk to individual’s health and safety from not careing for themselves adequately, failure to seek support, inability or unwillingness to manage personal hygiene, daily living tasks or prevent self-harm |
| Neglect by others | Failure to administer medication correctly, prevention of access to living needs (e.g. food, shelter etc.), care that is not person-centred, prevention of choice, failure to respect privacy and dignity |
The signs and symptoms of each of these types of abuse can be found here.