Essay about Unit HSC 024 Assignment safeguarding and protection

Physical Abuse is when someone physically causes you harm, this can include things such as; hitting, kicking, pulling hair, pinching, scratching, shaking or (in a care related situation), giving someone too much or not enough medicine. An example of physical abuse in care setting is if you are to punch or kick someone intentionally to cause harm to them. Another example would be a personal carer not giving an elderly person the correct amount of medicine at the right times to cause harm.

There are certain groups of individuals that appear to be most at risk of abuse than others, and therefore more vulnerable. Vulnerable adults can be abused in different ways for different reasons.

The individuals more vulnerable to this abuse are elderly people, the ones that live alone, individuals with learning disabilities, and all disable people, individuals who do not have good support networks around them, and individuals being cared for at home who are reliant on another person for care and support.

Factors that may lead to an individual being more at risk of abuse than others might include

There are many different types of abuse and individual cases of abuse usually involve a different combination of these different types.

Physical: Physical abuse is a type of abuse when someone is being physically harmed by another/group of person/people. It is an aggressive behaviour that results in another person having physical injuries. It could be that they don’t even use their own fists to hit someone; they may use another object to throw or hit someone with. It could be kicking or punching, restrained to a chair, being locked in a room, grabbing, and pushing, slapping, pulling hair, biting, punching and kicking.

Physical abuse - This is use of physical force that can result in injury. This could be due to being slapped, punched, kicked, scratched, biting, and strangling.

Financial abuse – illegal or unauthorised use of person’s money/property, trying to control what a person can/cannot buy

Some individuals are more vulnerable to harm or abuse than others. These are some of the reasons why:

Physical abuse is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain, injury, or

Sexual abuse - Unwanted advances, indecent exposure or harassment, rough washing or touching of the genital area, rape, being forced to watch or participate in sexual acts.

Emotional abuse- when a parent or caregiver harms a child’s mental and social development, or causes severe emotional harm, it is considered emotional abuse ("What is Child Abuse")

Psychological abuse is a form physical abuse. It is the systematic act of spiteful and straightforward nonphysical acts towards an intimate partner. This may include menacing self-harm or harm to a partner, partner’s family and friends, children;

Physical child abuse is physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent. Physical abuse can be the result of punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning, shaking, or otherwise harming a child physically. It may be argued that corporal punishment is a way to have control over the child to show the child who is in charge but serious injuries like broken bones or bruises should not be justified under this theory. Emotional child abuse includes acts of commission or omission by the parents and other caregivers that could cause the child to have serious

Defined as non-accidental trauma or physical injury caused by punching, beating, kicking, biting, burning or otherwise harming a child, physical abuse is the most visible form of child maltreatment. Many times, physical abuse results from inappropriate or excessive physical discipline. A parent or caretaker in anger may be unaware of the magnitude of force with which he or she strikes the child. Other factors that can contribute to child abuse include parents’ immaturity,