UNIT MU 1.4

AWARENESS OF PROTECTION AND

SAFEGUARDING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL

CARE, EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE

TIME TO THINK………………………………….

Numeracy-

How quickly can you

complete the number ladder

Get a peer to check your ladder

NEW UNIT- INTRO MU 1.4

Safeguarding and protecting

is a vital part of working with

adults, children and young

people

OBJECTIVES

Identify terminology relating to protection and safeguarding.

Outline areas of safeguarding.

Recognise symptoms of viral infections

Describe a safe environment for service users in health, social care and early years.

Assess why a safe environment is important for service users

VULNERABLE ADULTS

Who are the vulnerable adults?

BOARD BLAST

What areas do we need to

consider when protecting and

safeguarding adults and

children?

AREAS TO CONSIDER

• Protection from infection promoting wellbeing

• Environment

• Appropriate support

• Protection from harm, abuse and neglect.

PROTECTION FROM INFECTIONS

Important to be aware of up to date

information about infectious

diseases.

Why give high-risk groups the flu

jab?

Flu Jab

VIRAL INFECTIONS

Individual research task-

You will be given the name of an infection to

find out about

You must find out what the illness/disease is.

What are the signs and symptoms?

What is the incubation period ?

What is the treatment of the illness/disease?

FEEDBACK TO GROUP

HAVE YOU MET ANY LESSON OBJECTIVES YET

REFLECT

We have a safeguarding team at Fareham College.

UNIT MU 1.4

AWARENESS OF PROTECTION AND

SAFEGUARDING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL

CARE, EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE

Tuesday 6th October

LITERACY STARTER

Words from the letters in

MALTREATMENT

OBJECTIVES

Identify a safe environment for children

Explain the terms harm, abuse and neglect

Identify examples of indicators of abuse and neglect

Describe how abuse could affect a child or

vulnerable adult

Explain ways to identify abuse.

PICTURE PAIRS

SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN

Board Blast

What is a safe environment for children?

Write a paragraph explaining what a safe

environment is.

Abuse can happen as a one time event or a

reoccurrence

Abuse can take place any where and at any time

Abuse can take place by anyone, majority of

abuse is carried out by someone the vulnerable

adult or child knows

ABUSE

Physical

Neglect

Sexual

Emotional

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF

ABUSE?

SMALL GROUP ACTIVITY

You will be given a type of abuse ,as a

group think what this means and

produce a graffiti board with words

and/or pictures that explain the term and

give examples of the indicators.

A child may be physically hurt or injured.

Hitting, kicking, beaten with objects,

thrown, shook.

A vulnerable adult might be handled

roughly, pushed or hit.

Indicators: Broken bones, burns, bruises

or bites

- Fear of physical contact

- Depression

- Bald patches of hair

PHYSICAL ABUSE

A child may not be given love, approval or acceptance. This will make them feel upset and bad about themselves.

A vulnerable adult might have hurtful words said to them. They may be shouted at or threatened.

Indicators: Depression

- sleep or speech problems

- Aggressive behaviour

- Drug or alcohol misuse

- Delayed childhood development

EMOTIONAL ABUSE

Neglect is when a parent/carer does not provide a

persons basic emotional or physical needs.

When a child does not have proper food,

warmth, shelter, clothing, care and protection.

A vulnerable adult may feel neglected or lonely if

no one visits them. Ignores their needs such as

keeping them clean and giving them their

medicines.

Indicators: Bed sores

- unwashed clothes

- not being given prescribed medicines

- Poor diet/ constant hunger

NEGLECT

Is when a child is forced or persuaded into sexual acts or situations by others. Children may be encouraged to look at pornography, be harassed by sexual suggestions or comments, be touched sexually or forced to have sex.

A vulnerable adult may be forced into a sexual activity or made to look at sexual images.

Indicators: Urine infections

- sleep problems or nightmares

- A child has too much knowledge about sex

- bed wetting

SEXUAL ABUSE

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY

Use your class graffiti boards and

discussions to help you complete a table

showing the indicators of abuse and

neglectPhysical Abuse Emotional

Abuse

Sexual Abuse Neglect

Eg- Broken

Bones

Task 1.4

HAVE YOU MET ANY LESSON OBJECTIVES YET

THROW THE BALL

What have you learnt today?

HOMEWORK

Start on your work for Intro MU 1.4.

Use the Study Centre to support you with

your studies. ( Based in the iLRC)

Remember you can use your class work by

scanning it before uploading onto

Oracle.

UNIT MU 1.4

AWARENESS OF PROTECTION AND

SAFEGUARDING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL

CARE, EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE

Make up a SHORT story you must

include in your story the magic

chocolate stars you have been given and

the following words:-

children

house

hunger

nursery

TELL ME A STORY……………

Timer

OBJECTIVES

Recall indicators that may cause concern relating to harm and abuse

Design a poster to promote anti-bullying

Identify why it is important to teach children the PANTS rule

Produce a display to identify the NSPCC underwear rule

Explain the importance of the NSPCC campaign

CIRCLE TIME DISCUSSION

RECAP- GROUP DISCUSSION

Case study 1- Andreas is being cared for in a care

home. He is walking around and trips over the

hoover lead and hurts his arm.

Discuss- What is the carers job?

Is this neglect or an accident?

CASE STUDY 2

Sophia is three years old and attends a

local nursery school in Gosport.

Dad arrives to collect Sophia and notices

that she is upset and has a dirty nappy.

Sophia has bad nappy rash.

Discuss-

Is this abuse or neglect?

BABY P CASE

Baby Peters short life

HAVE YOU MET ANY LESSON OBJECTIVES YET

It can continue for a long time and be

done by one person or group of

people .

Cyber bullying

Cyber bullying is any form of bullying

which takes place online or through your

mobile phone

BULLYING

TASK

Make a visually exciting poster to raise awareness of cyber bullying.

or

Write a short essay/poem on the effects bullying can have on a person.

Dare to be different

NSPCC

PANTS

nspcc

ACTIVITY- TEAMWORK

Safeguarding Display

Use your creative talents

HAVE YOU MET ANY LESSON OBJECTIVES YET

REVIEW

Post-it note