Using Skills to Prevent Abusive Practice

This is a practice guide with up to fifty case study based assessment questions and answers, designed to assist learners NVQ Assessors and tutors.

The key focus is to teach learners at Level 2-3, how to prevent abusive practice in the care sector, how to safeguard adults who may be vulnerable and how to enhance protective practice through communication.

It complies with National Minimum Care Standards, human rights and the NOS and sets adult safeguarding into the context of the complex legal framework.

It uses case studies and activities to test learner understanding.

The practice guide includes registration for three attempts at a personal on-line E-assessment, which can be used to test the user's knowledge of how to prevent abusive practice within the legal context, from a practice perspective.

It focuses on key areas, including definitions of abuse, indicators and signs of abuse and neglect, the prevention of potential abuse through the delivery of person centred practice, the legal framework, investigation processes, good practice, policy and procedure, POVA requirements, practitioner roles and responsibilities, the National Minimum Standards and legislative framework. It provides in depth guidance on person centred communication skills which can work to prevent abusive practice, offering a framework for application.