recognise factors - Seek and acquire information about:
factors that may cause and lead to the risk of individuals being in danger of harm and abuse
signs and symptoms that individuals may be in danger of being harmed or abused or, have been harmed and abused
legal and organisational requirements about what to do if you suspect that someone is in danger and/or has been harmed or abused.
2. Confirm your understanding and the actions you need to take when danger, harm and/or abuse is suspected or has been disclosed.
3. Identify the factors which support abusive behaviour and discuss these with colleagues and managers.
4. Examine your own behaviour and actions to ensure that they do not contribute to situations, actions and behaviour that can be dangerous, harmful and/or abusive.
5. Observe behaviour, actions and situations to ensure that all people (including any children and young people) within or entering the environment are not subject to danger, harm and abuse.
6. Identify possible sources, signs and symptoms of danger, harm and abuse.
minimise - Look at the hazards, decide who might be harmed and how, evaluate the risks and decide whether existing precautions are adequate or more should be done, record the Significant findings (the record should be available to staff), review the assessment and revise it if necessary.
respond - Work with individuals, key people and others to identify and challenge practices that:
1. may lead to danger, harm and abuse of individuals, key people, staff and others
are dangerous, harmful and abusive.
2. Report suspected or disclosed danger, harm and abuse to the appropriate people:
avoiding actions and statements that could adversely affect the use of evidence in future investigations and court proceedings
within confidentiality agreements
according to legal and organisational requirements.
3. Develop relationships with individuals so that they are able to communicate and raise concerns about possible and actual danger, harm and abuse to themselves and others.
4. Work with individuals in a way that respects their dignity, privacy and rights.
5. Ensure you are honest with individuals about your responsibilities to disclose information about potential and actual danger, harm and abuse.
6. Take appropriate action when you observe behaviour, actions and situations towards people (including any children and young people) within or entering the environment that might lead to danger, harm and abuse.
7. Challenge and raise concerns with appropriate people and organisations about practice or policies which may give rise to danger, harm and abuse.
8. Work sensitively with individuals, communicating how, and to whom, they report incidents of danger, harm and abuse.
9. Assure individuals that their reports will be listened to and dealt with seriously.
10. Respond and take immediate and appropriate action to concerns that individuals are at risk of or have been harmed and/or abused.
hope that helps and dont give up
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