What do social services do for vulnerable adults?

SSTA provides assistance to adults with limited capacities seeking to remain or become self-supporting and self-sufficient; it seeks to prevent abuse, neglect or exploitation; and it reduces unnecessary institutionalization or secures appropriate institutional care when necessary.

What is the social worker's role in safeguarding adults?

The role of adult social care staff is to help people to make choices and support them to manage any risks. Adult social care staff should also recognise that others can help to keep people safe, and an intervention from statutory services is not always required.

Who is responsible for vulnerable adults?

Local Authorities, police, the health board, regulators and other public services work together and are committed to ensuring that vulnerable adults are protected from abuse and neglect, and will take immediate action where necessary, to keep vulnerable adults safe from harm.

What is the role of local authority social services in safeguarding vulnerable adults?

Local Safeguarding Children/ Adults Boards are multi-agency bodies set up in every local authority. They lead and co-ordinate the effectiveness of the safeguarding work of their members and partner agencies to protect children and adults at risk.

What is the role of social services?

What are social services? Social services have a statutory obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and can provide a wide range of services to children and their parents, usually within the own home environment and co-ordinated by a social worker.

Understanding safeguarding 1 of 5: What is Safeguarding?

What happens when social services get involved?

Social Services will carry out the assessment and will look at the concerns and the current situation of the family and whether any action is required. Social Services also look at whether they need to take legal action to protect the children.

What happens when social services get called?

This is called "making a referral". The helpline team will make a report and share information with social services. They might also contact local police if the child is in immediate danger. If the helpline don't need to make a referral, they'll give you advice on what you can do or information on local services.

What are the 4 safeguarding duties?

What are the stages of the safeguarding process?

When Should adult safeguarding be raised?

If the patient lacks capacity and you believe they are being neglected or physically, sexually or emotionally abused, you must inform an appropriate responsible person or statutory agency, in line with local arrangements. In most cases, concerns should be raised with the local Safeguarding Adults Board (or equivalent).

What rights do vulnerable adults have?

Human Rights Act 1998

When it comes to safeguarding vulnerable adults, there are four articles that you need to be aware of: Article 2 protects the right to life. Article 3 affords freedom from degrading and inhumane treatment. Article 5 enshrines the right to liberty and security.

What happens when safeguarding is put in place?

If we consider they are still at risk of abuse we will put a safeguarding plan in place. This plan will identify what can be done to prevent the abuse or reduce the possibility for further abuse. We will identify someone to make sure the plan is put into action.

What laws protect vulnerable adults?

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the Protection of Freedoms Bill. This Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (SVGA) 2006 was passed to help avoid harm, or risk of harm, by preventing people who are deemed unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults from gaining access to them through their work.

Do social services have a duty of care?

The General Social Care Council's code of practice states that registered social workers have a duty to protect service users from harm, and should tell their employer or an “appropriate authority” when the practice of colleagues may be unsafe or affect standards of care.

What is the 3 point test safeguarding?

Does the individual recognise that there is a problem? Are they able to identify and communicate this to another trusted person? Can they say no; or act to stop the situation. Is another individual pressurising them to do something against their will; or to act in a way that is detrimental to their wellbeing.

What power does a social worker have?

The job of a social work professional is varied but always aims to improve people's lives. Social workers aim to improve people's lives by helping with social and interpersonal difficulties, promoting human rights and wellbeing. Social workers protect children and adults with support needs from harm.

What is classed as a safeguarding concern?

A safeguarding concern is when a person is concerned about someone's well-being. These concerns may be about a family member, a neighbour or a friend and could be around different types of Neglect or Abuse.

What happens during a safeguarding investigation?

The investigation will involve: face-to-face contact with the adult at risk of harm including where relevant an assessment of capacity. ascertaining the views and wishes of the adult at risk and providing appropriate support. undertaking an assessment of risk of harm.

Do social workers have power of entry?

What are the powers: Under section 115 of the MHA, an approved mental health professional may enter and inspect any premises in which a mentally disordered person is living, if they believe the person is not receiving proper care.

What are the 3 R's in safeguarding?

The Three Rs of Safety - Early, Open, Often.

Can anyone raise a safeguarding alert?

A Safeguarding Alert can however be made by any person. It might be made by the person who is at risk, a friend or family member, a member of the public, a paid carer, a volunteer or anyone else. Making a Safeguarding Alert just means reporting the concerns to be addressed within the safeguarding procedures.

What are the 5 Rs in safeguarding?

What does a social services assessment involve?

What happens in the assessment. Someone from the council such as a social worker or occupational therapist will ask you how you're managing everyday tasks like washing, dressing and cooking. They might ask you to describe how well you do certain things like making a cup of tea and getting out of a chair.

Why do social workers check bedrooms?

Believe it or not, it's to check if the child has clean sheets on the bed, as this is one of the things they use as a measure of neglect (?!). Or so I've been told during a previous visit (about 6 years ago). They are also allowed to check how clean your toilets are, apparently another SS indication of neglect.

Can social services watch my house?

Only the police can do this, and even they have to have a search warrant from a judge. You have every right to refuse any social service people admission to your home.