Abuse

Learn about the different kinds of abuse and when it might occure in health and care. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.

Introduction

Abuse is a large and complex subject and it can affect people in many different ways. However, abuse refers to the negative and deliberate behaviour towards someone that has the ability to cause harm or damage to them.

The awareness of abuse is an important aspect of equality and diversity, as these types of behaviours cause damage and are against our human rights. No-one should be abused in any environment and legislation has been put into place to support this.

Signs of abuse can often be really difficult to detect at times. As a professional working in the health and social care sector. You will  learn about the following types of abuse:

• Hate crime

Youu will learn 

1. Being aware of abusive behaviour as a professional working in the health and social care sector
2. Learn about the types of abuse