Lesson Element
Unit 7: Safeguarding
LO6: Understand how workers within health,
social care and child care environments can
minimise the risk of abuse
Identifying and minimising abuse
Instructions and answers for tutors
These instructions cover the learner activity section which can be found on page 3. This
Lesson Element supports Cambridge Technicals Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
When distributing the activity section to the learners either as a printed copy or as a
Word file you will need to remove the tutor instructions section.
The activity
In this Lesson Element the learners are tasked with reading a news article and answering
three questions to show their understanding of different types of abuse, the factors that can
make individuals more vulnerable to abuse and how to minimise the risk of abuse.
Suggested timing
Activity 1: 1 hour
WORK – This activity offers
an opportunity for work
experience.
ABC – This activity offers an
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Activity 1
The topic of abuse may cause learners to feel distressed or disclose that they have been or
are being abused. Tutors will need to act sensitively in these situations and follow their work
setting’s procedures for any disclosures of abuse that are made.
Ask learners to read through the news article about Steven Hoskin and draw their attention
to the three questions that they will need to respond to. Explain that the purpose of this
activity is for learners to show their understanding of:
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How to identify different types of abuse
How more than one type of abuse can occur at the same time.
The factors that can make an individual more vulnerable to abuse.
Approaches and strategies that can be used to minimise the risk of abuse.
Ask learners to include as much detail as possible in their responses to the questions that
follow the article.
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Lesson Element
Unit 7: Safeguarding
LO6: Understand how workers within health,
social care and child care environments can
minimise the risk of abuse
Learner Activity
Identifying and minimising abuse
Being aware of those who may be more vulnerable to abuse and knowing the indicators of
abuse is crucial for minimising the risk of abuse. You are going to complete one activity.
Read through the news article and answer the three questions that follow.
Activity 1
Working in partnership and sharing information across different agencies is vital for
safeguarding adults from abuse.
Read the news article about Steven Hoskin, a man who had learning disabilities:
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/aug/04/socialcare.crime
Now answer the following questions:
1) What types of abuse are mentioned in the article?
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2) Why do you think Steven was targeted?
3) What could have been done differently to protect Steven?
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