Safeguarding in Practice: Protecting Individuals from Abuse and Neglect

Safeguarding In Practice

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
Safeguarding enquiry (section 42) form.................................................................................3
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................1
What category of abuse is placing the person at most risk? Draw on the evidence in your discussion and to identify what would be the best way
to intervene with this form of abuse.......................................................................................1
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................3
Provide your rationale for your assessment of this person’s mental capacity. What are the implications of your decision for how you would
work with the person at risk?..................................................................................................3
Task 4...............................................................................................................................................4
Demonstrate how you would apply Making Safeguarding Personal with this person at risk 4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Safeguarding is referred as an action which is taken in order to promote the welfare of children as well as protect them from any kind of
harm. Safeguarding in practice means protecting the rights of an individual to live in safe and free from neglect and abuse environment. Setting up
a good safeguarding policy means children are safe from others who might pose a risk and involves community and voluntary organisation,
private sector providers, faith groups, sports club, schools and hospitals. This report is based on the case study of Mackenzie Jones who was
diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and as at the risk of abuse. The report covers completion of safeguarding enquiry form on the basis of
concerns regarding Mackenzie and information provided in case study scenario. Apart from this, the category of risk for Mackenzie is identified
and the best way to intervene this form of abuses id defined. In addition to this, a rationale for assessment of mental capacity of Mackenzie is
provided and at last, making safeguarding personal approach is applied in relation to Mackenzie.
Task 1
Safeguarding enquiry (section 42) form
Task 1: Safeguarding Adults Initial Enquiry Form
This form is to be used to notify Adult Social Care of suspected or actual instances of abuse or neglect and is
the start of a Safeguarding Adults (Section 42) Enquiry under the Care Act.
This form should be completed as fully as possible in order that robust decisions can be made about the
progression, or otherwise, of the Safeguarding Adults Enquiry.
Person completing
the form:
Karl Role of Person: Community Psychiatric Nurse
Date of referral to Adult
Social Care:
19/ 11/ 2020 Organisation: Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Phone number: 754719831376 Type of service: Safeguarding children by developing policies and
procedures
Details of incident/suspected/actual abuse or neglect

Date of
alleged
incident:
17/ 11/ 2020 Who reported
the
alert/concern?
Karl
Time of alleged
incident:
02:25 Date of report: 19/ 11/ 2020
Where did the incident occur? 25A Coldham Street, Bexley
Details of the adult at risk
Name: Mackenzie Jones Date of Birth: 12/ 06/ 98
Telephone: [phone] Ethnicity: White British
Address: 25A Coldham Street, Bexley
What is the adult’s primary reason for needing care and support? (please tick)