You are an assistant in a health care provider's office. You have a suspicion that the patient has been abused. 1.What are some signs you would look for?
2. What would you do if no signs are evident?
3. Should you report the abuse if a patient asks you not to? Explain

1.  Be aware of the potential for abuse. ...

Share any concerns they might have that an individual is being abused. ...

If a care worker suspects abuse they should record their suspicions and tell someone – usually their line manager.

Make sure that any reporting is followed up.

2.  Discuss any suspicion of abuse sensitively with the patient, whether or not reporting is legally mandated, and direct the patient to appropriate community resources. Report suspected violence and abuse in keeping with applicable requirements.

3.  What springs to mind when you hear the word 'violence'? How often do you see violence in your country? What makes people violent? Is there a cure for violence?

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