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Alzheimer Scotland: Recognising and reporting harm
This Open Badge is awarded to Alzheimer Scotland staff and volunteers who demonstrate, through reflection, their understanding of how Adult Support and Protection works in practice.
This Open Badge is awarded to Alzheimer Scotland staff and volunteers who demonstrate, through reflection, their understanding of how Adult Support and Protection works in practice.
An individual who holds this badge should be able to:
- identify who is an adult at risk
- recognise and describe the types and patterns of harm
- have an awareness of the principles within adult support and protection legislation
- outline Alzheimer Scotland’s procedures and guidelines in relation to adult support and protection legislation.
To achieve this Open Badge you will need to:
- participate in an Adult Support and Protection session with Alzheimer Scotland
- tell us about three things you learned from the session and why each of these is important to you (150 words minimum)
- describe to your supervisor three ways in which you can help keep the people you support safe from harm (10 minutes)
- write a short reflective account mentioning the discussion with your supervisor and how you apply/intend to apply this learning in your day to day practice (75 words minimum)
- tell us where you can find Alzheimer Scotland’s procedures and guidelines in relation to adult support and protection legislation and how you will stay up-to-date with changes to these (25 words minimum).
We will decline applications that do not provide enough evidence showing how you have met these criteria.
You must be a member of staff or a volunteer for Alzheimer Scotland.
You will need to submit a written statement, of at least 250 words in response to the questions asked in the criteria. You can either paste your statement directly on the badge application form or paste a link to it on your own blog or portfolio.
We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, anyone who you show your badge to can see the evidence you provide. Please don’t include confidential or private information in your statements.
Read Preparing and publishing your evidence to find out more about what’s required and increase your chances of getting your badge approved first time.
Badge issuer
Alzheimer Scotland
Alzheimer Scotland is the leading dementia organisation in Scotland. We campaign for the rights of the 90,000 people living with dementia and their families and provide an extensive range of innovative and personalised support services.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge