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Principles of care: Protecting people
This badge will help you to show what you have learned from the Protecting people chapter of the Principles of Care ebook in the Foundations for Practice series. It is one of five badges required to gain the Principles of Care milestone open badge.
We all have a responsibility to keep children and vulnerable adults safe and this is fundamental to ensuring good outcomes for people who you care for and support. This badge will help you to provide evidence that you know, understand and the principles of protecting people that are at the core of best practice. You will need to read the Protecting people chapter of the Principles of Care ebook before you can apply for this badge.
To get this badge you must:
- complete the activities in the Protecting people chapter of the ebook and tell us what you wrote in the notes you made as your evidence for your badge
- think about how you protect people in your role
- using the information in this chapter, write a short reflective account of a minimum of 150 words to explain what you must do if you suspect someone may be being harmed or abused (You may wish to refer to your organisation’s policies and procedures in your answer)
- write a short reflective account of a minimum of 100 words to explain how you will use the knowledge you gained from this chapter in your practice in future.
We will return applications that do not provide enough evidence showing how you have met these criteria.
You must achieve the Writing evidence for Open Badge applications badge before you apply for this one.
You will need to submit written statements in response to the questions asked in the criteria.
You can write your statements directly on the badge application form or paste a link to your own blog or portfolio. You also need to attach your note for the activity detailed in chapter five of the ebook. We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, anyone who you show your badge to can view the evidence you provide. Please don’t include confidential or private information in your statements.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Promoting high standards, raising public confidence and developing a trained and trusted social service workforce in Scotland.
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