"Carers tend to hold various kinds of power and those being cared for tend to be vulnerable to misuse of that power" (Unit 20, p123).
In this essay I shall explain how professional workers may misuse power in ways that could harm clients or service users. I will use relevant course materials to identify a range of examples of power misuse and look at ways in which to minimise this and demonstrate how they would operate.
Misuse of power can happen when a professional person takes control of a situation. People on the receiving end of power misuse feel powerless. …
