Understand the role of the social care worker
Task A -Short answer questions
Ai) Explain three differences between a working relationship and a personal relationship
Three differences between a working relationship and a personal relationship is that in working relationship you are working with someone or as part of a team whom are not of your choice, whereas in a personal relationship you can pick and choose who you want. Another difference is in a working relationship you follow rules and codes of conducts at work, and in a personal relationship you don't have to follow any rules of guidance. In a working relationship you have boundaries which are set up to help protect yourself and individuals of the service, where as in a personal relationship there are no sets of rules and procedures to follow and you are able to voice your personal opinions, thoughts and feelings.
Aii) Give two examples of different working relationships in an adult social care settings
1. relationship between services users and care workers
2. relationships between the workers and the managers
Aiii)Explain why it is important that social care workers work in partnership with individuals using the service and their family
Its important that social care works work in partnership with individuals using the service and their family because they both have the same goal to protect and give the best needs to the service user. working with the individuals using the service can give information on about how they feel and what they would like to be done and a family member can give information and know the service user better than what social care workers do. The family can also give useful information and help us within the job by supporting the problems we face and give suggestions on how we can improve the services or use alternative to give the best care. For example If there are communication difficulties with service users, a family member can share information with you about