Explain How Care Workers Should Provide Active Support When Working In Partnership With Individuals
As a general role, care workers should provide active support when working in partnership with individuals. This means encouraging people to be as independent and self-managing as possible. Health care is delivered in Ireland in two ways, either statutory or voluntary organisations. A statutory organisation are stated or government run such as the HSE. A voluntary organisation is a not-for-profit funded through donations and fundraising events such as Down syndrome Ireland and Enable Ireland. The role of a carer is to assist in the delivery of care under the supervision of a registered nurse. The duties of a carer vary depending on the care facility in which they work and the client group. Many of the duties involve assisting the client with
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As my aunt has Down syndrome I never realised that there is so much support out there for people with Down syndrome. Each person with Down syndrome is an individual and all need different help and support as well as they all growth up differently. They are not all the same. From doing this assignment, I have went through childhood, adolescences, adulthood and older adulthood needs and they all are similar to a typical developing person but just need a lot more support.
For a person with Down syndrome, development continues to adult life. They are more involved in the community such as Special Olympics, bingo and swimming. Although they still may need support, if they are encouraged to achieve things they will. This allows them to live independently maybe live home and have a job.
From doing this assignment, it is recommended that a child needs to interact with others such as going to main stream school. They need a physiotherapist from an early age to provide support. They need physical support such as walking due to their poor muscle tone. By sending a child with Down syndrome to activities in the community such as gymnastics and swimming improves their motor skills as well as increasing social learning opportunities. Research suggests that a child with Down syndrome going to a main stream school improves their spoken language and literacy skills. This would allow people with Down syndrome have a better chance of securing a job in later
As my aunt has Down syndrome I never realised that there is so much support out there for people with Down syndrome. Each person with Down syndrome is an individual and all need different help and support as well as they all growth up differently. They are not all the same. From doing this assignment, I have went through childhood, adolescences, adulthood and older adulthood needs and they all are similar to a typical developing person but just need a lot more support.
For a person with Down syndrome, development continues to adult life. They are more involved in the community such as Special Olympics, bingo and swimming. Although they still may need support, if they are encouraged to achieve things they will. This allows them to live independently maybe live home and have a job.
From doing this assignment, it is recommended that a child needs to interact with others such as going to main stream school. They need a physiotherapist from an early age to provide support. They need physical support such as walking due to their poor muscle tone. By sending a child with Down syndrome to activities in the community such as gymnastics and swimming improves their motor skills as well as increasing social learning opportunities. Research suggests that a child with Down syndrome going to a main stream school improves their spoken language and literacy skills. This would allow people with Down syndrome have a better chance of securing a job in later