Understanding Specific Needs in Health and Social Care
In this essay I will analyse the concepts of health, disability, illness and behaviour in relation to users of health and social care services. I will take a look into how perceptions of specific needs have changed of time. I will also include the impact of legislation, social policy society and culture on the ways that services are made available to individuals with specific needs. This will include me analysing the needs of individuals with specific needs, explain the current system for supporting individuals with specific needs. I will also evaluate the services available in a chosen locality for individuals with specific needs.
According to The equality Act 2010 a disability is define as having a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.( www.directgov.co.uk).
There are many different types of disabilities so as a social care worker we would have to cater to that persons individual needs. A person’s disability can also affect other areas of a person’s life, like their health. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity this. (http://www.who.int) when we are not in good health it can lead to illness which is the Disease of body or mind; poor health; sickness (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com).
Being in poor health can lead to challenging behaviours this is when culturally abnormal behaviour of such an intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities on their quality of life is evaluated too.( http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/) When these things occur there are certain things that we as social care workers need to do to help make an individual’s circumstances
According to The equality Act 2010 a disability is define as having a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.( www.directgov.co.uk).
There are many different types of disabilities so as a social care worker we would have to cater to that persons individual needs. A person’s disability can also affect other areas of a person’s life, like their health. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity this. (http://www.who.int) when we are not in good health it can lead to illness which is the Disease of body or mind; poor health; sickness (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com).
Being in poor health can lead to challenging behaviours this is when culturally abnormal behaviour of such an intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities on their quality of life is evaluated too.( http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/) When these things occur there are certain things that we as social care workers need to do to help make an individual’s circumstances