CT238/CU328 – Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what Dementia is 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘Dementia’. A definition of the term ‘dementia’ is: A condition due to a disease of the brain‚ generally of a constant progressive quality‚ where there are many disturbances of higher cognitive functions. These include impairment of thinking‚ memory and orientation‚ learning ability‚ language judgement. The resulting disability depends on the interaction between the underlying disease process
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Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. New to Health Care Health Care Vocabulary HCS/212 Professor Phelps By: Tiearia Fariss
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sickness and absence of other staff. You are to be flexible and understand that care is needed 7 days a week 375 days a year. You can also expect tp be provided with adequate training and you will also be expected to keep your key skills and knowledge up to date. Carers are responsible for keeping information flowing through from the community back to the relevant departments‚ this information can include clients health or well being‚ any changes in a clients condition of living or any concerns
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Communication in health and social care Seeing‚ hearing Feelings Expression Feeling Expressing oneself Seeing‚ hearing Understanding Understanding Communication cycle Idea occur- think of something you want to communicate e.g. pass on info or persuade someone to do something. Message coded- think how you are going to say what you are thinking. Message sent- send the message verbally or otherwise. Message received- the other person sees/hears your message. Message is decoded
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SHC34-1.1 To have a duty of care means that in my setting it is my job to make sure that the children are safe from harm and that they are supported in their development and have everything they need on a daily basis. But it’s different for other job roles‚ say the manager has a duty of care towards the staff that work for them and the children and the whole building. SHC34-1.2. The duty of care contributes a lot towards safeguarding children as if the child care worker is caring for the children
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1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role: A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on any individual working within the care sector that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care whilst performing any acts that could foreseeable harm others. It is my responsibility that: - Whilst caring for an individual I promote their independency and assist them to understand and exercise their rights. - That I use established processes and procedures to challenge and
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Confidentiality 1) Confidentiality means that whatever information you hold on someone must not be shared with others. Information must be kept safe and private. You can only pass on information about someone if they have given their consent. 2) The Data Protection Act 1998 & 2003 is mandatory and has eight principles. These principles dictate how information is to be handled. Information should only be used for the use it was intended‚ it must not be given to anyone else without
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1.1 Define the term ’duty of care’ Duty of care is a responsibility to put the safety and interest of service users first‚ ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect. 1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role Knowing your duty of care and the importance of practicing it‚ gives you a clear guide on how you should behave at work and how you must consider those you work with. Your duty of care is closely linked to protection and safeguarding. You have to keep the service
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single cell and includes yeast and mould. Fungi has a variety of shapes and sizes and reproduce via spores‚ this can be sexually or asexually. Fungi can be beneficial and pathogenic‚ but is generally a concern of decomposition in food. Fungi only respond to the treatment of antifungal drugs and will not be affected by antibiotics. Examples of diseases caused by fungi: Athlete’s Foot Ringworm Otomycosis (thrush of the ear) Fungal Infections of the Skin Virus A virus is a complex molecule of
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Understanding the role of the social care worker Question Booklet Task A- Short answer questions Ai Explain three differences between a working relationship and a personal relationship. * Socialising *Not discussing residents with others outside of the work place *Physical contact Aii Give two examples of different working relationships in an adult social care setting. * Carer/ Residents *Carer/ Senior- Manager AiiI Explain why it is important that social care workers in partnership with
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