as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However on days that were not so good‚ Mrs S would
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General Social Care Council Goldings House 2 Hay’s Lane London SE1 2HB Codes Of Practice For Social Care Workers 020 7397 5100 www.gscc.org.uk © Copyright General Social Care Council 2010 Web and print-friendly version Introduction What are the codes? This document contains agreed codes of practice for social care workers and employers of social care workers describing the standards of conduct and practice within which they should work. This introduction‚ which is
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Understanding employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children’s and young peoples settings Task D presentation or report Winterbourne view is a highly publicised instance where things can go drastically wrong when all organisations that are responsible for the welfare of vulnerable people do not communicate with each other or follow up reports or concerns. In October 2010 a charge nurse raised concerns with the hospital and his allegations were passed onto south Gloucestershire
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Level 3 candidate pin:30196060 SHC 31: Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1. Identify the different reasons people communicate. People communicate for a number of different reasons including: • To get to know each other • To share information • To provide someone else with information 2. Explain how communication affects relationships in the work setting. We communicate in a two different ways‚ verbal and non verbal
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1.1 People communicate for many different reasons. They can consist of portraying emotions‚ pain or opinions. Communication between colleagues is essential to the continuity of care for the service user‚ and the staffs are aware of the current needs of the service user. Communicating can resolve conflict‚ avoid cultural misunderstandings‚ solve problems & develop good relations with others. 1‚ 1.2 Communication is a fundamental relationship-building skill in the workplace. If people don’t
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Health & Social Care NVQs Legislation England Legislation Information (England) Introduction In this document you will find an overview of some of the Government Policy and legislation which has an impact on workers in health and social care settings. You will be able to identify the legislation that most affects the work you do‚ and will have a broad understanding of the International‚ European and UK Government policy that has an impact upon the way we must work. Plans for genuine partnership
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SHC 21: Introduction to communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1. Understand why communication is important in the work setting 1.1 People communicate by many ways including non-verbal highlighting facial expression‚ eye contact‚ body language‚ physical gestures such as touch‚ dress and behavior‚ along with verbal including tone and pitch of voice. The age and knowledge of a person one is communicating with‚ also dictates somewhat the amount of vocabulary
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16 Understanding Safeguarding of Children & young people LOG 3 1.1 Unit 16 & 2.2 & Unit 14 AC 2.3 I have written the policy and procedure for Safeguarding Adults and Children (see log 3a) which demonstrates my knowledge of procedures. In terms of the safeguarding policies procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people‚ this commences at the recruitment stage. We check out at interview if the applicant has any gaps in employment and if they have any convictions
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Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values Task 2B Confidentiality Confidentiality Is vital as it protects a individual from personal information being shared. Trust is really important between the service user and the service provider. It depends on whether the user is confident that the personal information will be kept confidential. An example of confidentiality in a health and social care setting is adhering to the data protection act which means that any data that is related
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working in health and social care as they help them to: develop positive relationships with people using services and their families and friends‚ so they can understand and meet their needs develop positive relationships with work colleagues and other professionals share information with people using the services‚ by providing and receiving information report on the work they do with people. Oral/verbal method of communication Effective communication is essential in all care settings as part
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