An experience that I will make me an effective social worker is volunteering at York County Children’s Advocacy Center (YCAC). The YCAC’s main focus is to assure that victims of child abuse are not re-victimized by systems who are supposed to protect them. In the center they have a group of team members who receive referrals from agencies such as Children and Youth to conduct forensic interviews and medical examination as needed. The center also provides Pet therapy for the children who come in
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1 Unit outline Communication in health and social care Care workers require effective communication skills in order to work with the diverse range of people they meet in health and social care settings. This unit will introduce you to: different forms of communication factors that affect communication in care settings ways of overcoming barriers to effective communication. You will have the opportunity to observe and discuss the communication skills of others and to practise and refine your
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In this report I’m going to describe the five stages of the life cycle and the anticipated development processes in which occur throughout each stage. I will also look at a service user whom I have cared for in the past and describe the needs associated with their own development. I will also describe how my knowledge and understanding of TWO contrasting psychological perspectives will inform my practice in the workplace. The human life cycle is the various points along an individual’s life when
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Assignment Front Sheet Qualification Unit Number and Title Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma In Health and Social Care Student Name Unit 16: Understanding Specific Needs in Health and Social Care Student No. Assessor name: Christine Pratt Date of Issue Completion date 30/05/2014 11/07/2014 Submitted on Assignment title LO2 Task No. Assess how perceptions of specific needs have changed over time. 1 1.3 LO1 In this assessment you will have
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+Unit 051 Promote Communication in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Outcome 1 Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting 051.1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate Communication is needed to build relationships and communicating so we can build a new relationship even by just saying hi. Then we need to maintain this old relationship each time we greet a carer when they come into the setting‚ by asking ‘how they
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push myself to be the first to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in my family. When life leaded into challenges of being homeless and pregnant at only sixteen years old; it was my grandmother who did not give up on by providing me with the love
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‘An ageing population can bring economic‚ political and social advantages as well as disadvantages’ (15 marks) The world’s population is growing older. There will be higher numbers of elderly people‚ a larger share of elderly‚ longer life expectancies‚ and fewer numbers of working-age people than dependent people. An ageing population does raise some challenges‚ but they are not all bad. It also brings new opportunities‚ because people have longer‚ healthier lives‚ resulting in extended working
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Infection control The different routes‚ through which infection can get into the body‚ are: * You can get an infection through the respiratory tract and into the lung‚ by a cough‚ cold‚ influenza and any other common airborne infections that are contracted in this fashion. * You could get it through a cut or wound that has broken the skin‚ one of the main functions of the skin is to act as a barrier against any infection. Anything that penetrates the skin or for that matter the mucous membrane
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My own personal and social care values will influence the provision of care that i will provide within my working role. It will be essential when working with service users that i am aware of my personal feelings‚ emotions‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs. Being aware of these can help minimise the risk of prejudice‚ discrimination and unfair treatment towards others. I value individualization‚ being your own person and expressing your feelings‚ as a care worker it is essential to value individual rights
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those used in social care practice‚ sociological and psychological influences regarding discrimination and anti-discrimination. The meaning of discrimination and anti-discriminatory practice and to identify and describe three pieces of legislation designed to promote anti-discriminatory practice. Values and beliefs are about what a person finds important to you; what a person believes to be right and wrong. Values are usually learned by primary socialisation‚ parents or family members which may change
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