Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 4 - PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of safeguarding adults. You will describe different types of abuse‚ the signs and symptoms associated with them and what to do if you are aware of or suspect an individual has been abused or you note unsafe practice. You will research failings in care services and explore how best practice can help to keep
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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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1950s social workers were not focused on helping alcoholic or drug-dependent people. Instead back then they worked with the spouse of the chemically dependent person. Juvenile drug use was not investigated until 1952. In 1957 social workers were urged to help change public attitudes towards alcoholism. In 1970 legislation was passed that was to affect the delivery of services including social work services to alcoholic clients. Soon courses were offered at school about alcoholism. Now social workers
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the services to be allocated. Upon reflection‚ I could have been more open with N at the start about my concerns as her feedback reflected an inconsistency in my approach. Kemshall (2002) argues that social work is predominantly concerned with handling and assessing risk‚ as opposed to focusing on social need and justice. It should be highlighted that N may have feel structurally oppressed due to her mental health and not being appreciated for the challenges she is facing (Thompson 2007). I now recognise
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continues‚ substance abuse across America has become a very serious social problem. It is mental illness that has an effect on different races‚ classes and genders. The affects of substance abuse has caused countless of people to feel heartache and develop feelings of hopelessness. With alcohol and drugs readily available through prescription or on the streets (Butler‚2010)‚ it is obvious why many are acquiring addictive patterns to these accessible substances‚ and that the continual abuse of these substances
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ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET – QCF 2010 SPECIFICATIONS School Name: Student Name: Course Title: Unit Title/Number: Tutor Name: Issue date: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE REBECCA SMITH MTG BTEC EXTENDED NATIONAL DIPLOMA HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (CORE UNIT) Unit 1: Developing Effective Communication and Interpersonal Skills Diana McCloskey w/c 8.9.14 Formative feedback: Date: w/c19.11.14 Summative assessment: Date: w/c 24.11.14 Final Grade: Points: Please read this assignment brief
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|Group |Group A / B | |Programme: |BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Health and Social Care | |Unit 1: |Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care |Brief approved by |RTG | |Credit: |10
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Catch-22: The Inherent Abuse of Power Through Milo Minderbinder Two major themes of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller are the absurdity of war and the abuse of power. These two themes depend on one another in order to coexist. It is through the power exhibited by senior officers and command staff that the absurdities take place. In this novel‚ the main character‚ Yossarian‚ is a bombardier in a squadron in Pianosa‚ Italy. He is surrounded by absurdity and power abuse‚ most notably from Catch-22. Catch-22
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The Social work is a profession which involves helping and supporting people in the time of need and provides practical and emotional support‚ not only to the service users but also to those who care for them or are dependent on them. Social workers aim to protect people and assist them to change their lives. Social workers from all areas are likely to come across and work with families and people who are affected by their own or someone else’s alcohol or other drug problems. Increased substance
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Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice (a) What it means to have a duty of care in one’s own work role A duty of care is a legal obligation to all Health and Social carers and professionals who have to act in the best interests of individuals and others‚ also not to act or fail to act in a way that results in harm. This duty of care can be a general implied minimum
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