Outcome 1 1.1 list legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting. Manual handling operations regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002); Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 (COSHH) Reporting injuries‚ Diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health and safety first aid regulations 1981 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 1.2 describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures Risk assessment-
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Introduction When promoting job satisfaction amongst social workers‚ management must question which key elements are important in helping to create and maintain job satisfaction? According to Weightman (2004) the more satisfied an employee is with his/her job‚ the less likely employees will leave their positions. The area of job satisfaction not only derives benefits to social workers‚ but it also allows for job satisfaction to be embedded in the values of an organization. When job satisfaction
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Media Perspectives on Health and Social Care The objective of this essay is to understand the representations of the media in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS issue on gays and bisexual persons within health and social care setting. The importance of the mass media will be discussed to gain insight in promoting awareness on HIV/AIDS. It will clarify some specific theories and models of approach as they relate to mass media context in relation to the case studies and conclude. Irwin
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Standard 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care Your N ame: Workplace: Start Date: Completion Date: Contents 1. Recognising signs of harm or abuse 2. Ways to reduce likelihood of abuse 3. Responding to suspected or disclosed ab use 4. National and local context of protection from harm and abuse 5. Questions CIS Assess ment Induction Work book – Six Page 2 of 21 Standard 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care 1. Recognising signs of harm or abuse
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HSC 025: The role of the health and social care worker. 1.1 A personal relationship can come under three categories‚ family‚ sexual and friendships. A working relationship is different from a personal relationship. A family relationship is a relationship that you would have with parents‚ grandparents‚ siblings and children. Depending on the type of family they can be close or distant. Family is one where you get most of your influences from and as you grow up they play a large role in the
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Unit 1 assignment Understanding employment rights 1. The information that should be shown on your pay slip is: Your wages before deductions (gross wages) Either a total amount or an itemized breakdown of any fixed deductions. Any variable deductions broken down (tax) Your wages after deductions (net wages) National insurance amount Pay rate Additional payments (overtime) Tax codes National insurance number Employees name Employers name 2. If any of your personal information changes
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Understanding employment responsibilities and rights in health and social care settings. 1.1 List the aspects of employment covered by law. The law in the uk covers the following aspects: minimum wage‚ hours worked‚ sick pay‚ coshh‚ riddor‚ discrimination‚ health and safety‚ holiday entitlements and pay‚ redundancy and dismissal‚ training‚ disciplinary procedures and union rights.1.2 List the main features of current employment legislations. Equalities‚ (The Equality act 2010) equal opportunities
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D2 In this essay I will evaluate the usefulness of psychological approaches to health and social care. For the Humanistic approach I will assess the usefulness of a care assistant in a care home treating the whole person and in a hospital a nurse’s ability to ensure a patient’s physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social needs have been met (P.I.E.S). For Social Learning theory I will evaluate a nursery assistant in a nursery capability of being a positive role model and in a hospital a nurse’s
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means the difference between people and the values and beliefs that they have‚ there is lots of ways in which people differ‚ for example‚ ability‚ beliefs‚ race‚ religion‚ gender‚ culture‚ the differences in people are what makes an individual and as a care worker it is important to recognise these and respect their individuality to ensure that they feel valued and included‚ if I treated everyone the same or made assumptions or decisions for my service user’s or stereotyped people this would cause them
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Standard 8 - Understanding health and safety in adult social care settings Standard purpose and aims This standard is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Main area Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation Outcome: 1.1 Be aware of key legislation relating to health and safety in your work setting/situation
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