Unit 28: Caring for older people P3: Explain ways in which health and social care workers support the independence and wellbeing of older people. M2: Assess ways in which health and social care workers support the independence and wellbeing of older people. D1: Evaluate ways in which the sectors work together to support the independence and wellbeing of older people. Doris has stayed connected with her friend Frieda who lives on her own independently but recently she has had a fall and she has been
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is never the same‚ without good consciousness does not exist‚ and associates moral good with utilitarianism. To John Dewey‚ good can never happen twice to anyone. The word good has many definitions and the one to be associated with it in philosophy would be the second most used one for good; which is this‚ that which is righteous or morally right. People try to live by what society says is morally right. They quality of good is never the same‚ and it starts off fresh and new for you each morning
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have some key concepts which point to what the good ultimately is: egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Egoism values the desires of the individual the most‚ and this is most important to the individual. Utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ needs to be impartial in order to value each individual’s happiness equally. Deontology also conflicts with both of these other theories because it is not consequentialist like utilitarianism‚ and does not always benefit the individual or anyone else involved. The
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In his piece‚ “Extreme and Restricted Utilitarianism” J. J. C. Smart illustrated just how different extreme utilitarianism and restricted utilitarianism are from each other and which one is more realistic to follow. Smart developed this idea by supplying his readers with various examples on each side and explaining them thoroughly. Smart’s objective from presenting this piece is to show just how unreasonable restricted utilitarianism is in most‚ if not all situations. He also explains why people
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We’ve seen that rule utilitarianism solves four out of five of the problems afflicting act utilitarianism. This isn’t bad. But does it have any problems of its own? I think it does‚ and I think the problems are related to the two questions that rule utilitarian would have us ask in order to assess the moral worth of any action. A Problem with Question 1 As we’ve seen‚ the first question rule utilitarianism has us ask is “What general rule would I be following if I did this particular action?”
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The Challenges of caring for my child Caring for your children in general can be very hard. Most parents worry about keeping food on the table and a roof over their heads. Parents also hope that their kids will make the right decisions when it comes to making friends. I can tell you with all that concern that we have as parents‚ taking care of a child that has had health problems only adds difficulty. I have had three different occasions where caring for my son was the only thing I could do!
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Act utilitarianism is a utilitarian theory of ethics which states that a person’s act is morally right if and only if it produces the greatest overall utility. In assessing a moral theory there are four adequate criteria which are: completeness‚ explanatory‚ practicability and moral conformation. For completeness‚ an ethical theory should support all meaningful moral claims‚ neglecting none of the claims. Next‚ there is explanatory power. For this assessment a theory should provide insight into what
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concepts of right and wrong behavior [cite]. This right and wrong behavior is commonly referred to as morality‚ and ethics is the analyzation or study of people’s moral beliefs and behaviors. Morality itself is subjective‚ as different people and groups can have different beliefs about which behaviors could be considered right and wrong. Ethics‚ on the other hand‚ is objective in that it processes these decisions through different sets of rules in order to determine if it is indeed the right or wrong
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Bride burning: An example of violence against women Imagine the horror of being forcefully tied down‚ drenching in kerosene oil and being set on fire alive. It would not be a surprise if the mere thought of it is already disturbing to you. How much more so would it be that this bitter fate is truly faced by many married women in India not at the hands of some psychos or strangers‚ but by their own so-called beloved husbands and or in-laws? A young woman is either being burnt alive‚ beaten to death
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: Two arguments that goes against late-term abortion being immoral is subjectivism and utilitarianism. Subjectivism portrays that everyone has his or her own set of morals and that there is no one right way. A subjectivist’s opinion on the subject would argue that a person’s view and choice in terms of late abortion is personal to their specific position. According to English‚ she is arguing that‚ “Though the fetus is itself innocent‚ it may pose a threat to the pregnant woman’s well-being‚ life
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