Unit 1: Communication skills for working in the health sector Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. How to complete and send your Assessment Save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or USB drive. Work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Services Workers BSHS/471 Name Date Instructor Name Having a successful human service career depends on the skills and characteristics the social worker brings to the field every day. It is the job of a human service worker to provide both direct and indirect services to clients. He or she provides services and also works towards preserving the client’s wellbeing by assisting the client in various ways from setting appointments
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As mental health nurses‚ we are granted a seemingly disproportionate power and latitude to practise when compared to our colleagues in general nursing. This is due to a number of factors; firstly‚ that mental illness is difficult to define‚ in the eyes of the public it constitutes an intangible wrongness about an individual that cannot be measured or even seen clearly. Due to misrepresentation and scaremongering by the media‚ mental health services are often viewed as taking the role of protecting
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CNA110 Communication and Mental Health Unit Weighting 12.5% Lecture 1: Welcome to CNA110 Communication and Mental Health o Your Teaching Team o Unit Outline‚ Study schedule and Assessment requirements. o MyLO component o Required texts o What is this subject about? o What you should learn • Communication in society and health practice • Mental health in Australia and beyond o Health Regulation Act‚ Mandatory Functional Requirements (MFRs) and Australasian Competency Standards
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Case Study Report Jamelia I am so tired and drained. I feel as though my head is going to explode with all this pressure. You see I’ve been looking after my mother for a long time‚ she suffers from anxiety‚ the illness comes and goes‚ presenting itself periodically. Although I do worry about my mother I can usually deal with this‚ I have been for a long time but recently I’ve found myself worrying about my father as well. My father‚ usually a well presented and calm individual has been acting
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Communication Paper Since the dawn of time man has been evolving in the ways we think and interact with each other. What was appropriate a generation ago might not be appropriate today. As nurses we know very intimate details of our patients’ lives‚ those details can blur the line between a friendly relationship and a professional relationship. Even though you feel you know the patient like you know your best friend
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References: Graham Gibbs (1998) Gibbs reflective cycle. Bulman .C and Schulz’s(2004)(Eds)Reflective Practice in Nursing O’Carrol&Park (2007) Essential Mental Health Nursing skills .Mosby Elseir NMC(2004)The code; Standard of coduct‚performance and ethics for Nurses and Midwives Department of health (2009).The Nursing Roadmap for Quality. J Rycroft-Malone Hervey‚ K Seers-Journal of clinical (2004) an exploration of the factors that influence the implementation of
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The view of mental illness has changed over the centuries‚ as a supernatural problem‚ to an actual medical condition. Mental disorder is defined under the Mental Health Act 2007‚ as “any disorder or disability of the mind” (Rethink Mental Illness 2011). As stated by the Mind for Better Mental Health (2012) “mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain” .This essay will examine‚ through the contribution of social science‚ whether people with mental disorders‚ such
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One of the most common and disabling psychological disorders encountered within mental health and general medical settings is that of an anxiety disorder (Dattilio & Kendall 2000). Research has indicated that people with learning disabilities are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional
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Fortinash: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing‚ 5th Edition Chapter 08: Culture‚ Ethnicity and Spirituality Case Studies - Critical Thinking Answer Guidelines CASE STUDY: HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT The patient is a 66-year-old woman who has been hospitalized for an extensive period (approximately 6 weeks). The initial problems were major depression‚ anxiety‚ and a degenerative spinal condition that required several surgeries. The spinal condition is treatable‚ but the process will leave her with
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