Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected (damaged) by certain diseases and conditions (e.g. a stroke)‚ including Alzheimer’s disease. As this is a progressive disease‚ symptoms can be slowed down‚ but not cured and will always‚ gradually get worse. Regardless of the cause of the dementia‚ as it is the brain cells that are dying‚ some of the person’s abilities and functions of day to day life will progressively become more difficult. There are five
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Kingdom‚ specific legislation that affects people with learning disabilities include: * Disability Discrimination Act * Mental Health Act * Community Care Act * National Health Services Act 1.2 The laws and policies help to ensure that any person with a disability receives fair treatment‚ is not judged or discriminated against because of their disability. It affects their day to day living by: * Ensuring their voice is heard * Ensuring they receive appropriate care * Ensuring
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HSC2002 Providing Support with Mobility What Does Mobility Mean? Mobility means‚ having the ability to move freely around ones environment. What Different Health Conditions Can Affect And Be Affected By Mobility? There are many health conditions that can affect an individual’s‚ such as well known ones such as a visual impairment‚ arthritis and on to others such as: Fibromyalgia – This condition causes individuals to have aching muscles all over often leaving them in quite a lot of pain‚
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surgery to correct the problem. Not only did the surgery immobilize me for what could have been an exciting and fun summer‚ it also posed challenges for the start of the school year. I wasn’t sure how I would manage to get around campus while my bones were still healing. I contacted UAB’s Disability Support Services (DSS) and set up an Intake Interview and an Accommodations Conference. It seemed weird to be considered “disabled” after so many years of just being a normal kid. I also feel bad being categorized
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Support Worker Job Description Reporting to Senior Support Workers‚ Manager Designate‚ Registered Manager and/or Nominated Individual Support Worker Job Description Job Summary Specific Responsibilities Confidentiality General Responsibilities Person Specification About Green Light PBS Ltd. Green Light offers services to people with complex needs such as Autistic Spectrum Conditions‚ Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour. Challenging being defined as ‘Culturally abnormal behaviour(s) of such intensity
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Study day 10 – Managing Health and Safety Information sheet for new staff‚ explaining and informing them on health and safety. Legislation Impact on early years practice The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (Great Britain) Outlines the responsibility of individual employees for maintaining health and safety in the workplace. Childcare Act 2006 Focuses on improving outcomes for children in the early years through the ‘five outcomes’ of Every Child Matters (including
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Task 1 essay ‘Curriculum design for inclusive practice is central to effective earning and teaching’ This essay will focus on critically analysing and evaluating different approaches to curriculum design and heir implementation. It will also look at inclusive practice and how I ensure that my teaching is personalised to each individual learner. Also how effective practice has an impact on learning and teaching. I Shall begin this essay by defining curriculum. Curriculum is in fact a
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small hands and feet and some degree of mental disability. Having worked with a boy‚ aged 2‚ with Down syndrome‚ I understand what practitioners go through to support children with Down syndrome. Children with Down syndrome can be delayed in their development‚ their social factors may
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competitor than that customer will more than likely tell everyone they know that the other company was okay but our company provide excellent service‚ and now we have more customers. Customers remember more than one would think. Your role as a support technician is going to be to provide the best
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Mu.5.4 Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people 1 Understand the impact of current legislations that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people. 1.1 Outline the current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people within own UK home nation. The current legislations for safeguarding children are: The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child 1989 (UN 1989) was ratified by the UK on the
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