Furthermore‚ the fact that someone with mental illness has been assessed and found lacking capacity or confused because of their medication does not necessarily mean that they cannot choose or make decisions. The service user’s way of thinking may be affected by the medication‚ but they will be able to make simple decisions. For example‚ they may choose whether to take sugar in their tea or not to and they may recognise which medication tastes bitter and want to avoid it. In Simon’s case‚ it seems
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B-TEC Health and Social Care Level 3 Year One. Unit 1 – Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Unit Booklet 2011-2012 Student Name:______________________________ Please Note: You must keep this booklet safe. It is a requirement that‚ at the end of the unit‚ you will submit this booklet as evidence of your learning. A second copy of this booklet will not be given so if you lose it you must reprint it at your own expense and
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SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE OLDER PERSON INTRODUCTION Most people with dementia undergo behavioural changes during the course of the disease. They may become anxious or repeat the same question or activity over and over. The unpredictability of these changes can be stressful for carers. As the disease progresses‚ your loved one’s behaviour may seem inappropriate‚ childlike or impulsive. Anticipating behavioural changes and understanding the causes can help you deal with them more effectively. Each person’s
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Unit 18 Assess the Individual in a Health and Social Care Setting As a part of my role I go out and assess potential residents that are looking to be admitted to the Home where I work. The usual process is that someone telephones or visits‚ whether it be a Social Worker‚ a family member‚ a Health Care Professional from Hospital or the perspective resident themselves. We have an assessment form for this stage we call a Resident Enquiry form‚ basic details are asked of the potential resident and contact
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Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. The role of effective communication is very important in a health and social care unit as‚ without it‚ it will be very hard to communicate with the clients. But also communication is the process of sharing information‚ thoughts and feelings between people through speaking‚ writing or body language. Effective communication extends the concept to require that transmitted content is received
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recognise signs of abuse A Define the following types of abuse and identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse The Department of Health has defined abuse as “Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any person or persons” (No Secrets 2000). There are many different types of abuse and individual cases of abuse usually involve a different combination of these different types. (i) Physical abuse Refers to hitting‚ slapping‚ scratching‚ pushing or rough
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Discrimination in Health and Social Care Discrimination has many meanings and involves numerous different ways people can discriminate against others. Discriminations can be as simple as someone making a judgment against someone else by the way they dress or the way they speak or it can be the people are discriminated because they choose to be different or have a disability‚ different colour of skin or religion. Discrimination is unfair treatment of a person action based on prejudice. There are
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PURPOSE AND ROLE OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE Research is wide and diverse. It may focus on people (eg. why men are more aggressive than women) on the structures of society‚ (eg. the family) or may study hidden structures (eg‚ memory). The word "research" has several meanings: 1. Research is a systematic‚ formal rigorous and precise process employed to gain solutions to problems and/or to discover and interpret new facts and relationships. (Waltz and Bausell‚ 1981‚ p.1). 2. Research
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L.O.1. Explore how communication skills are used in health and social care settings 1.1 Apply relevant theories of communication to health and social care contextsAccording to George Gerbner‚he describes the three main branches of communication studies as; 1.”semiotics” The study of signs and symbols and how they combine to convey meaning in different social contexts‚This branch is mainly concerned with how verbal‚non verbal and aural signs and symbols combine to create messages. 2.Media effects
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Electromagnetism and it’s Impact on our Health Car By: Dalia Newman Course: Grade 12 Physics Teacher: Mrs. Chocron Due: Friday April 15 2011 Electromagnetism and it’s Impact on our Health Care Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental interactions of nature. It is the force that causes the interaction between electrically charged particles; the areas in which this happens are called electromagnetic fields. It
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