what Dementia is 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘Dementia’. A definition of the term ‘dementia’ is: A condition due to a disease of the brain‚ generally of a constant progressive quality‚ where there are many disturbances of higher cognitive functions. These include impairment of thinking‚ memory and orientation‚ learning ability‚ language judgement. The resulting disability depends on the interaction between the underlying disease process‚ the individual and the social and built environment
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going to be explaining the factors that may influence communication and interpersonal in health and social care environments and also I am going to be explaining the strategies used in health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions. I will be including sensory deprivation‚ foreign language‚ jargon‚ slang‚ dialect‚ acronyms‚ cultural differences‚ distress‚ emotional difficulties‚ health issues and environmental problems‚ misinterpretation
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Unit 68 March 2013 Move and postion individuals in accordance with their plan of care 1. 1.1 Before carrying out any moving and handiling procedure with a service user in my work setting I must take into consideration a few things to do with the anatomy and physiology of each person such as; · weight‚ height‚ body shape · if the individual is in any pain · service users mood or behaviour at that time · if a service user is in any
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In this essay I will be evaluating the claim that Person-Centred therapy offers the therapist all that they will need to treat clients. I will examine both sides of the theory‚ to include looking at the weaknesses and criticisms of person-centred therapy by other writers and weigh these up‚ along with the strengths of using person-centre therapy and when it will be most suited to treat certain disorders. I will also look at Carl Rogers in more depth with his views‚ responses and
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When analysing values of social work law‚ there are several elements and aspects that should be considered. One may ask questions such as ‘What are values‚ who are the vulnerable population and how does these laws apply to them?’ It makes sense to start off by exploring what is meant by the word “values.” According to Zastrow (2012)‚ defines values as beliefs‚ preferences or assumptions about what is desirable or good for humans. The Code of Ethics are professional values therefore the guidelines
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email: gwen.clarke@rcnpublishing.co.uk Person-centred care: Principle of Nursing Practice D Manley K et al (2011) Person-centred care: Principle of Nursing Practice D. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 31‚ 35-37. Date of acceptance: February 7 2011. Summary This is the fifth article in a nine-part series describing the Principles of Nursing Practice developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in collaboration with patient and service organisations‚ the Department of Health‚ the Nursing and Midwifery Council
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treatment of a particular group in society or an individual. This maybe if someone was to single another out‚ or treat them differently to others due to their personal opinions and beliefs or maybe due to stereotypes linked to that person. There are several reason that a person may choose to discriminate against others‚ it may be down to their religion‚ psychical or mental ability‚ gender choices‚ appearance or academic performance. There are two main types of discrimination‚ these are known as overt
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Question 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1- Diversity 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
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Values are standards and principals by which we live our lives. These standards are many and often depend on people`s background e.g. Culture‚ class‚ religion‚ gender‚ age. Values are extremely individual attitudes that direct people`s responses to the world around them. Amongst some of the values I live my life by and respect are privacy allowing me to have space to myself and respecting the fact that others may desire privacy‚ to be safe and also allowing others the same‚ having self respect‚ being
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trends of health and ill health among different social groupings. I will talk about each pattern and trend in its own paragraph‚ Social class‚ Gender‚ Ethnicity‚ Age and Geographical location. I will talk about the links between these to health issues. I will back these up through the use of evidence such as statistics. I will then conclude what I have found out. Firstly I will talk about each pattern and trend. Social Class Social class helps to deter the reasons for individual’s health and ill
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