Partnership and Interprofessional Practice Working in partnership is a negotiation to working together by different agencies with the intention to secure the delivery of benefits‚ or added value‚ which could not be provided by one agency alone (Glasby and Dickinson‚ 2008). Interprofessional practice it is the ability of professionals to work in collaboration‚ applying knowledge and skills‚ to improve the service users experience of the service provided. For the purpose of this essay it will
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that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer’s disease and sometimes as a result of a stroke. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual. Each person is unique and will experience dementia in their own way. Symptoms of dementia include: • Loss of memory − for example‚ forgetting the way home from the shops‚ or being unable to remember names and places
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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT IN COPING WITH HIV/AIDS The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic disease of the human immune system. An HIV/AIDS diagnosis has been linked in several cases to increased rates of depression (Mizuno‚ Purcell‚ Dawson-Rose‚ Parsons & The SUDIS Team‚ 2003) and to a decrease in the quality of life of one diagnosed with the disease if they fail to find a proper coping mechanism. This essay will mainly focus on the perspectives
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions
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SOCIAL CARE THEORY FOR PRACTICE (OUTCOME 1) ASSESSMENT 1 (1500 words approx.) (12th October 2012) Coco J Hendry Page 1 Introduction Page 2 – 5 Assessment Page 6 Conclusion Page 7 Reference/Bibliography 1 The following essay will demonstrate my understanding of the importance and relevance of values to social care by explaining how social care values and principles influence practice. I will then explain what relationship my value base has with social care values
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Promote person centred approaches in health and social care (HSC 036) Level: 3 Credit value: 6 UAN: Y/601/8145 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to implement and promote person centred approaches. Learning outcomes There are seven learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand the application of person centred approaches in health and social care 2. Be able to work in a person-centred
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Principles of Health and Social Care Practice This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. Learners will consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce‚ including strategies that can influence the performance of others. Module Contents 1 Understand how principles
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Unit 2 Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care settings. Name of Candidate: Learning outcomes | Assessment criteria 1.1 | | Question: Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out.National Minimum StandardsNational Occupational StandardsGood codes of practice and adhering to these codes of practice are a requirement.The policies of the organisation‚ How the structures work and the people who manage or supervise you. | 1. understand
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1.1 & 1.2 - define the following types of abuse and the signs and symptoms associated with each. Physical abuse The term physical abuse is applied to the act of a person/s causing physical pain or injury to another person. The types of abuse that could be put into this category are: · Hitting · Slapping · Punching · Kicking · Pinching · Biting · Burning/Scalding The signs of physical abuse could include unexplainable marks to the skin including bruising‚ grazing‚ blisters from
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As I had mention in my introduction‚ I am a new nurse. I graduated in May of 2013 and have only been practicing as a nurse for a little over two years. With that said‚ what I expect to get out of Principles of Advance Nursing Practice is to further develop my nursing practice by exploring the different worldview and theories of nursing. I hope that by the end of this course‚ I will at the very least‚ have develop an idea of what I want my personal nursing philosophy to be. I expect both my peers
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