UNDERSTANDING DUTY OF CARE 1.1 ) Duty of care is a legal responsibility that carers and support workers have‚ we have an obligation to provide care to the people we support and to our colleagues. Making sure they are safe from harm‚ abuse‚ and neglect. As regards my own work role‚ I have a responsibility to raise concerns about suspected abuse‚ violence‚ unsafe practices and poor working conditions. 1.2 ) They are both out to support or look out for the wellbeing of the people we support or care for. They
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Employer’s Duty of Care To what extent are employees required to perform their job with a duty of care? We all know that corporate officers have a duty of care to the corporation that they are employed by. They have an obligation to perform their duties with the care that a person in a like position would reasonably exercise under similar circumstances (Halbert & Ingulli‚ 2010‚ p 52). As a fellow employee down on the totem pole‚ we are held to the same standard to act in good faith in
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Understand own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning ? What are the relevant legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating your own roles and responsibilities? Legislations play a vital role within the lifelong learning sector and I as a teacher/trainer have an obligation to understanding the current legislations and guidelines. Examples of such legislations are: • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. • Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. • Data Protection
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SHC 32: Understand what is required for competence in own work role. 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. As a professional child carer‚ my day-to-day role adheres to the CACHE values‚ by ensuring that the child is at the centre of my practice‚ and their needs are paramount [Bruce & Meggitt‚ 2012]. It is my role therefore to use the right skills and attitudes to create a safe‚ happy‚ positive‚ stimulating‚ multicultural learning environment in which children are cared
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practitioners should work as a team with other staff members and parent/carers in order to support the children to promote the children’s initial learning so that the children will feel confident and would be able boost up their self-esteem‚ and this will also help them in their future‚ and prepare them in further education when they move onto school. Also the expectations that are to be done in placement at a relevant standard is to supervise the children this plays a big role in child protection
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WHAT IS DUTY? It is necessary in the study of Karma-Yoga to know what duty is. If I have to do something I must first know that it is my duty‚ and then I can do it. The idea of duty again is different in different nations. The Mohammedan says what is written in his book‚ the Koran‚ is his duty; the Hindu says what is in the Vedas is his duty; and the Christian says what is in the Bible is his duty. We find that there are varied ideas of duty‚ differing according to different states in life‚ different
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Negligence: The duty of care Introduction The tort of negligence has a role in providing compensation for those who have suffered through the actions of another. A negligent act can be summarised as failing to do something that should be done or doing something that should be carried out in another manner or not at all. When determining if an act is negligent‚ a number of basic principles are called upon in order to establish whether a duty of care is owed and if so‚ by whom. Reasonable Man In
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EXISTENCE OF A DUTY Before 1932 there was no generalised duty of care in negligence. The tort did exist and was applied in particular situations where the courts had decided that a duty should be owed‚ eg‚ road accidents‚ bailments or dangerous goods. In Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562‚ Lord Atkin attempted to lay down a general principle which would cover all the circumstances where the courts had already held that there could be liability for negligence. He said: "The rule that you
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Shc 32 1.2- Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards. As a child care practitioner I need to know of the standards which regulate the sector. I should be aware of my responsibilities and expectations to ensure i am abiding by them and working in accordance with the standards‚ legislations and codes of practice. In my work role I must legally comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 abide by the settings confidentiality policy. This will be done by keep
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The duty of confidentiality is based on trust and respect and this is fundamental to safe and effective care. An environment of trust encourages people to be open and honest with those who care for them‚ and to provide all the details necessary so that they receive the best care possible. Organisations should ensure that they have the appropriate organisational and technical systems security‚ policies‚ processes and staff training and education to ensure that confidential information is held and
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