Work effectively in the community sector Assessment 2: short answer questions 1) Explain what is meant by the term “duty of care” and how it relates to your legal responsibilities in the community services sector? It refers to the obligation to take responsible care of an individual or organisation to avoid acts to be likely to cause harm to others. It relates to our legal responsibilities in the community service sector: The organisation will have developed workplace policies and procedures that
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Assignment 205 introduction to duty of care in Health‚ social care or children’s And young people’s settings Task B Case Study Case Study One You are a support worker for Mrs Ahmed who is 89‚ physically frail and lives alone. She has diabetes. Mrs Ahmed wants to eat foods that are not suitable for her medical condition‚ and asks you to shop for her as she is not able to get the shop herself. Bi Describe the difficulties for you in exercising your duty of care and upholding Mrs Ahmed’s right
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understanding of safeguarding adults. You will describe different types of abuse‚ the signs and symptoms associated with them and what to do if you are aware of or suspect an individual has been abused or you note unsafe practice. You will research failings in care services and explore how best practice can help to keep individuals safe. You will also identify the range of people who may be involved with safeguarding‚ along with the policies and procedures that govern best safeguarding practice. Tasks
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by president Obama on March 23‚ 2010 is arguably the most extensive reform of health care law ever to be enacted in the U.S. It will impact the way professionals practice health care‚ the way insurance companies handle health care as a product‚ and the way consumers purchase and use health care as a service. The Affordable Health Care Act is primarily aimed at reducing the number
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resources. Institutional Abuse Institutional abuse refers to a kind of abuse that takes place inside institutions where the victims were placed for their rehabilitation‚ education‚ welfare‚ or even protection. Self Neglect Self-neglect is a behavioural condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs‚ such as personal hygiene‚ appropriate clothing‚ feeding‚ or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they have. Neglect By Others Neglect may include
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SC4 Principles for Implementing Duty of Care. Assignment 055 Task A Duty of care means to take measures‚ which are reasonable in the circumstances‚ to prevent harm to other people. Duty of care for Early Years providers is a legal requirement set out in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Early Years providers are guided by the Working together to Safeguard Children 2010 publication and by comprehensive Health & Safety and Safeguarding Policies. Any person who is responsible
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Unit 054 Principles for implementing duty of care in health and social care or children’s and young people settings Outcome 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice Part One Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. The key points as outlined in the text book‚ surrounding my duty of care at work include helping children as they develop: * The ability to foresee and cope with potential dangers. * More robust immune systems. * Empathy. * Communication
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CARE HEALTH AND SOC TH AND SOCIAL CARE H SOCIAL CARE HEALTH A CARE HEALTH AND SOC AND SOCIAL CARE HEA RE QUALIFICATIONS HE ALTH AND SOCIAL CARE EXEMPLAR SOCIAL CARE HEALTH A CANDIDATE WORK CARE HEALTH AND SOC TH AND SOCIAL CARE H UNIT HSC 024 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Unit HSC 024 2 Unit HSC 024 CONTENTS Introduction Page 4 Unit Purpose Page 5 Evidence for Learning Outcome 1
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Standard 5 Evidence Booklet Principles for implementing duty of care Main area 5.1 Understanding how duty of care contributes to safe practices: Outcome 5.1.1 Question 1 What does duty of care mean for you in your work role? Your duty is to encourage tenant in the best possible way you can and to support and attending to their needs Outcome 5.1.2 Question 1 How does your ‘duty of care’ contribute to the safeguarding of people you support Standard 5 Main Area 5.2 K now how to address
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Sophie Harrison Unit 4223-010 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection Outcome 1 Know how to recognise the signs of abuse 1.1 Define the following types of abuse Physical abuse – contact indented to cause feelings of intimidation‚ injury or other physical bodily harm Sexual abuse – knowingly causing someone to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat Emotional/psychological abuse – a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that can result in psychological
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