Understanding health and safety in adult social care settings Standard purpose and aims This standard is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Main area Roles and responsibilities relating to health and safety in the work setting/situation Outcome: 1.1 Be aware of key legislation relating to health and safety in your work setting/situation 1
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topic of advocacy in health and social care. Use these articles in conjunction with the module materials to discuss how advocacy can increase the power of service users when engaging with health and social care services. At some point in people’s lives‚ they will find themselves in a situation where they may need to participate in decision-making about their care and this essay looks at how advocacy can increase the power of service users when engaging in health and social care services. It will
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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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compare and contrast my own definitions of health and illness compared to the definitions I would provide for a group of low socio-economic people living with a disability. I was told to use the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998)‚ for this exercise. I decided to focus on Indigenous Australians living with a disability for an example of a low socio-economic class. Step 2 My first thought on this reflection task was that I the definition of health and illness that I would provide for myself compared
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Foundation Degree Community Health & Social Care Course Guide 2009-2010 School of Health & Wellbeing CONTENTS 1. WELCOME 2. ABOUT THIS GUIDE 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES 4. KEY SKILLS 5. WHERE ARE MODULES TAUGHT? 6. WHO WILL TEACH ME? 7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF-STUDENT LIAISON 8. PATHWAYS 9. MODULE DESCRIPTIONS 10. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM 11. GLOSSARY
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relationship is different from a personal relationship? | | |A working relationship within the work place is the nature of the professional relationships. Knowing the concept of | | |teamwork and you would work in agreed guidelines to work towards the same goals with the same purposes can also be a | | |business relationship. Your own personal relationships is treating a friend and/or family members which can be known | | |as a social group or
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CONFIDENTIALITY THE HISTORY OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. One of the oldest documents we can find about confidentiality is the Hippocratic Oath what was written in the 4th century BC. We all know that nurses are not taking this oath‚ but we are bound to the same confidentiality regulations as doctors and other health professionals including social workers. Untrained or ancillary workers should not have access to patient’s records and there is no need for them to know certain confidential
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Patterns and trends regarding health and illness vary within different social groupings. For example‚ age and social class. Most people at retirement age are healthy and fit making valued contributions to society through paid work‚ volunteer work and by being a good citizen to society. However there are significant higher levels of illness in people over 75 due to their bodies being unable to function as well as it did as they age‚ therefore they are unlikely to receive as much exercise and fresh
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Unit 054 Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Outcome 1 ac1 A Duty of care in my job role means to ensure that all efforts are made to safeguard children from suspected and actual harm also make children attending the nursery feel safe and secure whilst in our care. It also means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer
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Unit 4222-307 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care setting Outcome 1 Understand requirements for handling information in health and social care settings 1. Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. OUTCOME 1 1. Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. All of the staff need to make sure that confidentiality is paramount
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