of children. It is a basic requirement of my job role to communicate with individuals and their families‚ other members of staff on a daily basis. Communicating with other staff members ensures effective team working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. All carers attend hand over at the beginning of each shift and also complete communication books after attending an individual‚ thereby keeping other staff informed and aware of current situations
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may effectively contribute to working with others and why this is important in health and social care This essay will describe the key policy drivers for collaborative working in health and social care and the importance of effective collaborative working. It will also relate to and discuss my personal experience of collaborative working. Also‚ it will outline the roles of different members within health and social care teams. Finally‚ how my own reflection on personal ability in collaborative working
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Health Care Practice Reflective Account 1 19/02/2014 At the start of my shift one of the clients we will call him Graeme‚ I have use a different name due to data protection act 1998 and confidentiality of service users‚ was complaining of a sore ankle he said it was throbbing and had been sore all day. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind showing me were it was sore‚ he said that was fine so I suggested we went into the quiet room the reason I done this was to ensure Graeme’s
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The field of Social work is broad in terms of service delivery. Social workers can work in several institutions like Hospitals‚ Schools‚ Communities‚ Day care centers‚ with families‚ in government established re-habilitation centers etc. My focus in this write-up is to highlight the theoretical perspectives of social work practice in the hospital. A social worker who specializes in this aspect of social work can work in other health care settings. In the hospitals‚ social workers can work in several
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January 19‚ 2010 Mental Health: Deficiencies in Treatment of Depression Depression is defined as a feeling of sadness‚ feeling blue‚ unhappy‚ and miserable or down in the dumps. True clinical depression is defined as a mood in which feelings of sadness and anger interfere with your everyday life for an extended period of time. The news article dated January 12‚ 2010 in the New York Times‚ Titled; Mental Health: Deficiencies in Treatment of Depression reports that antidepressant drugs used for the
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of Care in Health and Social Care in Children and Young People Settings Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role Duty of care is defined simply as a legal obligation to : Always act in the best interest of individuals in care and others Not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm Act within own competence and not take on anything not believe we can safely do As a care worker‚ we owe a duty of care to the
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Youth Care professionals are advocating for their clients in a way that most children and youth are unable to‚ as well as providing children with a chance to experience a life free of abuse if it can be proven that the children are being abused. The ability to separate yourself from the youth’s negative experiences and feelings is also vital for Child and Youth Care practitioners because it reduces the chances of burnout and helps create healthy boundaries between the Child and Youth Care practitioner
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Unit 32 PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS Question1. 1 Explain what is reflective practice? Reflective practice is a process where you stop and think about what you are doing. You critically look at an event after it happened evaluate your actions and adjust what you did if necessary. Did I work safely? Did I use all the knowledge available about the client when I decided what to do
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Health and safety in health and social care 1.1 ‘The legislation relating to general health and safety in social care work settings: The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Reporting of Injury‚ Disease and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) Food Safety Act 1990 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (PPE) 1992 Manual Handling Operations Regulations
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LIT1 – Task 1 Part A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP: A “for profit business” owned and operated by an individual. Owning a sole proprietorship allows an individual to run a business any way they see fit with few state/federal regulations and limited legal formalities. The owner of a sole proprietorship assumes considerable risks by without liability protection and therefore is held personally liable for any judgments against the company and is susceptible to loss of business assets‚ personal property and
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