Chapter 1 Psychology in health and social care Key topics ll Relevance of studying psychology ll Schools of thought in psychology ll Psychology in practice: people and practice ll How to make effective use of this book ll Introducing the ‘psychosoap’ family Introduction Our purpose throughout this book is to offer ideas from psychology that can be applied to your work in health or social care. Our objectives are to enable you to: ll apply evidence-based
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order to work effectively with children‚ young people and their families‚ and so that we can plan for and meet their needs‚ it is essential to establish good relationships with a range of people. Relationships and communication skills go hand in hand. Practitioners who have good communication skills are likely to have strong relationships with children‚ parents and other adults. This is because relationships are influenced by the body language‚ facial expression and ways in which others listen and talk
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Assignment 201 Principles of communication in adult social care settings Assignment composition 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 tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Poster
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In the article “Overcoming Language Barriers to Health Care‚” by Jane Perkins she discusses how the issue of America’s melting pot of languages affects the ability to provide adequate medical care to patients (Perkins 1999). She points out the fact that everyday around the country there are citizens or immigrants coming in for care and are either not treated properly or misdiagnosed. These issues come from the fact that there is little to no staff in some of these hospitals that speak the foreign
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in a health or social care setting there are many items of legistlation and guidelines which are used in health and social care in order to protect and safeguard the health and well being of all of those who work and are treated in the health and social care sector. These items of legislations work by preventing the spread and threat of infection through the use of hygienic and clean practices. Legislation‚ regulations and guidance that govern infection prevention and control: Health and
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P4: Explain strategies used in health and social care environment to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal interactions. Environment Ventilation The amount of ventilation there is will influence communication and will affect the amount of concentration in the environment. People need air and space to breath in order to do things to the
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asked me to check policies and procedures relating to health‚ safety and security to see how they link legislation and guidelines. The main points of the following pieces of legislation and how there have a positive effect on the service delivery within your work experience setting. COSHH stands for control of substances hazardous to health regulation. COSHH is for using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk so the law requires employers to control exposure
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Contexts of communication One-to-one communication Group communication Informal communication Formal communication One-to-one communication When conversing with people you don’t know well‚ it is very important to create a good atmosphere. You need to make the other person feel relaxed and happy to talk to you. There will need to be some sort of relationship established before someone will feel comfortable to talk to you about their personal issues. For example in a profession
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Nonverbal communication is communication which isn’t verbal‚ it is also cues which people follow to interpret a message. This contains different factors such as posture which gives indication of how they are feeling. For example if a person is slouching or got their arms folded this could mean they are not interested or not listening. Facial expressions again can tell their emotions. For example if a person is frowning then this missed they are displeased. This can be interpreted both wrongly and
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Importance of communication in health and social care By: Charles Marco Tambis Topic: Page Importance of communication 1 Formal and informal communication 1 Verbal communicational 2 Non-verbal communication 2 Augmentative and alternate communication (AAC) 3 Two types of Augmentative and alternate communication (AAC) 3-4 Reading 4 Barriers 4-5 Conclusion 5 Importance of communication in Health and Social Care Communication is two or more people conveying to understand
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