Principles of Health and Social Care Practice Introduction This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. The essay consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce‚ including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The first part of this essay will consider
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Ellie Rich Unit 3 – Health‚ Safety & Security in Health & Social Care P3 – Carry out a risk assessment in a health and social care setting I will be carrying out a risk assessment to ensure it is safe for a child aged 7 with down syndrome to be taken to a outdoor local playpark by a careworker for a bit of fun. The young person may be vulnerable as they are only 7 years of age and have Down syndrome which can affect their sense of awareness. The purpose of a risk assessment is to review the potential
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Building self-esteem‚ self-confidence and assertiveness Building a child’s self-esteem starts from the day the walk into your care as you have to immediately try to make the children feel safe and to make them feel happy to be there. This will allow the child to put trust in you so that he can approach you with strong feeling or worries for you to give advice so these are the
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In any health and social care setting communication is extremely important. The way we communicate with people depends on the situation and the environment; there are different types of health and social care settings some of these include‚ residential nursing homes‚ hospitals‚ doctor’s surgery and schools and many more. There are a huge range of people that use these services and we call these the service users‚ each service user has different needs that must be met. Health and social care professionals
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Optimal Model for Health Care Stephanie Fontes ECON 402—Wednesday’s Class Due Date: November 2nd‚ 2011 What is an optimal model for health care? This is a highly debated issue internationally. Much of the debate centers around whether health care should be treated as a type of public—good supplied by the government and funded by taxpayers. Others believe that a better system is delivered by the private sector. Another model advocates a public/private mix. This analysis will consider
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In the care home for adults there are different principle in health and social care practise which we applies irrespective of gender‚ race‚ disability‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ belief. health and social care service intention is to identify the nature on illness ‚to treat and improve both physical and mental health. It has a duty to each and every individual that it serves and must respect their human rights (act 1998 ) it also has a wider social duty to promote equality service and help
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Rights of a service user at the Sutton Primary Care Trust. Name: Service: Provider: Date 15th June 2013 BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care ------------------------------------------------- Assessor: Kofi Freeman Amponsa-Dadzie Contents Rights Welfare Equality Act Data Protection Act Age Discrimination Sexual Orientation Religious Beliefs Privacy Respect and Dignity People who come to the Sutton Primary Care Trust use our services on a day to day basis
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be put first. This principle also states that there should be no delay when accounting for the childâs future. Courts should also not make an order unless they are absolutely in the childâs best interest to do so. This also applies to other health and social care settings as they work with children. For example a school always need to make sure the subjects they are educating the pupils in it is in their best interest and will help them in the future. This links to justifying the response to abuse
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The Social Model of Health When discussing ‘models of health’‚ it is imperative that we understand the meaning of health‚ illness and disease as they vary between different groups within society : ‘Health’ is being able to function normally within usual everyday routine. ‘Disease’ is the subjective experience of loss of health‚ such as the reporting of symptoms. ‘Illness’ is an umbrella term used to refer to the experience of disease plus illness. The social model of health looks at how society
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Part 2: Summary of Social Work Speaks and “Unit 3” The section “Poverty and Economic Justice” in Social Work Speaks discusses the economy and its balance‚ or lack thereof‚ as well as the people who are impacted by the economy’s debilitating imbalance. The PowerPoint titled “Unit 3: Children and Poverty” helps to further understand the poverty crisis that our society is facing by focusing on the children who live in poverty. The social work profession is there to help those who are most vulnerable:
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