Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings. 1.1 Organisations that handle confidential health and social care information have to ensure that it is held securely and shared appropriately. A number of laws‚ principles and obligations govern how organisations should handle this information. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 gave us powers to advise organisations on how to handle confidential information securely. The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation
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Religion‚ Social Policy‚ and Social Work Practice Faith-based Services in Public Welfare It is generally accepted that the church has been a locus of social service and social change throughout America’s history‚ and “that the concept of human services emerged‚ at least partially‚ from a religious base” (Ellor‚ Netting‚ & Thibault‚ 1999‚ p. 13). Furthermore‚ it is recognized that the social work profession in the United States was influenced by a long history of religious traditions (Ellor
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House Nvq 3 Unit ref:-Y/501/0598 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects 1- Understand legislation‚ policies and procedures relevant to administration of medication. Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; the Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act. Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers‚ the General Social Care Council’s
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WORK BOOK-Unit 1(SHC 31) Unit 1 (SHC 31)- Promote Communication in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Unit aim: This unit explores the central importance of communication in such settings‚ and ways to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. It also considers issues of confidentiality. Credit value-3 Level 3 This workbook covers the following elements: Learning outcomes: There are four learning outcomes to this unit1. Understand why effective
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about an individual‚ which could affect their health care. For example: Men are strong and they do all the work‚ men are the “backbone” in all relationships. All white Americans are obese‚ lazy and dim-witted just like the character Homer Simpson. All Irish people are drunk and eat potatoes.This is what most of the society thinks when they see individuals who look like this. Stereotyping and prejudice are a part of society‚ but they are dangerous things to do in the health and social care sector
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Assess the individual in a health and social care setting Compare and contrast the range and purpose of different forms of assessment The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is‚ there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These
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UNIT 8-Psychological Perspectives This assignment will explain three different psychological perspectives and these are: Behaviourism‚ psychodynamic and social learning. In this assignment this will include the main theorists and apply how and why they work. (P1): Explain the principal of psychological perspectives. Behaviourism Behaviourism can also be seen as the learning theory. This was introduced by John Watson in the early 1900’s. This was mainly his thoughts and ideas. When it comes
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LEVEL 2 CERIFICATE IN PREPARING TO WORKING IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE ASSESSMENT 4 SAFE WORKING PRACTICES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS QUESTION 1 LIST FIVE KEY PIECES OF LEGISLATION WHICH RELATE TO GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN A SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS. 1. Health and Safety at work Act 1974 (HASAWA) ‚ it ensures that the employer‚ the employee have responsibilities to ensure that a good level of safety is attained in the workplace‚ and there should be a copy of this act on the
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P1‚ P2‚ M1 unit 20 health and social care LEGISLATION Health education has been described by the Joint Committee on Health and Education as the profession of educating people about health. This encompasses physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ spiritual and environmental health. It is the principle where people as individuals or groups learn to behave in a way that is promoting‚ maintaining or restoring health. It can be defined as the process of providing information and advice and helping
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CT 236 Every individual should be supported and enabled to live in an environment which is free from prejudice and safe from abuse. My responsibilities under the duty of care are to do everything reasonable within the definition of my job as a support worker to make this happen. “Duty of Care” means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of . It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends
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