Self-harm is a growing and troubling trend. It’s a frightening disorder‚ most common among women‚ where hurt and alienation are expressed by injuring oneself. There are several kinds of self-harm. Self-mutilation and various eating disorders are among the most common forms of self-destruction. These forms of self-harm often lead to suicide. There are three types of self-mutilation. The rarest and most extreme form is Major self-mutilation. This form usually results in permanent disfigurement‚ such
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REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT HSC 358 IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL AT RISK OF SKIN BREAKDOWN AND UNDERTAKE THE APPROPRIATE RISK ASSESSMENT Upon arriving at the care home‚ I shut the door behind me‚ clocked in using my time card and signed the staff log book which is a requirement of the fire safety policy. Prior to starting my shift‚ I attended the hand over held in the staff office with closed doors to maintain confidentiality and privacy of the residents. The hand over gives me important changes in the
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exposed to self- harm. We have come to realize self-harm as a growing issue‚ yet fail to see the signs; even though there are signs to help us‚ help others. Various people fail to realize that self-harm can reach many places in the world‚ places such as prisons‚ hospitals and schools. With statistics raising in numbers in the self-harm reports it leaves many asking questions like: Why does one self-harm? Who self-harms? How? Self-harm in incarcerations facilities? And‚ Can self-harm be re-habilitated
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Candidate Name: J/601/2874 Level 2 Dementia Awareness 1. Understanding what dementia is 1.1 Dementia are the signs and symptoms caused as a result of specific diseases such as Alzheimer’s or a stroke that involve the damaging of brain cells; as the brain cells die the person with a dementia will lose their ability to carry out their every day tasks such as personal care and interaction with other people as different parts of the brain are damaged. Dementia affects both older and younger people and
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Health and Safety Legislation 1. Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) 1995 RIDDOR came into force on the 1st of April 1996 and requires you to report some work-related accidents‚ disease and dangerous occurrences to the Health and Safety Executive. Major injuries include: * Fracture / break other than to fingers‚ thumbs or toes * Amputation * Dislocation of the shoulder‚ hip‚ knee or spine * Loss of sight Dangerous occurrences include:
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS 3.4 Identify prevelance rates for different types of dementia. Prevelance shows the number of new cases of dementia in a given time period. The well established prevelance rates for dementia in the UK are – 40-64 years - 1 in 1400 65-69 years – 1 in 100 70-79 years - 1 in 25 80+ - 1 in 6 It is estimated that by 2021 there will be one million people with dementia in the UK this is expected to rise to over 1.7 million people with dementia by 2051. A steady rather than
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MU2.8 Understand how to support the nutritional and dietary needs of children 4.1 Define the basic nutritional requirements of children to ensure a balanced diet and meet government guidance. Children and young people need to have and maintain a good and healthy diet‚ therefore it is important for staff to promote healthy eating to both children and parents. Having and maintaining a healthy diet during childhood can improve the child’s concentration and behaviour‚ it makes it a lot easier to
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enter high school it contiune. When I was in my junior year I met a teacher by the name mrs. B and she first help me we the way I talk about myself and how to believe in myself when no one else will. She alway told me that I was beautiful when all this time I thought I was a nobody in this world I came to the point of my life were I said why even try everyone hate you any way. This teacher thought me to care respect myself and other weather was good or bad later she help me in bring my grades up so
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and racism. Think of not having the rights to vote and because a person insisted the right to vote he or she would undergo beatings‚ lynchings and even shootings. These type of things took place in the event called the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was founded right after the World War II during the 1950s and 1960. It was originated from African American’s and their aspirations and community strengths. Some key events of the Civil Rights Movements would be one that involved
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BY A PERSON CENTERED APPROACH It is a term used when describing good dementia care and also best practice in advocacy. It recognises a person’s individuality‚ their personal history and personality. It seeks to understand the world from the individual’s perspective. When a person behaves in a way that is difficult‚ aggressive or inappropriate it is the role of others to try to understand why the person is behaving in that way‚ especially if they are unable to explain this themselves. Knowing their
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