Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Health and Safety at work Act 1974 - An Act to make further provision for securing the health‚ safety and welfare of persons at work‚ for protecting others against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of persons at work Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 - any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting‚ putting down
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of communication in adult social care setting 1201 P Understand why communication is important in adult social care settings 1.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate People communicate for a lot of different reasons maybe they are hungry‚ maybe they need the toilet‚ maybe they have a idea of some sort‚ they might be in pain‚ it is a way of expressing feelings‚ wishes‚ and needs also preferences . It is a way of finding out information and sharing information. Communication is also a
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Understand health and safety in social care settings. 1.1 legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting would be Health and safety at work act‚ Manual handling operations regulations‚ Control of substances hazardous to health regulations RIDDOR Health and safety first aid regulations‚ Management of health and safety at work regulations. 1.2 The main points of the policies and procedures are to ensure everyone follows the same guidelines‚ is safe and to minimise the
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Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care settings Communication is very important in any health and social setting because doctors‚ nurses‚ carers and teachers need to communicate with patients and service users as professionally and as effective as possible. This helps to give the service user the highest quality of care. CONTEXTS TO COMMUNICATION One-to-one Communication When conversing with an individual one-to-one‚ it is important to be relaxed‚ polite and try to create
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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 This is a summary of the evidence
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UNIT 6: UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL CARE WORKER Unit 6: Unit code: QCF Level 2: Credit value: Understand the role of the social care worker A/602/3113 BTEC Specialist 1 Guided learning hours: 9 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to working in social care settings. It provides the knowledge required to understand the nature of working relationships‚ working in ways that are agreed with the employer‚ and working in partnership with others. Unit
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1 Understand why communication is important in adult social care. 1.1People communicate to express their ideas‚ feelings and needs. To be able to ask questions and share opinions and to also get to know each other. 1.2 Individual communicate to express their needs and we are here to make sure they are met and as I carer I am able to discuss to the clients options with them and allow them to make their own choices. 1.3 When talking to an individual they may not indicate verbally if they have understood
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This means to apply laws in a health and social care setting. A legalisation in the work place informs employees what is and what is not legal practice. A law is the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which may enforce penalties. Regulations are the rules of work providers amongst the organisation in which you work for‚ it is important that we outline the difference and inform employee’s what is permissible and what is not
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Task A – Short Answer Questions Ai: Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law. Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this. Colleagues Internet Home procedures Once you have identified a reliable source of information: Aii a) List three aspects of employment covered by law. 1. Hours 2. Wages 3. Work Conditions (safety‚ discrimination
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Understand health and safety in social care setting Outcome 1 understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social settings 1.1 List legislation relating to general health and safety in social care setting. There are a small number of legal acts relating to the general health and safety in social care. The most important one it seems to me would the health and safety at work act of 1974‚ it ensures that the employer‚ the employee have responsibilities to ensure that a
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