ASSIGNMENT 204 Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children ’s and young people ’s settings Task A Dear friend I have heard that you would like to work as a care worker and need to know more about “duty of care”. I wish to help and want to try clarify the term to you as much as I can. “Duty of care” is a phrase used to describe the obligation in your role as a care worker. You owe duty of care to your patients/service users‚ your colleagues‚ your employer‚ yourself and
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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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Unit 1 Communication in HSC p4 Explain strategies used in health and social care to overcome barriers to effective communication. Sensory Impairment = Sensory impairment could be a barrier to effective communication they can prevent service users and health care professionals from communicating correctly‚ this is because they interfere with a service user’s ability to send‚ receive and understand a message. Education sensory impairment is the key issue why service users with sensory impairments
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Communication between care workers and service users is essential for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services. All patients and users of our service should be kept informed about their treatment. They should be able to talk to you or the workers making decisions about their treatment. It is your responsibility to overcome any problems with communication that may arise‚ not just in giving users information in a format that they can understand‚ but also in giving
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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 to you that are the way they communicate
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developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care. In order to achieve‚ I will explain the role of Effective communication and Interpersonal Reaction in a Health and Social Care setting context. I will also discuss theories of communication such as Formal and Informal communication. In order to have good communication skills it is important to understand the effectiveness of communication and interaction formed between people. Explain the role of Effective Communication and Interpersonal
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relating to health and safety in a social care setting are - Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Communicable diseases and infection control Working Time Regulations 1998 Care Standard Act 2000 Control of exposure
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We live in the communication age. A time when man has made gigantic technological advancements by developing enormous communication infrastructures that will pave the way for future growth and development. Such technological growth has directly influenced how leaders run their businesses; technology will continue to force generations of business leaders to adapt to the new ways to communicate their messages in order to stay productive. As an example of one of these advancements‚ our generation
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discrimination in adult social care settings. 2.2 Explain the possible consequences of not actively complying with legislation and codes of practice relating to diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion and discrimination in adult social care settings. 2.3 Describe how own beliefs‚ culture‚ values and preferences may affect working practice. 2.4 Describe learner can: 2.1 Describe key legislation and codes of practice relating to diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion and discrimination in adult social care settings
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I am going to explain the importance of effective communication in health and social care context. Communication is VITAL in a health and social care setting. The patient and the healthcare professional need to understand each other clearly in order for the patient to receive the best possible care. Providing care to a patient is next to impossible if the patient’s needs cannot be clearly stated. Communication eases anxiety of the patient‚ eliminates more possibilities for mistakes‚ and lets each
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