A reflective account (II) During my role as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However
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Unit 411 - PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Working as a support worker for young adults‚ among other responsibilities‚ solely requires maintenance of a safe environment for the young adults to be cared for‚ while promoting wellbeing. Maintaining a safe environment involves a series of inter-twined activities which include monitoring and reporting the activities of the individuals in care on a day-to-day base. Considering that the activities are carried out by multiple individuals in
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Unit 3182: Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings Learner Name: 1. Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care. 1.1 Describe person-centred approaches Person-centred is about providing care and support that is centred or focused on the individual and their needs. We are all individual and just because two people might have the same medical condition‚ for example‚ Dementia‚ it doesn’t mean that they require the same care and support. 1.2 Explain why
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M1- Assess the effects on those using the service of 3 different discriminatory practices in health and social care setting. There are many forms of discrimination for example ageism‚ sexism‚ racism. All of these discriminatory practices can have an effect on people especially those who use health and social care provision. Racism- In a health centre a women wanting to see a specific gender of doctor‚ but there is no doctor there which she wants to see so then maybe this women will not be seen
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Unit 301 Principles of communication in adult and social care settings 1.1 Identify the different reasons why people communicate. People communicate to show their needs‚ to share opinions they have. Effective communication can build strong relationships and create good social rapports. We communicate by asking questions‚ sharing ideas‚ showing emotions‚ physically and verbally. On a daily basis communication is very important. Especially if your job involves a lot of team work. As a care assistant
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as individuals‚ ensuring they always feel safe and at ease when I am around and doing my care‚ I make sure I read the care plan every day for each client to see if anything has changed since I have last been in there. I am responsible in making sure all my clients are looked after to a brilliant standard ensuring they are always happy with the care I provide for them‚ keeping them clean by doing personal care and assisting with needs if they need help such as‚ getting dressed‚ brushing teeth and combing
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DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Level 3 Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care 4222/306 HSC 037 Second submission. LEARNER NAME Gill Ball LEARNER WORK-BASE Timberdine City & Guilds REG. NUMBER PRC8727 ASSESSOR’S NAME Sue Francis Assessment Centre Number: 024995 Worcestershire County Council Learning‚ Development and Well-being Vocational Assessment Centre County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP Guidance for Learners on completing their workbooks If you
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feel they are making a contribution to their communities. But if this is not the cause it can make people feel that they are just a drain. Social Development P1) During old age individuals start to consider retirement‚ this means that most of the elderly become less social in the community‚ however it gives them more social time with individuals who care about them such as friends and family. If the individual had strong connections with family and friends this would be the stage where an individual
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the saliva‚ seminal fluid or the blood. Prevention methods including hand washing‚ the social care worker’s and others’ personal hygiene. The preventions methods of infection control are: * Hand hygiene is decontamination of the hands by either washing or the application of alcohol hand rub products. The importance of hand hygiene in the prevention of cross infection particularly in healthcare settings. The way you should wash your hands are: * Wet hands under continuous running water
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Unit 1: promoting communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. As a care assistant effective communication is a vital skill in the workplace‚ on an everyday basis. I use all of these below to help promote and ensure the wellbeing of all service users and my colleagues. People communicate to: ➢ express needs and wishes ➢ Share ideas‚ information and knowledge ➢ reassurance
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