It is important to be positioned correctly as a therapist so you prevent yourself from pain or injury if you consistently and positioned correctly this can result in repetitive strain injury. • It is important to use the correct products, tools, equipment and technique because so the client can feel the best benefit from their treatment and it will not harm the client. • It is important to complete treatment records correctly so that you have on record if the client has any contra-indications which may prevent or restrict a treatment. You will also have on record anything the client may be allergic to. • It is important to complete the treatment to the satisfaction of the client so they go away feeling happy and return to you again in the future.
1.5 Where possible the least restrictive interventions should be used as they can sometimes escalate the problem rather than defuse it. Using the least possible restrictive intervention will prevent further harm to any individual involved and will avoid the intervention being deemed as abuse. 1.6 In order to safeguard both the staff member and individual during a restrictive physical intervention, they must only be carried out by a trained member of staff. It must be reasoned that all other measures have been attempted and failed before carrying out restrictive intervention. If at
Unit 4222-212 Outcome 1 1. Explain the importance of a holistic approach to managing pain and discomfort. It's important because, if you look only at the pain itself and not other factors such as fear, you will miss the opportunity to address that fear and by addressing fear, you could potentially reduce the amount of pain relief the individual will require (avoiding some of the unpleasant side effects when taken in large doses). Similarly, a person may not speak up about just how much pain they are in because they don't want to be a 'nuisance' - pain is not just uncomfortable or distressing psychologically, pain and fear both have effects upon the heart, oxygen requirements as a person breathes faster etc - so it is important to address it from all angles and not just one. 2.
There are a number of factors to consider, such as lack of confidence or drugs and alcohol effect. 3.2 describe ways to reduce barriers to communication Once the barriers has been identified it can be overcome Ways to reduce barriers may include: * Understanding and being aware of an individual’s needs, wishes, beliefs, values and culture * Supporting individuals to communicate their needs * Avoiding using jargon in written documents and when speaking * By speaking slowly and clearly by use simple language * Ensuring communication aids are available and working properly * Showing you are listening and you are interested *
It offers choices which can reduce the likeliness of abuse. It’s important for staff and individuals to know how to make a complaint. It has to be accessible so it doesn’t become difficult to make a complaint. This could result in individuals not complaining. They also need confidence that something would be done about the complaint.
If I was to do personal centred care then this would definitely reduce the risk of abuse purely because I would have a greater understanding and knowledge of the individual’s preferences and know what they like and dislike. Active participation is also very important in my work place, this enables that the service users are keeping fit and mobile but also builds confidence. By promoting active participation this can reduce abuse as the individual engages positively by actively participating is area of their life, such as in personal care, the scope for abuse by others is reduced. Promoting choices and rights is empowerment and about taking control of your life even if this is in a small ways, by including a resident in their care it allows them to still be an individual to have rights and wishes recognised even if they do not verbally contribute to be included is good practise. 4.2 It’s essential to have an accessible complaint procedure as it reduces the chances or abuse occurring, I believe that this is because it’s made easy to report any forms of abuse by anybody and everybody.
promoting choice and rights (4.1) Promoting individuality reduces the likelihood of abuse by enabling the vulnerable adults to feel part of their care by promoting their interests, aspirations and understand that everyone care needs are different. Getting to know your patients helps to create a strong bold and good working relationship. Promoting rights allows the vulnerable adults allows them to feel that their wishes and voice is heard and recognised and allows them to be individuals. Abuse is reduced by person centred values because institutional abuse often stems from things being done to people because it's convenient for the staff. The individual's feelings and preferences are not considered.
When trying to establish what decisions will suit the needs and benefit the individual it is critical that they are aware of all the options available to them. The information provided should be easy to understand and presented clearly to avoid any confusion when considering all their possible options, if something is presented using large complex terminology then they may miss this option due to the fear of its complexity however once broken down it is easily understandable and could be the most suited option for the individual. The information provided will need discussing in order to make the best decision for the individual, this will help to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of this option. The individual and the other parties involved in this decision making process may give there honest and personal opinions about the options, however it is important to remember that as a social care worker you have to stay neutral so that the decision if not influenced by your personal
The client may also come to the sessions having drawn up their own plans for progressing. This shows that the client is ready for change and is being much more assertive with their counsellor. A client counsellor session can also start to become quite stagnant. No further development would show that something is amiss. This is usually as a result of the client needing to gain more from their sessions rather than continually going over the same issues.
I listen to my intuition to determine and make good choices but when you face certain problems, it is common to only see the situation from your perspective and easily overlook the other person or people’s point of view it. Therefore, when only considering the situation from your point of view, it can lead into more problems and nothing gets resolved. The highlight of critical thinking is to bring biases thoughts to light so they will not over power your decision making skills. Understanding my competencies will help me improve my critical thinking skills and understand what I already know when talking with someone who has less knowledge on a certain subject or topic that I do. I will be able to focus on what they are saying to have a positive or negative response during the conversation.