Assignment 306 Understand health and safety in social care settings Assignment overview In this assignment you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of health and safety in social care settings. You will demonstrate your awareness of the legislative framework, identify hazards and risks and how these can be minimised. You will demonstrate you have the knowledge and ability to support less experienced colleagues. You will research topical issues, examine incidents and make assessments of the appropriateness of the actions taken and you will prepare materials to enhance the safety awareness of others. Learners will benefit from undertaking practical courses relating to moving and handling, food safety and first aid.
This makes it different from traditional approaches in assessment and individual planning. Person Centred Planning is a way to help people think what they want/need out of life and plan how to do it. The person is the ‘key’ to the planning process. The planning process helps to get others who care about the individual to help in the planning and doing. Person Centred Planning is based on an explicit set of beliefs and values concerning people with disabilities, services and communities.
(4 points) Word #1- Word #2- 4. Text structure (compare/contrast, cause/effect, chronological order, sequence, problem and solution). Provide support for your answer. (2 points) 5. Purpose of the text (expository, argumentative, entertainment, informative) Provide support for your answer.
It reflects what is important to the person (now and for the future) and specifies the support they require to make a valued contribution to their community. 1.2 Explain the benefits of using person-centred thinking with individuals. By using person centred thinking a profile can be made to suit the individual focusing on what is important to the person, how they wish to live and then moves towards those aspirations. 1.3 Explain the beliefs and values on which person centred thinking and planning is based. It is based on the belief and values that people with learning disabilities are entitled to the same rights and choices as other members of society.
Practitioners working in this way have to work in collaboration - helping people to do things for themselves. In this way, people can become co-producers of support, not passive consumers of support. The evidence for strengths-based approaches is difficult to synthesise because of the different populations and problem areas that are examined in the literature. The strengths approach to practice has broad applicability across a number of practice settings
In the mini-lecture by Dr. Sue he states, “MCT can be defined as both a helping role and process that uses modalities and defines goals, consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of clients.” He also states that MCT involves broadening the role that counselors plays and therefore need to play multiple roles that involve not only the traditional role but systems intervention as well. It is important to avoid a blind application of techniques to all situations and all populations. Another important role is building a therapeutic alliance using empathy, positive regard, respect, warmth and genuineness, self-disclosure, management of counter transference and agreement on goals between the counselor and client (Sue & Sue, 2013) What is the significance of a client's social and cultural context within MCT? Multicultural therapy balances the individualism approach with the collective approach and acknowledges families, significant others, communities and cultures (Sue & Sue, 2013). In MCT the client’s social and cultural background is of importance.
Analysis what sense can you make of the situation Conclusion what else could you have done? Action Plan if it arose again what would you do? 2. Why is reflective practice important? Answer Reflective practice is important as it enables you to achieve a better understanding of yourself, your skills, competencies, knowledge and professional practice.
It appears that each is related to a group of people communicating, or working together to make the community operate. In order for communities to sustain, certain components – whether it is infrastructures, social networking, etc. – are fundamental for a community to function affectively. Contrast The difference among defining community is visible through the different types of communities. For instance, the first definition relates more as to how a community operates, focusing on the features that aid in making it work.
Reflection can come from your own considerations, feedbacks from others is useful because it can offer a viewpoint on your work which you may not see for yourself. A personal development plan may have different names but is a record of information such as: agreed objectives for development; cyclical nature of planning and review; understanding own role; identifying own strengths and weaknesses; identifying gaps in knowledge; using feedbacks from others; appraisal process; understanding development goals of own sector; identifying opportunities to develop knowledge and skills; reviewing progress. Personal development planning is a process that involves reflecting on our knowledge, understanding, attitudes, behaviour, work practice and achievements and planning for our personal and career development. It aims to help you to understand what and how we are learning, and to review, plan and take responsibility for our own
Why we communicate; 1.2. Talking helps grow social bonds with others, and choosing what we talk about allows us to manage how others perceive us. The desire to communicate continues to help us understand our world, including what behaviour is appropriate and how to act in certain situations. Four reasons why we communicate are; to REFUSE things that we don't want; to OBTAIN things that we do want; to engage in SOCIAL interaction; and to provide or seek INFORMATION. 1.3.