As a carer I would discuss the options and choices available to the individual to allow them an informed choice regards their care. What could happen if there is ineffective communication between the following relationships? • You and your service users Lack of trust and confidence. Could give the wrong type of care. Could miss out on important information – which could result in harm.
As a carer it is my role and responsibility to support individuals to express themselves. The way in which i do this is to assess their needs, access information regarding communication needs and provide appropriate supports aids or equipment and encourage and motivate communication. Without support or appropriate support the individual would be unable to express their needs which could lead to emotional and physical difficulties. 1.3 Analyse features of the environment that may help or hinder communication It is difficult and frustrating to communicate effectively when there is background noise, therefore arranging the environment to aid communication is a very important step to achieve effective communication. Some factors that can hinder communication are; * Poor lighting, individuals with poor sight unable to see you.
Influences such as: • memory loss • losing recall • inability to speak • disorientation • misinterpretation of information • variations in lucidity 2. Other factors such as: • personality changes • health changes • environmental changes eg • place of residence • behavioural change • social change • lifestyle 3. Memory impairment effects such as: • lack of recall • not making connections • use of demeaning speech • use of inappropriate tone • of voice • challenging language • using inappropriate words or sentences Outcome 2. 1. Person centred approach: This is a way of working which aims to put the person at the centre of the care situation taking into account their individuality, wishes and preferences Identifying communication strengths through: • life story profiling • personality profiling • health profiling • one-to-one case meetings • enriched care planning 2.
Support individuals to manage continence 1 Understand factors that affect management of continence Explain how difficulties with continence can affect an individuals self esteem,health and their day to day activities. Incontinence can affect a person mentally as well as physically and have a negative effect on the persons self esteem which can cause social embarrassment,isolation,distress and depression. Incontinence can restrict a person activities with fear of an accident in public which can cause humiliation,embarrassment. 1.2 List common causes of difficulties with continence Hysterectomy painful bladder syndrome pregnancy and childbirth ageing Enlarged prostrate prostatitis bladder cancer bladder stones 1.3 Explain how an individuals personal beliefs and values may affect the management of incontinence An individuals beliefs and values may affect the management of continence it may be that an individual values and beliefs may lead them to request clinical procedures which others may feel are not in their best interests, they may also refuse treatment which would benefit them. Modesty is greatly valued in some religions and cultures which may prevent them from seeking help.
UNIT 4222-393 Understand sensory loss (SS MU 3.1) 1. Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss 2.1. Analyse how a range of factors can impact on individuals with sensory loss * The availability or otherwise of practical support inside and outside the home can vastly improve or disable an individual’s quality of living * Society’s attitudes and beliefs about people with sensory loss are important in raising (or reducing) awareness of the problems suffered by individuals with sensory loss, and how to help these individuals communicate better with their surroundings * A person’s own beliefs and (mis-)understandings about the condition – particularly negative beliefs – can easily be reinforced by ignorance and prejudice of those around them; conversely, positive attitudes and encouragement can help increase an individual’s self-confidence and emotional health * Whether family members and carers are adequately trained in sensory loss is important in enabling an individual to take full advantage of all support available to them in communicating to the best of their ability * Symptoms may be ignored or denied, either by the individual or their family/support group; while self-denial is understandable, it is rarely advantageous to the individual in the long run * Accurate diagnosis is important for effective solution to problems of sensory loss in order to provide the best possible support and assistance to an individual in line with their specific needs 2.2. Analyse how societal attitudes and beliefs impact on individuals with sensory loss * Where society sees sensory loss as a disability, rather than an individual’s unique set of communication needs, there will always be a conflict of interest: the individual has a need for support, society sees an individual that is unable to partake
• Polivy and Herman (2002) suggested that where a person feels their life is `out of control` in some way, controlling themselves and their body and weight provides them with a sense of control. Individuals therefore derive emotional gratification from anorexia. Cognitive factors • Anorexia is associated with obsessive thoughts and rigid
changing positions of individuals etc. HSC2003-Outcome 2- assist in minimising individuals pain or discomfort. 1. Describe how pain and discomfort may affect an INDIVIDUAL’S well-being and communication. Pain can effect individuals communication so it is therefore important to observe their behaviour for signs of pain.
This may be difficult when their behaviour is threatening to their peers or members of staff but it underlines the need for planning and adopting well thought-out strategies where members of staff are enabled to intervene positively. Outcome 4 4.1 Challenging behaviour may include behaviours that are: • Repetitive / obsessive • Withdrawn • Aggressive • Self-injurious • Disruptive • Anti-social or illegal • Verbally abusive 4.3 Challenging behaviour is responded to by the following stepped approach: Risk Assessment Behaviour Management Plan Physical Intervention Plan Where there is judged to be an immediate risk of harm to the individual or others, proportionate restraint would be legitimate. It is a last resort, as an urgent action only to be used in exceptional circumstances using reasonable/minimal force. The stepped approach should be used if the service user is living in a residential unit, their own home, attending a day service or in any other community provision. When using the stepped approach, service users should be treated fairly, with respect and with dignity.
Selfperception affects an individual’s self-efficacy skills, therefore affecting how an individual will communicate their experiences. While self-perception is an important trait to take into consideration when dealing with self-reporting, it does however, as mentioned, affect the validity of the results due to individuals underreporting and over reporting their actions. Comparisons of Limitations All three articles discussed the limitation of self-reporting, more so in Article 1. While self-reporting is indeed a valuable asset, self-reporting at times is affected due to individuals underreporting their behavior, as well as over reporting it (Hauge et al., 2009). Underreporting occurs due to individuals being dishonest regarding their behavior, therefore causing an error in the research done.
M3 –Discuss difficulties that may arise when implementing anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care settings. Your personal beliefs and values can have an influence on: Culture, beliefs, past events, socialisation Environmental influences Health and well-being Developing greater self-awareness and tolerance of differences Committing to the care value base Careful use of language Working within legal, ethical and policy guidelines How can our personal beliefs influence our values? Values are a person’s judgement of what is important in life. In a workplace an individuals personal beliefs may influence their values as they might need to do something that goes completely against their personal beliefs,