Hsc2031 Essay

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HSC2031 1.1 – We take risks in everything we do in our daily lives from using electrical equipment to walking down the stairs. 1.2 – If you discourage or prevent someone from taking risks however small they may be, the individual is not necessarily going to be able to live a normal and/or healthy life and this may impact on them in both mental and/or physical ways. One way in which this could affect them is that they could stop taking vital medication in fear of something bad happening. They may also fear leaving the house there for not interacting with other people causing them to become cut off. 1.3 – If you support and individual to take risks that are within reason such as going out to town on their own or going to the local shop after time they’re going to start to develop knowledge and skills enabling them to do such things as doing their own shopping or taking care of their own finances which they may not of been able to do before. This freedom is going to make them feel better about themselves and in time become more confident. Being able to go out on their own and make friends means they’re going to become more invested in their community. 2.1 – A person centred approach means that the assessment is going to be tailored to a specific individual meaning that it can be tweaked when needed. This means that when something isn’t working as well as it could or not leading to a positive outcome it can be worked on or changed to allow for a positive outcome to be achieved. It also means that you can work with the individual in building the assessment and allow them to have as much input as possible. 2.2 – 2.3 – 3.0 – 3.1
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