Nvq Level 3 Unit Unit 4222-324

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Unit 4222-324 Support individuals with specific communication needs (HSC 3029) Level: 3 Credit value: 5 UAN: T/601/8282 Unit aim This unit is for those who support individuals with specific communication needs. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills that address personal interaction and the use of special methods and aids to promote communication. Learning outcomes There are six learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand specific communication needs and factors affecting them 2. Be able to contribute to establishing the nature of specific communication needs of individuals and ways to address them 3. Be able to interact with individuals using their preferred communication 4. Be able to promote communication between individuals and others 5. Know how to support the use of communication technology and aids 6. Be able to review an individual’s communication needs and the support provided to address them Outcome 1 Understand specific communication needs and factors affecting them The learner can: 1. explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs- Every individual has the right to communication as the Human Rights Act (1998) lists the freedom of expression as well as other rights relating to communication. As a support worker I have a moral obligation as well as adhering to the standards, codes of practice, guidelines, morals and law that govern my practice to ensure that communication needs are met. If an individual’s communication needs are not met then all aspects of their daily life can be affected such as not being able to communicate you are well and get help. This could be more severe in the case of abuse whereby the individual can’t communicate effectively to alert others if they are being abused and can be vulnerable to abuse. The result could also put others in dangers for example if

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