Define the term ‘Duty of Care’ A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well-being are looked after. Although Health and Social Care Organisations have what is called ‘duty of care’ towards the people they look after, it is not only down to the care establishment to prioritise the safety, welfare and interests of the people using its services. It is also down to the care workers of the establishment. The employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver the service.
Evidence for Learning Outcome 1 Understand person-centred approaches in health and social care Assessment Criteria: AC1.1 – Define person-centred values AC1.2 – Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person-centred values Extract from Written Questioning: Written Question: ‘Define person-centred values and explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person-centred values’: Response: ‘The underlying purpose of “Person-centred values” is to ensure that the individual needing care is placed at the very centre of the decision making process about their life, the services and support they want and need. Therefore, under this strict system, the person is always placed at the very centre of the planning of the care programme required, in that he or she will always be consulted and that his or her views will always come first. Therefore the plan is tailor-made to that particular person, and it should include all aspects of care, from the Social and Health Services, from that individual’s family and from the voluntary sector. This is the current policy and it applies to those people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, and physical disabilities, to older people who need support, and to young people making their transition to adulthood… To place the person at the centre certain values must be upheld: Individuality (everyone’s differences must be recognised and respected), Choice (for individuals to be able to make own choices and be in control of own life), Privacy (information and activities must be kept confidential), Independence (empowering individuals to do activities for themselves) and dignity (be treated in a respectful way). It is vital for the social care worker to work using these precise methods to establish the needs and wishes of the individual.
This essay will focus on inter-professional working in health and social care delivery. The history of inter-professional working will be explored. The nature and types of evidence underpinning inter-professional working focusing on the practice area of protection of vulnerable adults will be discussed. The range of factors that promote and create barriers to inter-professional working will be discussed. The implications of this essay will be discussed in relation to my future practice as a qualified Social Worker as a member of an inter-professional team.
It is also important to recognise that the concept of health is relative. A person’s view of what is ‘normal’ health is influenced by factors such as their gender, social class, ethnicity or age (Haralambos M, Heald R, O’ Gorman J and Smith F, 1996). The social model of health suggest that indivual and community health results from structural and cultural influences affecting ethnic minorities, women, the elderly and other particular groups of people. This relative view of health focuses on the barriers and difficulties which prevent the ‘ill’ or ‘disabled’ from having access to health and ‘normality’, as this interpretation of ‘health’ takes into consideration the wider social pressures of
Some decisions are more complex than others. This decision making in healthcare is sometimes best described as life or death decisions. An organization deals with several ethical issues and it is important that they set an ethical tone that matches with their values. Accountability and ethics are similar in behavior because it allows an individual to be aware of their actions and their decision making. This plays an important part in leadership and management role because they are setting the example by their behavior (Buell, 2009).
2. Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care 3. Know how to respond to complaints Question- (1.1) Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role Answer: My duty of care as a care worker means it is my responsibility to deliver the services I was employed to do to service users. By following my organisational policies, and also adhering to the code of practice laid down by GSCC codes of practice, I will be exercising my ‘duty of care’. The Health & safety at Work Act 1974, states that : Employer Duty of Care under the Health & safety at Work Act (Employer’s duty of care) Licensed to kevin hewitt of , , , .
Psychosocial assignment This assignment is going to be looking at an individual’s psychological, social and cultural needs and will be looking at ways in which they could be discriminated against and how this could be affecting them socially and psychologically and how they can be empowered to overcome this. It will also look at other psychological factors that could be affecting them and how this could be impacting on them and look at what types of healthcare professionals may be available to help them. It will assess their different health promotion needs and how these could be met. The character that has been chosen to write about from the scenario is Betty. Anti- discriminatory practice is when a difference in someone is identified
Communication and Health in Social Care Student Number: Student Name: nadege nkontchu Lecturer: Group: Introduction References 1.1 Apply relevant theories of communication to health and social care contexts. My understanding of communication in health and social care is an idea occurs and how the message is sent through verbal or non-verbal communication to another person. The message is then received and decoded. My job requires that I am personally responsible to uphold the statement of values in all areas of my work. I have to provide emotional and educational support and demonstrate a caring towards others which is based on respect dignity and equality.
Questions of confidentiality, privacy, risk taking and generally the exercise of personal choice are all ethical dilemmas encountered and processed on a daily basis in the context of social care. Ethics is also the process that health services follow in order to explore, justify and effect change - for instance if a new procedure, drug or surgical technique is being developed it must at some point be used with patients. The examination of potential positive and negative effects or outcomes, and the provision of appropriate, accessible information about these to the patient to enable informed consent, is an example of applied ethics. [edit]Social and educational activities Ideally, care workers need to make care environments not merely "tolerable", but enjoyable and fulfilling for the clients; this might involve carrying out social and educational activities with those in care. Students of H&SC will need to learn about how to run games, activities, reading groups, excursions and so on, so that the people receiving care get the most out of it as they possibly can.
Nevertheless, they must devise a QI plan that fits their needs by choosing data collection tools in areas in need of potential improvement. This analysis will review the several areas of improvement, monitoring of data analysis, types of tools used to collect the data, resourceful tools in displaying the data, and the importance of these tools in personal health information.