Unit 207 Implement Person Centred Approaches in Heath and Social Care Outcome 1 Understand person centred approaches for care and support What are person centred values? These are the standards of care working which put a person’s life choices first. They include: • promoting someone’s independence and individuality • respecting their privacy • preserving their dignity • working in partnership with them and respecting their right to make choices. Why is it important to work in ways that embed person centred values? When you work in a way that embeds person-centred values you are supporting the people you work with so that they can live the life that they choose to.
1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values The values that underpin our work have an impact on our day to day work. By taking into account the person-centred values while providing support like bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, shopping and general domestic tasks will be done better by providing a service that suit’s the service users not us or the system. It is vital for us to work using methods to establish the needs and wishes of the individual. This will also mean that individuals will feel empowered and in control of their lives, be more confident about making decisions will feel valued and respected. 1.3 Explain why risk-taking can be part of a person centred approach Person centred planning puts individuals at the centre of everything, it looks at what people can do and identify what they would like to achieve.
Ai Definition of person-centred values - The 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. It is treating people as individuals, making sure they have their privacy, making sure they have access to their rights, treating people with dignity and respect and supporting people to be as independent as possible. Aii Why it is important social care workers work in a way that promotes person centred values - It is important to promote person centred values so that the individual will feel empowered and in control of their lives, be more confident about making decisions and so that they will feel valued and respected. Aiii Definition of the term ''consent'' in adult social care - Consent is the informed agreement to an action or decision. To establish consent would be to be given permission or approval on such actions or decisions.
Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out. I need to adhere to the GSCC codes of practice for social care worker and do the following • Protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers • Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users and carers • Promote the independence of service users whilst protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm • Respect the rights of service users whilst seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people • Uphold public trust and confidence in social care services • Be accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving their knowledge and skills 3. Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work. I am responsible of delivering an equal, non discriminatory service to all of my service users. My personal beliefs never affect my work and I have to value each individual’s personal choices regarding their own life.
* The promotion of anti-discrimination practice * The promotion and support of dignity, independence, and safety * Respect for, and acknowledgement of, personal beliefs and an individual’s identity * The maintenance of confidentiality * Protection from abuse and harm * The promotion of effective communication and relationships * The provision of personalized( individual) care By following the seven principles of care values in your everyday work you will be promoting individuals rights and choices, this having a positive impact on people’s feelings of well-being and them having a sense of control over their lives when they may be at a vulnerable stage. http://www.360diversity.com/equality-and-diversity-in-the-workplace/managing-diversity-in-the-workplace/promoting-anti-discriminatory-practice/ Accessed on line 23/6/2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination Accessed on line 23/6/2012. http://unitycornwall.org.uk/anti-discriminatory-practice.html Accessed on line
The personal code of ethics will mold me to be a better person to the community and the society that I belong into. Life would be dull unless you put meaning to it, by the personal code of ethics I will embrace the essential meaning of my existence and makes me able to partake to the obligations I want to return to the community and the society in general in which I owe something and as one of the many reasons that made me whole.
Effective communication gives the social worker a privilege to pay more attention to the client’s environment and their living situation. To take full advantage of that the social worker must be prepared to adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics that defined the social worker relationship with the client, such as: * Respect * Trust * Integrity * Competence In order to achieve a vision this Code of Ethics will help social workers to make the inevitable moral choices that arise in their daily
Unit 305 Understand person centred approaches in adult social care setting 1.1) Describe person centred approaches. Person-centred approaches are a core element of all good practice Work with the person and those important to them to create their own person centred plan. This tells us how they want to be supported, what the person wants to do and what they want to achieve, to enable the person to live the life that you want. Provide support in the way that the person wants and values, when they want it. 1.2) Explain why person centred values must influence all aspects of social care work.
So what exactly volunteering is and why the happiness appears in this group of people that people are seeking for. What is volunteering? Volunteering is a very meaningful and valuable work, even if the volunteer is engaged in manual labors; it should be the same appreciation and respects for the fair. Volunteer Services will have an impact on society with far-reaching significance and roles. For the social significance; establish a caring community to help volunteers understand better the community.
The Hyacinth Berry case study will be used throughout to identify and discuss the interconnections of values, ethics and legislation. The General Social Care (GSCC) and BASW offer the social work profession its value base. The message from reading their requirements is that values are a fundamental part of a competent social worker. There is also a clear need for both students and qualified workers to ‘identify and question their own values and prejudices and their implications for practice.’ The need for social workers to have respect for persons and their right to self determination still remains the key to practice. Complexities of the social work task relate partly to the worker having to negotiate the tension between these values and the dilemmas that decision making brings.