Aiii As a social care organisation, you are responsible for providing care and support which is safe and promotes the health and wellbeing of the individuals. Your duty of care affects the way you; * Exercise authority * Manage risk and work in a safe way * Safeguard interests of individuals * Monitor own behaviour and conduct * Maintain confidentiality * Store personal information correctly * Report any concerns or allegations * Maintain professional boundaries * Make professional judgements * Maintain high standards of conduct outside the professional role * To uphold a service that upholds the law and underlying principles of care Aiv)
Aii How the duty of care affects the work of a social care worker The social care worker must: * Adhere to the set rule of standards laid out by the organisation and not work outside their capabilities as this could lead to negligence, incompetence or abuse and cause harm to the service user, colleagues or self. * Always act in the best interest of the service user and their care needs, giving choice and promoting independence whilst treating them with respect, whatever their choices and
1.1Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship You have a professional duty of care to the individuals you care for which is different to the relationships you have with your friends and family. The relationships with carers and clients is to guide and support individuals and to help them to live as independently as possible. You should listen carefully to individuals and never put pressure on them. It is also important not to cross any professional boundaries with clients and keep your relationships professional. Here are some of the ways that you can maintain professional boundaries: • Be reliable and dependable • Do not form inappropriate intimate or personal relationships with individuals • Promote individuals’ independence and protect them as far as possible from harm • Do not accept gifts or money from individuals or their family members • Be honest and trustworthy • Comply with policies and procedures or agreed ways of working • Cooperate with colleagues and treat them with respect • Do not discriminate against anyone • Maintain clear and accurate records • Continue to improve your knowledge and skills • Respect confidential information and knowing when it is appropriate to share • Report any concerns you may have Most of your clients will rely heavily on your support, for some of them you might be the only person they see from day to day and because of this, it is really important that you do your very best to keep the relationship professional.
This is done by following policy and procedures, Being able to recognise dangers and risk withing the work setting. Attending training sessions when available. Duty of care affects social care workers by ensuring that every care setting is safe for the individuals using the setting and the staff working there. What having a duty of care means for a caregiving organisation? Having a duty of care in caregiving means the setting is a safe environment for both individuals and staff members.
Be aware of dilemmas that may arise about Duty of Care and the support available for addressing them 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the Duty of Care and an individual’s right You may have a case as a care worker where an individual may want to do something which could be a risk to their own health and safety. It’s your duty of care to do all you can to keep them safe but you also have the duty to respect them as an individual. This causes a dilemma. An example of this is a resident no longer wanting to use her Zimmer Frame, but in her care plan it states that she uses it to help her move
And also within the policies, procedures and agreed working ways of your manager. It’s all about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals, their family, friends and their property. A duty of care also includes respecting the persons wishes and protecting and respecting their rights. It’s your responsibility as a carer to; • Protect the rights and promote the interests of individuals • Establish and maintain the trust and confidence of individuals • Promote the independence of an individual’s whilst you are still keeping well out of harm and danger • Respect the rights of individuals whilst still making sure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or anybody else who may be around them • Be accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills Your employer’s responsibilities are; • Clearly defining jobs and undertaking risk assessments • Ensuring the environment you are working in is safe • Providing acceptable training and feedback on performance • Ensuring that staff do not work excessive hours • Providing areas for rest and relaxation • Protecting staff from bullying or harassment, either from fellow workers or third parties • Protecting staff from discrimination • Providing communication channels for employees to raise concerns • Consulting employees on which concern them In holding your duty of care you may face some problems and a difficult
Safety needs are a need to feel safe in the world. The person needs to feel like they are free from danger or threatening people. They need this to feel like they are fully developed and have freedom from these bad things. If a person does not have a home they feel like they are going against this need to be able to thrive. Having a home can make a person feel safe because they are away from the outside toxic wastes.
The importance of care principles and values. It is important that service workers in health and social care environment understand the principles and values which must be used in everything they do. This is important so the service users feel safe and respected. Privacy- It is important for a service user to be given privacy because every individual has a right to keep some parts of their life’s to themselves. It’s important for the service users to be given space so they can have their personal space and do things themselves privately.
Unit 204 introduction to duty of care in health,social care or children,s and young peoples settings outcome 1 understand the implications of duty of care 1 They also need to do their best to keep the individuals safe from harm and exploitation. Care professionals must make sure they dont do anything to fail to do something that could cause the individual harm,care staff should be apropriatley trained and confident in there role outlined in the codes of practice. 2 Duty of care affects our own work role by keeping individuals safe and not neglected or exposed to unnecessary risks, we owe the individuals we care for to keep them safe from harm and consider their best interests whilst treating them with dignity and respect . Outcome 2 understand support avilable for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care 1, Dilemas are caused by the fact the individual has a right to make there own choices and take risks , but as a care worker we have a duty of care to keep them safe from harm and any unnecessary risks. I.e a diabetic client is refusing to follow a low sugar diet _ in this situation you wouls advise them of the consequences of their actions and give themall thr information to make an imformed choice , at no point can you stop the person making there choice , another example would be a client refusing medication you cannot force them to take them , but you need to make them aware of the risks if they dont .
Included in the policies and proceedures the organsiation needs to be aware of dangers, carrying out risk assessment, respecting the individuals right to make risky choices ( after you have done all that is possible to dissuade them), take actions to keep individuals safe and log and report any dangers or problems. Aiv HOW THE DUTY OF CARE CONTRIBUTES TO SAFEGAURDING OF INDIVIDUALS By understanding the duty of care reporting any suspicions you may have about abuse or neglect of any person you are providing care for. By understanding that your responsibilities contribute to the protection of people, by acting responsibly and in a timely manner to ensure people are safeguarded. If you have