[202] Principles of personal development in adult social care settings [202.1] understand what is required for good practice in adult social care roles. Assessment Criteria | 1.1 | | Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out. The duties and responsibilities required by my employer are not the only requirements of working in social care. The code of practice for Social Care workers is a list of statements that describe the standards of professional conduct and practice that is required by Social Care Workers in their daily work these were originally set by the General Social Care Council and have now been amended by HCPC (health care profession care council).The regulator in the UK country where I work will require that you follow a code of practice which is the ‘standards’ that any person working in care must follow, and for employers of social care workers that would list out the duties and expectations for everyone who works in that sector. Having a code of practice is important in social care due to the fact within this sector you are working with people that are very vulnerable in society.
|Unit 15: PWCS 37 Understand health and safety | Introduction The aim of this workbook is to allow you to present evidence for the criteria listed below. Your assessor will ask you to consider your job role and experience in your workplace to answer the questions contained within this assignment. Your assessor will assess your answers and provide you with feedback. Unit Summary This unit will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of the various areas in social care, which are covered by health and safety policy and procedures. You will investigate the precautions, which are intended to preserve the safety of both staff and individuals who use the services.
Unit 2: Introduction to personal development in health and social care settings (Questions) 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role. 1.2 Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out. My job Role involves aiding social workers by updating diaries with appointments with clients, answering phones, taking referrals, doing client assessments and inductions. I also help keep student files up to date with timetables etc. I am responsible for admin like students computer passwords, attendance and lunch and bus pass statistics.
Level 3 Diploma in health and social care Learners Name: Janos Katona Assessors Name: ... ....... Unit 4222-306 (HSC 037) Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care Level: 3 Credit value: 6 UAN: F/601/8138 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to promote and implement health and safety in their work setting. Learning outcomes There are nine learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: • Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety • Be able to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety • Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness • Be able to reduce the spread of infection • Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely • Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials • Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting • Be able to implement security measures in the work setting • Know how to manage stress. Guided learning hours It is recommended that 43 hours should be allocated for this unit, although patterns of delivery are likely to vary.
Understand how to reflect on practice in adult social care. 2. Understand the importance of feedback in improving own practice. 3. Understand how a personal development plan can contribute to own learning and development.
Unit 511 Develop professional supervision practice in health and social care or children and young people’s settings (LM2c) M/602/3187 1 - Understand the purpose of professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work setting:- 1.1 Analyse the principles, scope and purpose of professional supervision: As providers off care in the community we are required to undergo supervision and meet particular standards and requirements. Policies and Procedures are to be followed and we are all accountable for our work. Supervision is an ideal format to establish a person’s performance, reflect and monitor any issues or concerns. For example, Morrison (2005) suggests that there should be underpinning beliefs to Supervision, some of which are:- - Supervision is an important relationship between employer and employee. - Supervision is about reflection as well as action - Supervision must attend to both process and content - Good supervisors bring about change - Supervising is a complex and demanding task that requires training - Supervisors should be a role model for their staff.
CU2623 Implement Person Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care Aims This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to implement person centred approaches. Credit Level 5 2 Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1 Define person-centred values 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values 1.3 Explain why risk-taking can be part of a person centred approach 1.4 Explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person centred way 2. Be able to work in a person-centred way 2.1 Find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual 2.2 Apply person centred values in day to day work taking into account the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual 3. Be able to establish consent when providing care or support 3.1 Explain the importance of establishing consent when providing care or support 3.2 Establish consent for an activity or action 3.3 Explain what steps to take if consent cannot be readily established 4.
You can use reflective practice to improve the quality of the service you provide by thinking about a task you previously completed and asking yourself: What could have been done better? & How will I do that task next time? How standards can be used to help a social care worker reflect on their practice Standards are guidelines put in place to follow when completing a task or action, these standards are there to ensure the job in hand is completed to the required standard or above. If you are not meeting the required standards then you can identify these areas when reflecting on the task, areas that have to be improved to meet the requirements. Aii) Notes a) It’s important to receive feedback on your performance as a social care work so people can tell you what you do well and what areas you could make improvements.
Unit 202 - Principles of personal development in adult and social care settings Outcome 1 - Understand what is required for good practice in adult social care roles 1.1 - Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out The standards which influences the way the work role is carried out are: Regulations: Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Care Standards Act 2000 Manual Handling operations regulations NHS & Community Care Act Food Safety Act Management of Health and Safety at work Codes of Practice: Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers and Employers General Social Care Council Standards of conduct Standards of Conduct Performance & Ethics: Health Professionals Council National Occupational Standards: Health and Social Care 1.2 - Explain why reflecting on work activities is an important way to develop own knowledge and skills Reflecting on work activities in an important way to develop knowledge, skills and practice it enables us to reach our goals, achieve a better understanding of ourselves, self-awareness, strengths and weaknesses. To be able to reflect on how individuals are doing and to transfer knowledge to our practice. The things that I know or what I don’t know, how to achieve some goals, achievements and where I need to improve. 1.3 - Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes and beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work To be able to ensure that personal attitudes and beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work you must not let your own personal feelings get in the way of doing your job correctly, treat everybody as an equal and work to support the residents needs, have a positive attitude towards all of the residents we take care of, ensure we follow all policies and procedures of our work setting without making any expectation. Also to respect the rights of each of
Principles of personal development in adult social care settings 1.1 The standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out are indentified in my employer’s policies and procedures, my job description, safeguarding procedure and care standards. 1.2 Reflecting on my work activities is an important way to develop my knowledge and skills because it helps me to realise what I know and what I’m good at. This is done through supervisions and appraisals which I should always have to help me understand how well I am doing my job. 1.3 I would ensure my personal attitudes and beliefs do not obstruct the quality of my work by making sure when I come to work I leave my personal beliefs behind and do not bring them into the work place. I would do this by making sure I follow my job description and always ensuring that I have boundaries between personal and professional relationships.