Promote Active Support Analysis

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Unit 4222- 374 Promote Active Support LD 303 1.1 Compare the characteristics associated with active support and the hotel model in relation to an individual's support. The characteristics of active support can be defined by supporting an individual to be involved in their care and making the person at the forefront of any decisions made and respecting their wishes in a person centered approach, by working in this way the individual will feel empowered, improve their self worth and their confidence will grow as the care reflects their choices (likes & dislikes) and they will be reassured that they will be cared for in a way that reflects them as an individual, promotes their independence and encourages active…show more content…
By encouraging an individual and offering positive praise to participate in a new activity, this can promote their general wellbeing, boost their confidence as by participating in a new activity this may enable them to make new friends and become more sociable. This would lead to the individual feeling empowered, By working in this manner it can have a positive effect on the individuals behavior and self worth. A behavior chart could be used to identify triggers to behaviors and positive reinforcement could be utilised to support the individual to cope at these time and help offer active participation which may encourage them to participate in future as well as reducing unpredictable behaviors. Another way to support an individual to participate in a new activity is to set goals with the individual and have rewards when they have achieved their goals so that the individual feels that they are working towards something,that they are at the center of their care and they can feel proud when they have achieved their goal which promotes their overall moral end self esteem. An individual may respond well to positive compliments relating to the activity, which may encourage the person to participate in a new activity, this could have a positive effect on their confidence and self…show more content…
For example a female service user with complex needs, use to become very aggitated when encouraged to go out of the unit, after getting to know the individual and working alongside the family we found that she prefers to go on the mini-bus rather than walk anywhere. we updated the care-plan to include accessing the community via the minibus and participating in activities that she enjoys, this has had a positive effect on her behavior and she now enjoys taking part in activities, which has given her a more balanced valued lifestyle as previously she wasn’t leaving the unit during her
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