We can collect the information observing, getting feedback from others and recording information. So we need to work with others to identify ways to support the continued development of communication. Care professionals communicate with colleagues and other professionals in many contexts every day. Effective communication requires personal and professional respect for others, trust in the judgement and values of colleagues, good verbal and listening skills. Care professionals may communicate formally and informally with colleagues and others working in partnership.
NVQ LEVEL 2 , UNIT PWSC 21, PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS. 1.1, There are many different reasons why people communicate, some of the main reasons are to express our needs, feelings and emotions. We communicate in order to establish and maintain relationships with others, to give and receive information and instruction, to understand and to be understood, to share knowledge, to give encouragement and to show others that they are valued. 1.2 Effective communication is essential in making sure that all aspects of working in adult social care settings run smoothly and efficiently. Being able to communicate with a service user so that you can understand their needs and that they understand you is very important to ensure proper is being provided and that freedom of choice is being promoted.
It is a basic requirement of my job role to communicate with individuals and their families, other members of staff on a daily basis. Communicating with other staff members ensures effective team working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognised and reported. * Individuals communicate with carers to express their needs and preferences and to ensure they are met. As a carer I would discuss the options and choices available to the individual to allow them an informed choice regards their care.
It is important to work as a team with your colleagues, so that you all work to achieve the same outcomes and targets. I can find out an individual’s preferred communication methods by: asking the client, reading their care plan, ask relatives, ask colleagues, medical notes et WHY IT IS INPORTANT TO OBSERVE AN INDIVIDUAL REATION WHEN COMMUNICATING . This might be through the use of body language, facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice, touch or contact, signs, symbols, pictures, objects and other . It is very important to be able to recognise what a person’s body language is saying, especially when as a health or social care worker you are dealing with someone who is in pain, worried or upset. You must also be able to understand the messages you send with your own body when working with other people barrier to communication.
Effective communication skills are crucial in jobs in the adult social care sector. As care professionals it is our responsibility to make sure that our communication skills meet the needs of the individuals whom we work with. We communicate with a variety of people whilst at work and it is essential we build the best communication relationships we can. Tenants. Having a good communication relationship with my tenants is a vital part of relationship building, good relationships with our tenants enables us to care for them in the best way as we gain their trust, a greater understanding of them and their needs.
Effective written and verbal communication and being able to use a variety of interpersonal techniques promotes strong working relationships which will then lead to a good quality care for my service users. With service users I initially need to establish a service users ability, needs and preferences in relation to communication needs and develop a plan of action to provide appropriate support that meets the service users communication needs and methods. The assessment involves observation questions and regarding information on a number of areas including ways and their preference of communication by service users which support process of completing the service users person centred plans. Any changes to service users’ needs need to be recognized and care plans changed to support the changes. When conversing with service users I ensure I speak in an informal relaxed way I
Identify the different reasons people communicate People communicate in order to give instructions, to acknowledge they have understood an instruction, to share information, to build relationships with people and to share opinions, knowledge, emotions and to give encouragement and advice. As a carer I am required to communicate with colleagues, clients, client’s families and medical health care professionals whilst at work. I am required to communicate effectively with others to ensure I am meeting the needs of the client, when booking appointments for the client with medical professionals and with the client’s family about any quiries and updates they require about the client. I am also required to communicate regularly in writing when carrying out tasks such as documenting information in communication books and various charts such as food and fluid intake monitoring, documenting any medication that has been handled and filling in timesheets. Unit 1.
This requires actively listening to the staff and giving them the feedback they need, whether this be immediate or within a set time scale. It is important that I deliver what I have stated I will during this timescale to ensure that the staff remain confident in my management. Communicating with service user and their families initially takes
We also get information and input from family members, friends, Social services and other key people who are involved in the provision of adequate care for the individual. Changes in care plan are documented on the automated system and passed over to staff members during the daily handover periods. Staffs are required to write in the daily diaries and report to me any conversations and observations that require adequate attention. This is done every time to indicate the
Communication is used between colleagues, the service users, line managers, GPs, families and agreed others who have an active role in the service users life. Communication is used on a daily basis via many different means. It is important for staff to communicate with one another to establish what possible health and safety issues are and that they are recognised and reported promptly and correctly, to stay up to date and have an understanding of the service users individual needs and provide continuity of care. It is also important to uphold and maintain professional relations between colleagues. When working in a care setting, it is hard to always communicate to the person you need to on that day or the next time they are perhaps on shift, this is why many settings have regular staff meetings, diaries and communication books.