Investigate ways of Empowering Individuals who use Health and Social Care Investigate ways of Empowering Individuals who use Health and Social Care Contents: P3: Describe ways in which care workers can empower individuals using relevant examples from health and social care? P4: Explain why it is important to take individual circumstances into account when planning care that will empower an individual, using relevant examples from health and social care? Page 3 M2: Discuss the extent to which individual circumstances can be taken into account when planning care that will empower them, using relevant examples from health and social care? Page 9 D2: Assess the potential difficulties in taking individual circumstances into account
Maslow felt that for individuals to be able to become “self-actualising” (Walmsley, J. K101 Bock 1, Unit 3, pg 131) they needed to have their basic needs met first before they can look at social inclusion. Through this essay I will be looking at how advocacy and support can support individuals to have their basic needs met and hopefully progress to leading more fulfilling lives. I have used case studies from the Sussex Travellers Women’s Health Project, The Thornhill Project and Simon to look at meanings of social exclusion and how care work that offers advocacy and outreach services can have positives and negatives and how they may not always succeed. (155) There are 3 main circumstances that can cause people to be socially excluded; finance social and unemployment. Lack of finance can cause families to live in poverty, which can then have adverse effects on health, life opportunities, employment, diet and wellbeing, which in turn can lead to more isolation.
This essay will focus on inter-professional working in health and social care delivery. The history of inter-professional working will be explored. The nature and types of evidence underpinning inter-professional working focusing on the practice area of protection of vulnerable adults will be discussed. The range of factors that promote and create barriers to inter-professional working will be discussed. The implications of this essay will be discussed in relation to my future practice as a qualified Social Worker as a member of an inter-professional team.
This assignment is aimed towards care providers and to produce a health promotion teaching pack that will hopefully promote the health and wellbeing of individuals with learning disability, specifically a gentleman with Down’s syndrome who suffers with bowel problems. This promotion pack, once finalised can be adapted to be used with other individuals who experience living with bowel problem. It will take into consideration the individual’s communication ability and level of comprehension, which in turn will establish the appropriate level and method of teaching. The package will be aimed at health carers in community settings. Part A will have a critical overview of health promotion and health implications for people who suffer with bowel
Family Health Assessment Vann Joyner Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V May 9, 2015 Family Health Assessment One of the factors in planning care and health promotion for a patient is overall family support system . When a patient is ill it not only affects them but their family members as well. One tool used by a nurse to help collect family data is the family health assessment. Family health assessment aims at using a holistic approach to ensure the health of individuals, communities and families to ensure that care remains client centered. It focuses on ensuring that families acknowledge their health needs and address them by planning proper intervention strategies.
Vulnerable Populations and Self Awareness Paper Nurs/440 May 30,2011 Vulnerable Populations and Self Awareness This paper will contain information of a vulnerable population chosen from the neighborhood patient website. The following will be discussed, the patient or population's demographics, describing the writer's personal awareness and attitudes prior to discovering information about the population and after research done about the population. This paper will also define the patient's current disease process and background that identifies the patient as a vulnerable population. "Vulnerability is a general concept meaning "susceptibility", and it's specific connotation in terms of health care is "at risk for health problems".
This being established, health care professionals must keep in mind when planning health promotion and prevention programs, the attitudes, culture, and values of these individuals must be considered. Also the communities in which they live must be considered. However, it is difficult to have knowledge about various cultures but by asking open-ended questions to individuals regarding their beliefs and culture, a health care professional may be ensured that they are providing the best care possible, and the patient may be ensured that they are being treated with respect and
Principles of health and social care practice In this essay I will be describing the principles and outlining the procedures that are needed to safeguard colleagues and service users from harm I will also state the relevance of legislation, regulations, code of practice and policies and procedures, while defining the importance of them. The theories are also relevant to health and social care; I will state what theory is and how we benefit from inter-professional working also the impact it has on individuals and services what our roles and responsibilities are in an outside work settings. The principles of care provides the foundation upon which the principles of practices are applied, values are subjective and varies from people and culture. Service users should feel valued and recognised as an individual, promoting their rights in a way that enables the service user’s choices, involving them in making decisions to meet their needs taking in perspective their rights to be treated with dignity, and have their privacy and confidentiality respected Data Protection Act (1998) states organisations are legally required to do this, information must be shared only on a need to know basis example if a service user is a danger to themselves or others even if there is a risk to the health and welfare of the care worker etc, then information must be disclosed otherwise personal records must be kept confidential, service users have the right to access information that is stored about them Access to information Act (1985) and freedom of information act (2000) suggest that. Independence must be promoted so that with support they will feel empowered to take control of their own lives, Care workers must engage constantly with diverse ethnic groups to broaden their learning to implement better skills in practice.
Career opportunities for social workers are available in hospitals, home health agencies, hospice agencies, nursing homes, schools, community action agencies, correctional agencies, programs for the aging, recreation programs, mental health centers, mental retardation centers, juvenile courts, child welfare agencies, and others. The code of ethics governs social work practice in different countries. Ethics is vital and safeguard for both clients and workers interest and provide guidelines for professional practice. Strategies to infuse the risk of child maltreatment are a part of a social worker job description. The researcher argued that reducing and identifying the maltreatment that some families occur in their home.
Your job and budget do matter, but generally it is an upside to the smaller places. If you would want your kids to have many options of schools, friends, and clothes you would not like a small town. There is not much variety in anything because of the town’s size and population. People don’t really have to decide between much. This leads to children not having as many opportunities in extra curricular activities and other programs related to that.