Competent multicultural mental health professionals play a key role in success of mental health counseling interventions (Connerley & Pederson, 2005). According to Connerley and Pederson (2005) all leadership interactions are multicultural in nature as counselors represent different ethnic origins and different subgroups. Multicultural mental health counselors should be very much involved in the ongoing process of multicultural competence through awareness, knowledge, and skills, which allows them to address issues that deal with
Thompson (2009) suggests that supervision is a process through which an organization empowers staff to meet organizational objectives, which involves a number of tasks from monitoring work tasks and workloads to ensuring legal and organizational requirements and policies are adhered to. Ensuring that Health and safety legislation is adhered to is an example of how the SCA operates within the role of supervisor, making sure that junior care staff are made aware of residents mobility needs by referring them to the relevant risk assessments, important too is the need to ensure that staff are aware of the correct use of all equipment used to transfer residents including safety checks prior to use and the appropriate method for storing said equipment after use, it is the supervisors responsibility to inform and instruct staff where there is evidence of uncertainty or misunderstanding of the correct health and safety
Within my role along with other staff I am also responsible for recording and logging any incidents of challenging behaviour this will include any reactive strategies used and what first aid may have been required. I will then have to ensure that next of kin or family members stated in records are notified of the incident. Finally the home is inspected by CQC who will check the home is following the correct care standards and encouraging positive behaviour. 1.2 Define what is meant by restrictive interventions Restrictive physical intervention (RPI) involves limiting a person’s freedom of movement and continuing to do so against resistance. RPIs are one
Unit 205 – Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Outcome 3 – Know how to respond to complaints 3.1 Describe how to respond to complaints All complaints and concerns we receive are dealt with fairly and quickly in my establishment and we respond to individuals’ needs as a main priority. It is important that all complaints are reported to a senior staff member or Manager and is then logged within our complaints form for investigation. All complaints received are important and must be taken seriously. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requires my organisation to gather, evaluate and generate reports about complaints – this is to ensure the improvement of our service is ongoing and is evolving all the time. It is really important for our service users to exercise their rights as human beings.
These evaluations can show the different steps that implement community in the center by the mental health division connecting with a fully functional consultation and education division. The evaluation can reveal the control of skills and expertise that assist in the intervention aspect to achieve short or long-term goals for each client. Through record keeping, surveys, questionnaires, and statistical data collection the director can prove to the executive director and the board that this program is capable of further development to help the organization and extend the client
Unit 401 Reflective Account 1.1 As Health and Safety Manager I am responsible for providing advice to management with regard to Health and Safety legislation and new developments. I also provide this information to production and support personnel through training and informal coaching sessions. The advice and information is constantly reviewed and updated as appropriate. I use many sources to stay up to date with current developments and regulatory requirements, and also refresh my knowledge. I use the HSE website (EV15) and email updates; I also use the ACOPs and guidance documents.
It gives the therapist the opportunity to carefully assess the case history before committing to a course of action. In many circumstances it allows him to gain a complete picture of the client’s situation and also gives him time to make any enquiries he may subsequently need to make, having first sought the client’s permission. Contacting the GP is often a vital requirement and the hypnotherapist should always bear in mind the importance of building good relationships with professionals who are in a position to help with a satisfactory outcome for the client. Determining the effects of drugs that the client may have been prescribed and how they could effect treatment may require research and is an initial part of the preliminary process. It is possible that it is not until some time after the initial interview that the hypnotherapist can make the final decision whether or not to
* Good communication. * The use of mechanical aids, if necessary. * Change of task and approach if required. Aiv – Why it is important to follow the care plan and communicate with each individual when assisting and moving * By communicating and following the individual’s care plan, we are able to show respect for that individual’s needs and preferences and therefore promote the values of an outstanding care. Av – Staff responsibilities for medication in a social care setting * Follow the legal requirements for the storage, administration, records and disposal of controlled drugs.
Further information on all aspects of health and safety and up to date legislation including advice and support, can be found on the Health and Safety Executive’s website: www.hse.gov.uk 2.4 Describe how risk assessment can help address dilemmas between an individual’s rights and health and safety concerns. The client should always be encouraged to be as independent as possible and given choices. Risk assessment and regular client reviews will help to ensure that these things are made possible in a safe manner. Once a risk assessment has been carried out, it is possible to inform the client of the potential risks, allowing him/her to make their own informed choice. 3.1 Describe different types of accidents and sudden illness that may occur in a social care setting.
Reflective Practice Describe the principles of reflective practice and the usefulness of the concept for alcohol and other drug work. In today’s modern age of instant information it would appear a necessity of every professional to possess the ability to continually develop their practice in line with advancements made in the field. Reflective practice is the “capacity to reflect on practice so as to engage in a process of continuous learning”. (Schon 1983, p. ) It is “an in-depth consideration of events or situations outside of one-self: solitarily, or with critical support.”(Bolton, 2005, p.9) Through reflective practice the professional is given the platform for continuous learning from every stage of professional development, from the novice to the expert. For the professional in the field of drug and alcohol work, reflective practice is a critically useful tool for both the individual professional, and the individual client.