These are two examples of a working relationship within an adult social care setting. Aiii) It is important that social care workers work in partnership with individuals using the service and their family. Support work and its goal is to provide a service to prioritise the well-being and quality of life of service users within the care home. The best support offered will be support that is built on trust and a positive atmosphere, this can only be achieved if the support worker works in partnership with the service user and their family and conflicts will simply increase tension,, distrust and overall create a less comfortable life for the service user the social care worker is employed to support. Aiv) Partnership working can be improved by...
The concepts of power sharing, consultation and joint ways of working are essential for effective service provision. Health and social care professionals need to understand the importance of promoting autonomy with individuals. They also need to be aware of their own roles and responsibilities and how they relate to others within the sector. Companies therefore now need to think creatively about how to recruit and involve individuals in planning and delivering of care services and need to invest time and effort in effective ‘partnership working’. This ensures the individual accessing care or services is placed at the centre or home.
TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions Handout OUTCOMES 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 TASK 1 1. Explain three differences between a working relationship and a personal relationship. A working relationship is a relationship where the employer spends time with his/her co-worker and client together at work, but will have little or no contact out of working hours. It’s strictly professional. A personal relationship is one where a persons personal life and extra curricular activities and social life are involved.
It places the person at the centre of all - thinking, discussions, processes and procedures. The person-centred approach also sees the interactions between the person and different elements within their support systems as being of paramount importance, and therefore places emphasis on supporting the system that supports the person i.e. the family and friends, and other professionals. It discovers and acts on what is important to the person. In dementia care is a key aspect of best practice.
They enable you to provide a good quality service working within the legal framework and most importantly aim to keep you and the individuals you support, safe from danger or harm. To implement agreed ways of working you follow the Policies and Procedures and the service users care plan, where the management of the individual's daily care needs are agreed and documented. It is extremely important to have up to date agreed ways of working as there may be changes in policies within the law. Our company may have to implement them to help protect the vulnerable. You have a duty to keep service users safe by following policies, procedures and working within your job role.
Other working relationships may include landlords, housing benefits officers and other benefits agencies, cleaners and maintenance workers. 2.1 & 2.2 It is really important to adhere to an agreed way of working so that there is continuity in the standard of care between workers. It allows service users to know what to expect from their staff. Working to an agreed scope ensures that policies and procedures are followed protecting service users, the employee and the organisation. Full and up-to-date agreed ways of working can be found on the KSLS shared drive under Supported Living/Policies and Procedures.
1) Unit manager 2) Support worker 3. Explain why it is important that care workers work in partnership with individuals using the service and their family. It is essential to form positive, effective working relationships with colleagues, other professionals, service users and their families, sharing all information, to ensure we all work together so the service user receives the appropriate individual care and support. 4. Identify three ways of working that can help improve partnership working.
You would share support between each other and thoughts in your family, as when you’re with family and friends you can be yourself. Personal relationships involve doing activities together outside of the work environment. 2. Describe different working relationships in health and social care setting. The support workers roles is too make sure they support the individual to there best of there ability and follow their care plan.
1. Identify the different reasons why people communicate (1.1.1) The main purpose for communicating is to get your point across to others. This is important in my job role so that I can gain an understanding into each individual’s life learning about their background, interests and opinions; this will allow me to give the best person centred care I can. Communication is also used to express feelings and thoughts 2. Explain how communication affects relationships in an adult social care setting (1.1.2) When working in a care setting communication is very important.
Unit 6. Activity 1 (3.1) a) Working relationships can be with employees or colleagues; some work relationships may cross the boundaries into friendship, but more than likely will stay purely work related and react in a different way than they would with friends. Fort example it is possible to spend every day with work colleagues even more then time with friends but share very little information about their lives etc. b) A personal relationship is what you have with friends a family member, someone within the group you socialise with, a romantic relationship, or social commitment. c) A working relationship and a personal relationship are very different, a working relationship must always remain professional, especially in front of residents families and the residents themselves, colleagues should conduct themselves in a way which is deemed appropriate for the setting they work in.