The medical model puts the point forward that disabled people shouldn’t cause inconvenience for others and should help themselves and try harder and this may make them feel they cannot partake in social activities. The medical approach affects children in settings as well for example; a child who has a hearing impairment not being allowed to move to the front of the class to hear clearly. This will affect the child’s learning as well as their esteem knowing they are being ignored and knowing their needs aren’t being considered. On the other hand, the social model is more positive and has a more inclusive approach and says thingsneed to be adapted to meet the requirements of the impairment acknowledging disabled people’s rights.There are also two main groups in the social model. They
Introductory Awareness of Models of Disability Describe the medical model of disability: This model view disability as a ‘problem’ to only the individual with the disability and not to any other. Describe the social model of disability: This views society as the disabling factor, by designing things to suit the needs of the majority, rather than the needs of disabled people. Outline how each of the models has developed and evolved over time Medical model: This model has developed a lot over time. Rather than care being institutional orientated, many people are now in community based care settings, allowing them to feel included as a valuable part of society. Society has changed to view the strengths of individuals with disabilities, rather
Under the medical model, these impairments or differences should be 'fixed' or changed by medical and other treatments, even when the impairment or difference does not cause pain or illness. The medical model looks at what is 'wrong' with the person, not what the person needs. It creates low expectations and leads to people losing independence, choice and control in their own lives. 1.2 Describe the social model of disability The social model of disability says that disability is caused by the way society is organised, rather than by a person’s impairment or difference. It looks at ways of removing barriers that restrict life choices for disabled people.
To support people to live independently or to travel independently or take part in everyday activities means accepting that there are risks that cannot be avoided but can be minimised and prepared for. 1.2 For disabled people, a move away from a medical model to a social model of disability now means that there is an emphasis on the discrimination and exclusion created by social and cultural barriers. For some services, approaches to risk have in the past been concerned with avoiding potentially harmful situations to service users and staff. People may need to take risks to achieve their
Such as, if a child needs additional support from other professionals, you would help this child by contacting the certain professionals, if you suspect a child to be in a situation that risks their safety, an adult has disclosed information that may raise concerns over their ability to carry out daily duties in the setting. 4. Always seek advice from the manager. This is very important because if someone has asked you to keep something confidential in the workplace and you are worried about the information you have been given, you should always do this in an area where nobody can overhear what you are saying. It’s better to seek advice verbally rather than using communication such as email, which other people could access.
Unit 2, equality, diversity and rights in health and social care D1- Evaluate the influence of a recent initiative in promoting anti-discriminatory practice. Like everything the disability discrimination act has its positive out comes and its negatives. Some of the positives that come out of the disability discrimination act has it that it ensures that people with disabilities have a civil right that will protect from form any form of discrimination because of there disability. From this it will then encourage other organisations and health authorities to overcome any barriers that they have with people who have disabilities and make the adjustments so the individual with the disabilities can fully access the establishment. Another positive that comes out of the disability act is that one of its aims is to give an equal opportunity for people who have a disability, this will then be getting rid of any discrimination towards them on a whole.
They both have the concept of saving a life, but just have different ways of doing it. Patch’s is more of the unorthodox practice and can go really great, or go really sour. If Patch has a more understanding of personal information about a person, then he can rule out certain diseases or treatments needed for the patient. By doing this, he can save lots of time and possible save a life if under a time frame. But if Patch was too attach to the patient, he could also make a totally wild off the chart procedure and could cause more damage or be fatal to the patient.
A strength of this will be that the individual will be able to communicate with other people and get their needs across and get help if they are needing it. However a weakness is that the individual may be misinterpreted or if the staff is still learning the individual may not get the help that they need. Having a patient's advocate will allow for the individual to have choices made for them in their best interests of the individual is unable to make the choices themselves for whatever reason. A strength of having a patient advocate would be that the know the individual and know what they would be happy with regarding their personal life and their health decisions. However a patient advocate may do
Explain how different types of interventions can promote positive outcomes from children and young people where development is not following the expected pattern. If during the monitoring of a child’s development at any age, it is identified as having difficulties, then the child and family may need extra support to help the child reach its goals and achieve positive outcomes. Nottinghamcity.gov.uk "Early intervention can help children from pregnancy to 18 years, not only when they are very young" All the intervention programmes and professionals are there to help children and young people become more engaged and motivated, by helping them to communicate more effectively, to control behavioural issues, to control and strengthen physical movements,
Stavros needs are him having difficulty controlling his movements, and has an over protective single parent and is not having the chance to interact with other children as he doesn’t attend a nursery. The services that can help is a health visitor who can help his mother, and educational support who can help Stavros into education. B. Harry needs are that he takes drugs at a very young age which led him into not sit his GCSE’s and his lack of trust in others. Services that can help is rehabilitation clinics which will help him stop taking drugs, and support workers will help him continue with education. C. Eloise needs are that her parents are deaf but she is not pronouncing her words correctly when she is talking.