Theory relating eating and drinking will be covered during Health and Social care workshops. Practical instruction will be given by experienced staff in your work place. Learners will also need to complete a workbook and activities to demonstrate their understanding. These will be handed in to the health and social care assessor and feedback will be given. The activity book should then be kept in your portfolio as evidence for your Diploma.
Details of the relationship between the unit and relevant national standards This unit is linked to CHS19. Support of the unit by a sector or other appropriate body This unit is endorsed by Skills for Care and Development. Assessment This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development's QCF Assessment Principles. Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4 and 5 must be assessed in a real work environment. Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (4222-31) 297 Unit 4222-335 Undertake physiological measurements (HSC 3052) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice for undertaking physiological measurements The learner can: 1. describe current legislation, national guidelines, organisational policies and protocols affecting work practice.
Name Chris Bin-luboya Unit SHC: 22 Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit Title: Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit sector reference: SHC 022 Level: 2 Credit value: 3 Guided learning hours: 23 Unit accreditation number: L/601/5470 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. The unit introduces the concepts of personal development and reflective practice which are fundamental to such roles, and ways to implement these. Answer the following questions units either one of the method of producing evidence e.g. : reflective account, question and answer, case study and other evidence. (if you are a learn direct candidate refer to the reading resources on your account to support with the terms, vocabulary and key wards) Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1) Understand what is required for competence in own work role Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role My current job role is a care assistant my duties and responsibilities are providing support and assistance to the service users.
2.1 Describe why it is important to adhere to the scope of your job role It is important to adhere to the scope of your job role as this sets out boundaries, enables you to know your role and responsibility and knowing your own level of competence and skills. if someone asked you to do another role it wouldn’t be ok if you carried out the tasks because you aren't trained for it and you could injury
Introduction to Communication in Health & Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Learning Outcomes 1.1 Understand why communication is important in the work setting Effective communication is needed to motivate people and build relationships in Health & Social Care setting. 1.2 Be able to meet the communication needs and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals Asking whether they or relatives have a particular language need/communication need Reading reports and notes about service user that provide information on speech/language issues, learning difficulties, disabilities – hearing or visual impairment or physical condition – stroke/cleft palate, that may affect their ability to communicate. Being aware that an individual’s culture, ethnicity and nationality effect their language preferences and needs. Observe people who use your setting to see how they use their communication and language skills. Ask Supervisor/Mentor and specialist professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and social workers for information, advice and support on how best to communicate with adults who have special communication needs.
This assignment also seeks to assess the student’s ability to critically analyze organizational good practice regarding communication and will be assessing their knowledge of the application of ICT in the field of Health and Social Care (including legal frameworks). Specification of Assessment TASK 1 : Choose a client with whom you currently work with or are familiar with. Provide a brief background history of this client and: 1. Explainand discuss the possible values and cultural factors which may influence the way this client communicates. (LO2.1) This criteria is linked to criteria 1.2 of Unit 4 Personal and Professional development.
Unit Title: Unit sector reference: Level: Credit value: Guided learning hours: Unit accreditation number: Promote person centred approaches in health and social care HSC 036 3 6 41 Y/601/8145 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge and skills required to implement and promote person centred approaches. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the application of person centred approaches in health and social care Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Explain how and why person centred values must influence all aspects of health and social care work 1.2 Evaluate the use of care plans in applying person centred values Exemplification Person centred values include: Individuality Rights Choice Privacy Independence Dignity Respect Partnership A care plan may be known by other names eg support plan, individual plan. It is the document where day to day requirements and preferences for care and support are detailed 2 Be able to work in a person centred way 2.1 Work with an individual and others to find out the individual’s history, preferences, wishes and needs 2.2 Demonstrate ways to put person centred values into practice in a complex or sensitive situation 2.3 Adapt actions and approaches in response to an individual’s changing needs or preferences An individual refers to someone requiring care or support; it will usually mean the person or people supported by the learner Others may include: Team members and colleagues Other professionals Individuals who require care or support 1 © OCR 2010 Learning Outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can: Exemplification Families, friends, advocates or others who are important to individuals Complex or sensitive situations may include those that are: Distressing or traumatic
What types of abilities, qualifications and experience are needed in order to perform the job well? What are the minimum acceptable performance standards? The particular content of the present or anticipated jobs is examined through job analysis. For existing jobs, information on the tasks to be performed (it contains in job descriptions), the skills needed to perform those tasks (to draw from job qualifications), and the least acceptable standards (to obtain from performance appraisals) are gathered altogether. Theseinformations can then be used to ensure that training programs are job specific and useful to the recipient.
Unit 2: Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings | Unit reference number: | F/601/5465 | QCF level: | 2 | Credit value: | 3 | Guided learning hours: | 23 | Unit summary This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. The unit introduces the central importance of communication in such settings, and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. Equivalent Unit This unit has equivalency with Communication skills for working in the health sector (T/502/3651). Assessment requirements Assessment criteria 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3 and 4.2 must be assessed in real work situations. Additional Information Communication methods include: * non-verbal communication – eye contact – touch – physical gestures – body language – behaviour * verbal communication – vocabulary – linguistic tone Services may include: * translation services * interpreting services * speech and language services * advocacy services.
The following reflective essay will discuss the value of reflective practice for professionals working in health and social care. I will briefly describe a variety of available models for reflection. I will then describe and identify Gibbs reflective cycle (1988) as the model on which to structure the essay, giving reasons as to why the model was chosen. The essay will reflect on the study skills I have covered during this module which will be, barriers to learning, learning styles, time management, reading skills and communication and IT skills. I will then discuss how I will use these skills to improve my future learning development.