Unit Title: Unit sector reference: Level: Credit value: Guided learning hours: Unit accreditation number: Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care HSC 024 2 3 26 A/601/8574 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. This unit introduces the important area of safeguarding individuals from abuse. It identifies different types of abuse and the signs and symptoms that might indicate abuse is occurring. It considers when individuals might be particularly vulnerable to abuse and what a learner must do if abuse is suspected or alleged. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional/psychological abuse Financial abuse Institutional abuse Self neglect Neglect by others 1.1 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse 1.2 Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse Exemplification An individual will usually mean the person supported by the learner but may include those for whom there is no formal duty of care Factors may include: a setting or situation the individual © OCR 2010 1 Learning Outcomes The learner will: 2 Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse Assessment Criteria The learner can: 2.1 Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused 2.2 Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused 2.3 Identify ways to ensure that evidence of abuse is preserved Exemplification The actions to take constitute the learner’s responsibilities in responding to allegations or suspicions of abuse.
Date: 15th December, 2011 Working with Children, Families and Carers The purpose of this assignment is to critically discuss the system surrounding resistant families and how social work practice has been evolved to cope with the barriers faced by social workers and other professionals in every day practice with resistant families. The assignment will try to navigate the reader through many different skills developed, social work theories, policy and legislation guidelines and finally, this assignment will try to overview the actions which could be taken throughout an intervention with a resistant family. The main area of focus will reflect upon the document Effective practice to protect children living in ‘highly resistant’ families. (C4EO, 2010). It is essential that the term 'Highly Resistant' is defined at this stage as it will give the reader an understanding of its true meaning to professionals involved with working with this group.
The purpose of this paper is for the nurse to complete a health assessment of a family by using Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns and the system’s approach. By using open ended questions for the 11 principals, the nurse can predict potential problems in the health perception, nutrition, elimination, activity-exercise, cognitive perception, rest-sleep, self perception/concept, role relationship, sexuality, coping, values and beliefs by evaluating the risk taking and behavioral patterns within the family. A nursing diagnosis and care plan can then be developed by using the data collected during the interview. The nurse can then provide health care interventions which will assist the family in obtaining optimal health (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). The family interviewed consists of five family members.
This model deals with issues pertaining to why people may or may not seek treatment or preventive measures looking at issues like perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived barriers and perceived benefits. Overtime it has been modified to include elements such as social-psychological variables, demographic variables, cues to action and health motivation (Glanz, 2002). This model is important in healthcare education due to the fact that it engages use of common sense and easy constructs which healthcare practitioners who don’t have expertise in psychology can easily apply. Further, it can help a healthcare practitioner to evaluate a patient fully so as to know what barriers may stand between his/her client and good health. Self-efficacy is a term which roughly corresponds to an individual’s belief in their own capabilities and which is widely used in psychology (Bandura, 1976).
Introduction This paper will discuss the Perceived Stress Scale, Mini-Mental State exam, and the Beck Depression Inventory. It will identify how the test is done, what appropriate age the test can be used, and how these test would help in the nursing process. It also relates to the vulnerable population of psychiatric patients. Assessment Tool Analysis To be able to assist patients with their physical, mental, and psychological health concerns, assessment tools may be used. This allows the medical staff to use the knowledge they obtained in school in order to help the patients in improving their life.
Another alternative psychological treatment is the use of cognitive behavioural therapy. This involves educating the client about the illness and the process of the treatment. The therapist and client must establish a therapeutic relationship so that the bond of trust is developed. In some clients, rapport is developed by the therapist being genuine, respectful and empathic. During the therapy, the client must do homework and actively confront their own problems.
Effective strategies and intervention are required to successfully change inappropriate behavior and foster appropriate behavior. Reinforcements are used to alter or eliminate undesirable behavior on the other hand, it is very important to encourage students to practice the desirable behavior to ensure that they are aware of what is expected from them. Teachers often spend valuable time correcting the inappropriate behavior and less time teaching acceptable behavior. As a teacher I think it is necessary and very important to assess and evaluate students
As a supervisee the counselor should make sure they help with personal adjustment as well as developmental problems that may arise. The consultant as the supervisee would be the resource person. This is where the teachers and the counselors will get appropriate feedback in order for them to learn and develop skills in work force also where they will
Although this issue does not center in substance abuse, it is another taboo subject that should be taken into account and its principles directly applied. A positive relationship between parents and their children is very helpful in establishing a communicative practice and it is also a healthy way of relieving stress. If a child is comfortable explaining and expressing many aspects of their daily life with their family than they are more likely to avoid trouble and stay away from negative influences. Not only does it help with prevention; it is valuable to possible intervention in the future. My whole life I was brought up to talk to my
CS2 how can a risk assessment help the individual and their family? a risk assessment will identify the hazards and the risks and then puts into place safeguarding so that these can be avoided or dealt with, it will tell you the abilities of the individual and where they may need assistance and can be reviewed to meet the need of the individual as time goes on, it will aslso demonstrate how the benefits of this may outweigh the risks. how should a social care worker use the risk assessment to help? the care worker must check the risk assessment everytime it is in use and follow it exactly and record any neccessary changes then ensure that their colleagues, the individual and the family of the individual are all made aware of this and even involve the individual in the reviewing which is to take place on a regular