These are: • Individuality: service users should be allowed to make their own choices. Care and support should be tailored to suit the individual with their personal beliefs being respected. • Independence: A service user should be encouraged to do as much for themselves as possible. Independence makes people feel in control of their lives and gives them a sense of self-worth. • Privacy: It is essential that you respect a service users need for privacy and support this in the way you work.
1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person – centred values. It is important we work in this way in order to promote individuality, this allow individuals to make informed decisions and choices, as well as understand the consequences as well as possible risks of such decisions and choice that may well relate to their own health and wellbeing. We must do this within the appreciation of rights within the care value base. We can uphold this by empowering individuals to maintain their own independence. Each individual should have the right to privacy which encourages that person to maintain dignity and self-respect.
As a social care worker, you must strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users and carers which includes being honest and trustworthy, communicating in an appropriate and straightforward way, respecting confidential information, being reliable and dependant and adhering to policies and procedures about accepting gifts and money from service users and carers. 3. As a social care worker, you must promote the independence of service users while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. You can follow this by following practice and procedures designed to keep you and other people safe from violent and abusive behaviour at work, promoting independence of service users and assisting them to understand and exercise their rights. 4.
Their personal beliefs should be respected. Choice: Each individual you are supporting should be allowed and supported to make choices. They should be given thorough information in order to make informed choices themselves and you must acknowledge the benefits of their choices. Never take over because you can do things faster or because you think something should be done a particular way. Always involve the individual in decisions about their care and support.
Encouraging people to be independent even if they choose riskier option. Giving them dignity and respect in all aspects of their life. When implementing all the above the carer has created productive environment and the professional relationship has changed into more equal partnership. 2. Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values (1.1.2)
Unit 11 – P1 “Explain how individual rights can be respected in a supportive relationship.” To be able to have a good relationship amongst service users and care workers there have got to trust each other because without trust the won’t be able to have a good relationship as it can be difficult because of the lack of trust. Trust can be gained through the way care workers communicate with their service users, patience, and an appropriate behaviour. With this way a care worker and a service user will develop a supportive relationship. It's also very important that service users’ needs and beliefs are respected as well as valued. Care workers shouldn't think they got all the power for their service users just because there in their care.
1.1 There are different principles of support and some of these principles include: Independence, Individuality, and Rights. Others are choice, Equal opportunity, privacy and anti-discriminatory practice. INDEPENDENCE: Individual’s should be supported to maintain their independence because it enables them to have choice and control over their lives and the services they use (Moonie, N 2006). INDIVIDUALITY: Professionals should be aware of the individual’s original identity and work with them as individuals rather than the needs of a group of people with particular reference to their weaknesses, abilities and personalities (Moonie, N 2006). RIGHTS: the Human Rights Act 1998 gives the individual’s certain rights and should be respected and protected at all time (Moonie N 2006).
They have to treat every person as a an individual personality to respect and support his wishes. Near all this he needs to promote opportunities equal for service users and for the employees, this may include a diversity of cultures and values. Another reponsability consists of doing their best to maintain the trust and confidence for this they have to be honest and trustworthy. An important figure plays the communication. Its a way to get closer to them being open and sincere.
Person-centred values must apply at all times as it’s about the individuals and what they want. The way I notice that all individuals have their own likes and can make their own choices. The individuals need to have their own independence and are all different in their own ways and we have to respect this. We must respect their dignity and privacy as it is the individual’s right to be treated fairly at all times throughout no matter what. We must treat every individual the same regardless of any medical conditions, religions, culture and life style and deserves the same care and respect.
Person Centred Approaches: •Supporting people to access their rights •Treating people as individuals •Supporting people to exercise choice •Making sure people have privacy if they want it •Supporting people to be as independent as possible •Treating people with dignity and respect •Recognising that working with people is a partnership rather than a relationship controlled by professionals Why person centred values are important and how they influence social care work: Person centred values are important because they allow: •The person/patient to be treated with individuality •The individual is able to make their own choices •The individual knows their rights and is encouraged to have their input in decision making •The individual's privacy is maintained at all times •The individuals independence is promoted and encouraged •The individual's dignity and respect is always maintained •The individual works in a mutual partnership with all carer's and professionals Person centred values influence social care work by: •Allowing the needs of the individual to be met •Providing the best possible quality care service to the individual •Ensuring the individual has a good quality of life •Allowing the individual to be treated in ways that you would expect and want to be treated. Factors which can contribute to the well-being of individuals: •Intellectual factors such as stimulating work or education and hobbies/leisure activities •Physical factors such as a balanced diet, adequate sleep and regular exercise •Emotional factors such as mental stability/instability, good self-esteem and good support networks •Environmental factors such as pollution in the air and water •Social factors such as unemployment, lack of housing and poverty. •Genetic factors such as inherited diseases and disorders •Economical factors such as the individual's income