The implications of this essay will be discussed in relation to my future practice as a qualified Social Worker as a member of an inter-professional team. The concept of inter-professional working in recent years has been on the agenda since the 1940s and has been debated due to recognition of need (Quinney 2006). Since the 1970s government initiatives required different professions to work together to improve service delivery. More recently government legislation and policies have introduced partnership working for health and social care agencies, which led to inter-professional teamwork becoming the preferred model of working (Quinney 2006). Research indicates that, whilst there has been a generally held belief that collaboration is a very good thing and inter-professional teams have increasingly gained favour in recent years (Cartlidge et al 1991).
The health care environment has to change practice and tactics to remain viable by using evidenced-based business practice models to remain relevant. The tool assists leadership to deliberate issues and effectively distributes resources to areas in demand to mitigate financial loss resulting in poor quality of care. Currently the United States health care system is enduring significant nursing shortages that will have severe health care consequences on the Baby-Boomer generation.
In England the main current legislations and guidelines that apply are: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2008, Children Act 1989, Children Act 2004,Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010, Protection of Children Act 1999,Police Act 1997. Children Act 1989 – This act was brought in to reform and simplify the existing laws protecting children and young people in the UK at the time. It gave children and young people equal rights, feelings and wishes, and that their welfare is paramount. It also made clear that local authorities have a duty to provide services for children in need, their families and others. Children Act 2004 – The Children Act 2004 was brought about following an independent inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié by Lord Laming.
I will discuss what can be done to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases with you shortly. If we make the decision to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases put out into our air, we are able to reduce global warming. Many people believe that in order to help save our environment, drastic adjustments in our daily lives need to be done, however, that is a common misconception. To prove this to you, I am going to tell you what can be done around the home in order to reduce the negative effects of global warming. There are many simple things that can be done around the
President Obama is currently in the processes of rectifying this concern of the public. Before him, President Clinton made an effort to implement a reform policy in relation to healthcare which was stopped at the door. After President Clinton, health care costs and spending have risen, and the population without insurance benefits has increased (Blendon, Brodie, Benson, Altman, & Buhr, 2006). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which President Obama has implemented, empower citizens with choices for healthcare at affordable prices. His implementation has begun to change the forces of healthcare on all forefronts.
“Health and Social Care Workers provide good quality care by using an evidence based approach to Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation when working with Children and Families, Discuss...” Professionals working in the field of modern day Health and Social Care have faced rapid transformations in terms of the ways in which they work due to a cultural shift towards evidence based practice. Key theorist Davies, (2008) suggests that “the mutable and constantly evolving nature of social life and interactions has militated against the development of sound scientific and systemized approaches to practice that build on evidence and provide a framework for social work practitioners which enable service users and their carers to engage in a clear process and assists practitioners in implementing structured and knowledge-based work with people.” This assignment will make particular reference how using an evidence based approach to Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review in relation to working with Children and Families promotes good, quality care. Professionals practicing in teams specialising in this area have had to adopt new approaches to their practice underpinning up-to date legislation after serious incidences such as that of baby Peter Connelly and the case of Victoria Climbe. Such cases highlighted the need for accountability and the importance of following policies and procedures to provide clear cut multi-agency approaches to assessment that follow holistic frameworks and promote effective, evidence based interventions. The Social Work Policy Institution, (2002) defines evidence based practice as, “a process in which the practitioner combines well researched interventions with clinical experience, ethics, client preferences and culture to guide and inform the delivery of treatments and services.” Social workers practicing in children and
March 10, 2014 INTRODUCTION AND THESIS STATEMENT The effects of public policy on the social determinants of health are profound, numerous and far-reaching. Social determinants of health refer to the living conditions of individuals and communities, and are a major reflection, of the health outcomes of the population as a whole (Bryant, Raphael, and Rioux, 2010). Social determinants of health also indicate the degree to which a person can have access to the physical, social and personal resources required to satisfy needs and cope with the environment. Some of these resources are income, quality and access to education, food, housing, employment and working conditions, access to health care and social services (Raphael, 2007). Public policy on the other hand dictates what these living conditions will be, that is, favourable or unfavourable for the population.
Conflict Theory has a macro sociological approach which means it has been done on a large scale using statistics, figures and research. One main feature of Conflict Theory is that there are power differentials within society and that these are in place to control and constrain those who aren’t in power to enable them to keep valuable resources to themselves resulting in those who are not in power or within the “ruling classes” to face inequality as they are unable to access these resources. These resources are private education, health care and better quality of housing amongst others. Another feature of Conflict Theory is that this conflict will result in change and that society is ever changing. While this feature can be used to explain incidents and changes that have occurred within society there is still a large gap between the resources available to those who are considered lower class or underclass compared to those with wealth within the United Kingdom and according to The Guardian newspaper inequality has risen faster in Britain than in any other country since 1975.
It will touch on sociological theories and key reports such as The Black Report (1980), The Health Divide (1987), The Acheson Report (1998) and The Marmot Report (2010) these will explain the impact of what does influence health and why. Social Class was defined by the Registrar General in a system which was used from 1911 up until the 1990s which set this out in relation to occupation, housing, income and education in what may be referred to as a ‘Hierarchy’ system, Graham (2000). There was a growing need to replace this system as the original data collected was based largely on the status, wealth and occupation of the man of the household. Today’s structure of society has changed enormously for example, more women now work outside of the home and work full time even though unemployment levels are at their highest because of the economic recession, (Giddens 2009). Today the classification system used to denote socio-economic class reflects a different society and the terms for different classes have been replaced by; The ‘Advantaged’, ‘Marginalised Insecure’ and the ‘Disadvantaged’ (Graham 2000).
This is also said to have a significant impact both on peoples’ health status and mortality rates. Primary health care services will focus on better health for a population, and actively work to reduce health inequalities between different groups. The Treaty of Waitangi is a key document of Maori health which states that the Crown has an obligation to ensure Maori have a health status which is at least equal to that of non-Maori (WAVE, 2001). Unfortunately this is not currently the case. The mortality rate caused by potentially preventable