It is based on the belief and values that people with learning disabilities are entitled to the same rights and choices as other members of society. To be included, and not segregated from other members of society. 1.4 Explain how the beliefs and values on which person-centred thinking is based differs from assessment and other approaches to planning. Person-centred thinking is based around the individual and what is important to live their life in a way that they want, and the support they required to achieve this. Assessments and other approaches take into account the basic requirements for each individual but the individual may not be involved with the decision on where they are placed.
c) Made it unlawful for employers to discriminate against people based on a disability, it gave individuals a greater chance to live a full life and achieve what they would like to do. It also ensured that provisions for disabled people in employment are met. d) Ensured that even if an individual was unable to make decisions themselves, they are protected by clear guidelines for those that make the decisions for them. It became unlawful for anyone to neglect or ill-treat an individual who lacked the capacity to make decisions themselves. Unit 245 – Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
Person Centred Planning is a method of supporting individuals and empowering them to take charge of the direction of their life and make goals which are achievable and ultimately lead to greater social inclusion and good quality of life in every aspect from good mental health to helping them achieve and overcome physical disabilities. Learning difficulties and disability has previously been approached by being agency focused, so the agency decided the goals for them and set their targets. Multi disciplinary meetings would be held and the individual’s disability and skills assessed and their care would be around that, therefore putting the disability first and not the whole person. Getting started with person centred thinking One of the best tools to start with is the 'One Page Profile' it is essentially a list of what people like and admire about the person, what the service user is telling us is important to them, and a description of what great support looks like for them:- everyone should have one! The one page profile can then be
Unit 4222-245 Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities (LD 201) Outcome 1 Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities. Human Rights act 1998 , Equality act 2010 , Disability discrimination act 1995, Mental Capacity act 2005. Human Rights act 1998 - Improved the standards of care given to individuals with a learning disability, it gave individuals the right to life, right to privacy and the right not to be subjected to degrading or inhuman treatment. Equality act 2010 - Protects the rights of individuals and promotes equality for all, gives the right for all people to be treated the same regardless of race, age, sex or disability. Disability discrimination act 1995 - Made it unlawful for employers to discriminate against people based on a disability, it gave indeviduals a greater chance to live a full life and achieve what they would like to do.
It may also help gain more social skills by going to a new social group which will have a positive outcome in education and employment because many interviewees look for people who have a lot of confidence who are independent and have good social skills. A guidance that could support positive working practices is 'Improving Life Chances Of Disabled People-White Paper' because it puts action programmes in place to give disable individuals more opportunities such as employment and education, this is done by enabling them to do things for themselves such as attending job interviews which promotes independence. This can improve the outcome for individuals whom are disabled because it gives them a larger opportunity to live independently which then leads to them having more opportunities in their life. A positive working practice which can improve the outcome for individuals with additional needs can be putting something in place to enable them to do something for example, an individual who has dementia wants to go out on a day trip so the professionals within the service plan to join in order to keep the residents safe and may also take them on dates and holidays to make their lives seem more normal to
Keeping active is good for all of our body systems. Losing independence can have a negative impact on individual health and well-being. 2, Explain how active participation promotes independence in the task of daily living Active involvement in learning to develop life skill can help individual to become independent. Learning in a safe environment and knowing that there is support at hand in case it is needed will give a individual confident and reassurance. Some individual who are being supported in the community will find care worker support and encouragement invaluable.
CT263: Understand the Context of Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities 1.1 Legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. 1. The Mental Capacity Act 2005. This provides a framework to empower and protect people who may lack the capacity to make some decisions for themselves. 2.
Socially could lead to more emotional harm, physical harm and intellectual harm. Our setting is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families. We aim to provide a secure and accessible environment in which all our children can flourish and in which all contributions are considered and valued. To include and value the contribution of all families to our understanding of equality and diversity. Provide positive non-stereotyping information about gender roles and diverse family structures, diverse ethnic and cultural groups and disabled people.
Also parents had to give a description of the capability of that child and if they did know then the professionals were unable to help. In my opinion this is a much better way of working together as all families can be helped in the best way. The “Department of Education” also outlines that the “Multi-agency working provides benefits for children, young people and families because they receive tailor-made support in the most efficient way”. Department of education (Accessed 20.12.12) they go one to say about the ways in which this co-operation is best fitted in this work ethic. One key example is early intervention; they are able to intervene with a situation almost immediately depending if the evidence gathered and shared to other professionals shows the Childs safety is being compromised.
It quotes, “A developmental delay can affect a child’s thinking, memory, problem solving, and understanding of cause and effect. Physical delays can also occur.” It tells how one can observe children and the way they grasp ideas in order to figure out if a child might possible be struggling with a learning (cognitive delay). Cognitive development delays can also include memory, making this article important for possible areas of error. Jones, Emily. (2009).