Assessment 1 1) Perform research on the topic of personal work planning. In your own words, explain the importance of creating and maintaining personal work plans. If you are not working, but are part of an association or know of an organisation, please answer the question accordingly. It's important to develop effective strategies for managing our time at work to balance the time for more and less important or urgent and important tasks rather than those that are not so important. A personal work plan helps us to stay organized, meet deadlines and complete all the tasks involved in our job.
My employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver the service. ← describe how the duty of care affects own work role As a care practitioner , you have a duty of care towards the people you provide care or support for in your work role. This means that you are expected to: >put the needs and interests of those you provide care for at the centre of your thinking and practice >ensure that what you choose to do -or choose not to do- does no harm to those you provide care for. Care practitioners are accountable to their employer and to the law for providing care an support that is safe and wich promotes the health and wellbeing of the
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 outcome 2 must be assessed in a real work environment. Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for Wales and Northern Ireland (4222-22) 31 Unit 4222-203 Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people’s settings (SHC 23) Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1. explain what is meant by: diversity equality inclusion discrimination 2. describe ways in which discrimination may deliberately or inadvertently occur in the work setting 3. explain how practices that support equality and inclusion reduce the likelihood of discrimination.
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. By placing all these together the care plan is tailor-made to that particular person. 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values The values that underpin our work have an impact on our day to day work.
Unit Title: Unit sector reference: Level: Credit value: Guided learning hours: Unit expiry date: Unit accreditation number: Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings SHC 24 2 1 9 28/02/2015 H/601/5474 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children and young people in a wide range of settings. It introduces the concept of duty of care and awareness of dilemmas or complaints that may arise where there is a duty of care. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the implications of duty of care Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Define the term “duty of care” 1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role Exemplification Duty of Care includes the concepts: to keep individuals safe to keep individuals free from harm to give choice The work role could be that of a carer, support worker, health care assistant. 2 Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights 2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemmas Dilemmas include: The individual may want privacy in the bathroom but it is not safe for them to be left alone as their mobility is poor; The individual is diabetic and wants to eat cake and sweets; The individual wants to live independently but does not have the necessary abilities for this to happen; All individuals in the setting want to go to bed at 10pm. Rights include: choice independence 1 © OCR 2010 Learning Outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can: Exemplification privacy.
It also my role to make sure that my duty is carried out safely and | | | effectively in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Question 3:Whilst working with your service users, you may be confronted with situations where your duty of care conflicts with an individual’s rights and creates a dilemma for the carer. Answer the following questions on this: | | 1. | Give some examples of these types of conflicts or dilemmas that you have to deal with(describe at least two): | | | | | | When the resident refuses to
1.2. How does this contribute to the safeguarding or protection of individuals? By working within standards set out and within our own capacity we will prevent harm from occurring to ourselves, others and the individual. By giving an individual choice and respecting their views/wishes they know that their independence has not been taken from them, giving them more confidence if an issue of safeguarding etc were to arise. To understand and be able to pass on the procedures in place if we are suspicious or aware of abuse, an individual being endangered or poor work practice by another carer or agency.
They also have to do everything in their power to keep the service users safe from harm. Your duty of care underpins everything that you do, it is what underlies the codes of practice and it should be built into your practice on a day to day level, exercising your duty of care is also a legal requirement and what would be tested in court in the event of a case of negligence or malpractice. Aii) How the duty of care affects the work of a social care worker. Service users have a right to expect that when a professional is providing support they will be kept safe and not to be neglected or exposed to any unnecessary risk. The expression is that we ‘owe’ a duty of care to the service users we work with.
Best practices for supervisors. Axia College of University of Phoenix Judith Hein For a supervisor to be able to effectively manage those employees under them, that supervisor needs to know some of the best practices in the areas of communication. Orientation and training, improving productivity, performance appraisals, resolving conflicts and improving relations among employees are examples of said practices. These practices will help to minimize problems within the company in each of these areas. A supervisor needs to be able to keep these practices in mind when working daily with their employees because these are common problem areas that can be displayed on a day by day basis.
Mental capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Awareness Knowledge Question Answers 1. Decisions that affect daily life, such as getting up or going to the doctors when ill, or decisions that may have legal consequences, such as medical treatment or making a will. 2. Illness, such as having had a stroke, where their mind or brain is affected by the influence of alcohol, or medication, or through depression or a mental health issue. 3.