If an emergency situation should arise, it is permissible for staff to use minimum force to prevent serious injury to self or others provided this is for the least amount of time to bring the situation under control. Restrictions may not be used if/when they are not in accordance with a behavioural support plan, the only exception to this is emergency/unexpected situations where restrictions are used to prevent serious injury. Also interventions will not be used to deprive the people we support of their right to dignity, self-respect,
If the nurse is not sensitive to these minute needs, it can cause the patient to be unable to trust the medical team meeting the needs, and understanding the importance of more serious issues. As a nurse, it is important to understand state and institutional policies regarding certain situations. Restraints are not recommended for this patient who is able to respond appropriately to questions and express needs. A nurse must consider the serious consequences that applying restraints may lead to, and with this knowledge, restraints would not have been considered. As a nurse it is important to make sure that tasks are being delegated appropriately to UAPs and they understand when they need to report problems of concern to the nurse.
And in addition the client may tell us themselves, information which we may deem risky to the clients or others lives. All information should remain confidential, and if the therapist breaches this, then they are likely to be sued. However if the life of the person is at risk or society as a whole then we may deem it necessary to breach confidentiality, however there is no consensus on what is deemed as harmful, and we would need to follow our governing body such as the BACP or Hypnotherapy society guidelines on how to deal with this. In most cases if you feel confidentiality has to be breached you should inform your client, as to the reasons why, this should be discussed in the initial consultation how and when you would do this, so you have an agreement before you start
Developing these values start from birth and the developing of stages factors from our surroundings. Parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends influence our values and ethical behavior with their own modeling. Human service professionals require high ethical standards to service those in need effectively. Workers value accountability and appreciation to ensure the treated receive the best care. Human service professionals articulate behavior, which can effectively express sympathy and empathy for the clients.
Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice. The importance of continually improving my knowledge, is to ensure that the I am aware of, and follow, the current health & social care standards, legislation, and guidelines for good practice. Learning new skills and refreshing training enables me to progress, and achieve within my career and working practices. Personal development not only benefits an individual, but also the organization, and the residents who receive the services. The focus of training tends to be on the staff group delivering the services, to ensure that all recommendations and standards are achieved.
Continually improving and adapting approaches benefits both service users and practitioners, ensuring that each individual needs are catered for. This will also enable you to establish what training or mentoring you need. How can standards be used to help a social care worker reflect on their practice? You need to know the standards to understand what is expected of you as a health and social care worker. Once you know these you will be able to reflect and ensure you are
They also enable you to provide good quality service working within the law and most importantly aim to keep you and the individuals you support, safe from danger or harm. Policies and procedures are to be adhered to in conjunction to the service users care plan, where the management of the individuals daily care needs are agreed and documented. It is important to have up-to-date agreed ways of working as there may be changes in policies within the law and the company may have to implement these policies to help protect the vulnerable. There is a duty to keep service users safe by following policies, procedures and working within your job role. Each job title entails particular duties and responsibilities.
Physical intervention may only be used upon ensuring safeguards are in place for the member of staff and also the person involved and when social and mechanical intervention is not sufficient . Moderate risk to prevent danger to others should be expected but physical intervention may not be used if there is a substantial risk of injury or it conflicts with any individual care plans in place. Holding or restraining the service user should only involve contact with robust areas of the body – i.e. arms, legs and torso. It should not involve pressure against a joint, holding by the neck, hair, fingers or any sexual area.
[CU1571] Promote Positive Behaviour [CU1571] Promote Positive Behaviour [CU1571.1] Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support 1.1 Explain how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relating to positive behavior support are applied to own working practice My employers supply us with mandatory training to ensure that we are familiar with the current legislations and framework that relate to all aspects of my job role such as the Health and social care act 2012 which implement a code of practice to ensure that the support we provide for the service users are of the highest possible standards. The service I work for are subject to regular inspections by the care quality commission (CQC) to ensure that all aspects are being met not only care quality but gauge how we encourage positive behaviour while maintaining a high and safe standard. Each service user in my work setting have an individual behavioral support plan which have been created by a multi-disciplinary team, along with the families and the individuals themselves, to set out guidelines around each individuals specific needs and ensure that they are receiving sufficient and adequate support and promote positive behavior. As a support worker working closely with the individuals on a daily basis it is important for me to report and document any behaviour that the individual displays whether it be a positive or challenging behaviour. This helps us to see a pattern of when these behaviour occur and along with a multi-disciplinary team help to develop strategies that support and encourage the positive behaviour with hope that it may also reduce any challenging behaviours.
Part 3: Policies and practices for positive care. Part A. A positive care environment brings service users the understanding that they are recognised as individuals and respected by their needs and wants being met by service staff. There are relevant acts of legislations that encourage this by promoting a positive care practice with several laws. According to the As level for Edexcel, Health and social care book, by Neil Moonie, there are two key elements to creating a positive care environment.