Qcf5 Unit 501

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Unit SHC 51 Use and develop systems that promote communication. 1. Be able to address the range of communication requirements in own role. 1.1 Review the range of groups and individuals whose communication needs must be addressed in own job role Responsibility: My responsibility is to manage packages of support for adults with learning disability and/or a diagnosis of autism in a supported living context in North Wales. This requires me to use a variety of interpersonal techniques in order to effectively communicate with the many differing groups and organisations we have contact with. Language and Culture: In accordance with the Welsh language act of 1967 consideration must initially be given to the language and cultural background of each individual. Support is therefore provided to meet language and cultural needs. Communication Definitions: ‘Communication involves the reciprocal process in which messages are sent and received between two or more people’ (Bazler Riley, 2008) ‘Communication is something we do in our internal world of thoughts and in our external world by speaking, writing, gestures, drawing, making images and symbols or receiving messages from others’ (Crawford, Brown and Bonham 2006) Below is a general list of people I need to communicate with on a daily, weekly or monthly basis: Residents (service users) Visitors/Family members Social Workers Community Nurses Other Managers Teachers Property Managers Voluntary Organisations Doctors/psychiatrists Other health professionals (i.e. SALT’s) Care Workers What’s Appropriate and beneficial? I have discovered that because of the diversity of people I am in contact with communication levels have to be adjusted accordingly and the kind of relationship developed varies. For example for meetings that involve health professionals and service users together
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