www.nursingtimes.net/nursingpractice-critical-report-of-castlebrook-abuse-failings www.bbc.co.uk.news/uk-winterbourneview-failed-to-protect www.cqc.org.uk/merseyside-care-home-failed-to-protect 3.4 Identify sources of information and advice about own role in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse. Advice can be found in the employers policies and procedures, from the CSCIW. 4.1 Explain how the likelihood of abuse may be reduced by: a By working with person centred values you can gain trust, people will feel they have someone to talk to, therefore they may open up in a bad situation. b. By encouraging active participation you can promote self -esteem, they can get to know their rights.
Outline agreed ways of working that relate to mansagging pain and discomfort are as follows: 1.Homes policies for pain management 2. Prescribed medication from your GP 3.Homely remedies 4.Practical measures from Health care assistance like changing positions of individuals Outcome 2 Be able to assist in minimising individuals pain or discomfort. 1. Describe how pain and discomfort may effect a indeviduals welbeing and communication. Pain can effect individuals communication so it is therefore important to observe their behaviour for signs of pain.
Principles of health and social care practice In this essay I will be describing the principles and outlining the procedures that are needed to safeguard colleagues and service users from harm I will also state the relevance of legislation, regulations, code of practice and policies and procedures, while defining the importance of them. The theories are also relevant to health and social care; I will state what theory is and how we benefit from inter-professional working also the impact it has on individuals and services what our roles and responsibilities are in an outside work settings. The principles of care provides the foundation upon which the principles of practices are applied, values are subjective and varies from people and culture. Service users should feel valued and recognised as an individual, promoting their rights in a way that enables the service user’s choices, involving them in making decisions to meet their needs taking in perspective their rights to be treated with dignity, and have their privacy and confidentiality respected Data Protection Act (1998) states organisations are legally required to do this, information must be shared only on a need to know basis example if a service user is a danger to themselves or others even if there is a risk to the health and welfare of the care worker etc, then information must be disclosed otherwise personal records must be kept confidential, service users have the right to access information that is stored about them Access to information Act (1985) and freedom of information act (2000) suggest that. Independence must be promoted so that with support they will feel empowered to take control of their own lives, Care workers must engage constantly with diverse ethnic groups to broaden their learning to implement better skills in practice.
1009). This indicates the complexity in managing bipolar disorder. Studies also show that psychotherapy is necessary to supplement and optimize the effects of medication (Steinkuller and Rheineck 338). Cognitive behavioral therapy helps patients manage the disorder by replacing negative behaviors with positive ones. Education is important with this form of treatment so clients can recognize how different factors affect the course of the disease and what they can do to manage these factors (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342).
By doing so it supports inclusion and ensures effective collaboration between services (Jukes 2002). This is strengthened by Roper et al (1996) who said that to maintain health it is essential to educate carers who give the direct care to individuals. Emerson (2011) describes and enhances the need for training as research indicates that support staff feels they have a lack of knowledge and by not having the skills to recognize and identify health needs of an individual in their
Effective communication in Health and social care settings is fraught with difficulty In this essay I will evaluate the role of communication while referring to the theories and will assess the barriers that we need to overcome. Effective communication is when the listener restates what they have heard in their own words and asks questions to show that they have listened. Rogers says that by actively listening you can demonstrate empathy “Developed by psychologist, Carl Rogers, Active listening is defined as listening to someone attentively in order to effectively receive the message that the speaker is trying to convey “(http://www.studymode.com/essays/Active-Listening-Paper-1085440.html, Robertson, 2005). Effective communication can affect
Effective communication helps care workers to give and receive information of the individuals care and welling being. It enables care workers to express understanding, support, trust and acceptance towards the clients. Effective communication also helps care workers to identify and support individual’s abilities and reduce dependency. Physical needs, care workers need to look for physical needs which involve pain, cold, hunger etc. Emotional needs, care workers need to help the client feel safe, poor communication may make the client feel threatened.
Why it is so important to respond to an individual's reactions when communicating in dementia care Responding to individual's verbal and non verbal reactions adequately is important because this way we promote quality of services, create trust and feeling of empathy and and are able apply organisation's equality and diversity policies. In order to achieve above mentioned goals, firstly we have to decode individual's verbal or non verbal message. Failing to do so we risk to cause confusion, misunderstandings or leave the service user with anxiety, frustration or bad feelings. In this report I will give several examples from my own and my colleagues practice. My colleague worked with a man who had a very poor speech following a stroke.
A GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING http://www.newham.gov.uk/PublishingImages/HealthSocialCare/Safeguarding-for-professionals.jpg What is Safeguarding? Safeguarding is the multi-disciplinary work to minimise and manage risk to vulnerable adults and children. It is protecting vulnerable adults or children from abuse or neglect. It means making sure people are supported to get good access to health care and stay well. It is wrong if vulnerable adults or children are not treated by professionals with the same respect as other patients.
It is used as a life planning model to enable individuals with disabilities and improve their own independence * Appropriate care: Health care in which the expected clinical benefits of care to balance the expected negative effects to such a level that the treatment is necessary * Safeguarding: Protection from harm or damage * Promoting independence: Encouraging the person in your care to do as much as they can for themselves * Aids to communication: A communication aid that helps a person to communicate more effectively with those around them * Legislation and guidance: A law or a group of laws The questions that I asked to Kerry were: 1) How do you promote Equality and Diversity in your role? 2) How do you maintain a service user’s dignity? 3) Are you support plans person centred? How often do you update these? 4) How do you know if the care is appropriate for the individual?