[202] Principles of personal development in adult social care settings [202.1] understand what is required for good practice in adult social care roles. Assessment Criteria | 1.1 | | Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out. The duties and responsibilities required by my employer are not the only requirements of working in social care. The code of practice for Social Care workers is a list of statements that describe the standards of professional conduct and practice that is required by Social Care Workers in their daily work these were originally set by the General Social Care Council and have now been amended by HCPC (health care profession care council).The regulator in the UK country where I work will require that you follow a code of practice which is the ‘standards’ that any person working in care must follow, and for employers of social care workers that would list out the duties and expectations for everyone who works in that sector. Having a code of practice is important in social care due to the fact within this sector you are working with people that are very vulnerable in society.
Those clients who exhibit such issues are referred onto to mental health care professionals via their referral route, i.e. they are referred back to their GP, NRGDS or advised to seek GP assistance. 2.1 Explain the nature and constraints of the counsellor role within different settings. At the time of writing, Tyne Trans does not have the resources to offer a qualified counselling service. They are, however, attempting to instigate a “befriending” service whereby volunteers are to be drawn from the current membership and be given “key worker” roles within Tyne Trans, and receive some formal training in relation to this.
Where members of UKCP who describe themselves as psychotherapists are generally educated to master’s level and are mostly self-employed in private practice. UKCP emphasises the importance of continuing professional development for its members and recognizes the need to consult with other professionals about work with clients when required. BACP however, has a code of ethics that requires counsellors to have supervision for their work with clients regularly for as long as they are in practice. BACP place considerable
Assessment and Accountability in Mentorship Introduction A mentor is according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council a Nurse or Midwife that is responsible and accountable for facilitating learning, assessing performance and producing evidence of achievement or non- achievement of students in practice (NMC 2006). As the main aim in its Code (NMC 2008) is to protect the health of the public and the delivery of high quality care the mentors are established as “gate-keepers” to the professional register. To be able to carry out this task, the NMC further indentifies eight key skills in its' Standards that a nurse needs to develop in order to become a mentor and support learning and assessment in practice. This assignment aims to explain the terms of assessment and accountability as applicable to a Nurse mentor on the example of two first year adult branch nursing students in a Dermatology department. Main Body The clinical environment with its potentially unpleasant new experiences can have a big impact on a student (White and Ewan 1991cited in Stuart 2007).
Physician Assistants work in a vast amount of environments; anywhere from a private practice at military installations, military combat operations overseas, correctional institutions, research centers, doctor’s office and hospital settings that include areas anywhere from the pediatric department, the surgical ward, the orthopedic section, internal medicine clinics etc. Physician Assistants undergo education and graduate from an accredited PA educational program and certification board named the national commission on certification of Physician Assistants also known as the NCCPA. There are a few things that might be confusing to someone who has not had much interaction with Physician Assistants. Some people think that Physician Assistants are assistants to a physician. Physician Assistants work together with doctors in a medical team; PAs have their own patients under a written agreement with a licensed physician and make clinical decisions and provide a broad range of care, from diagnosis to complete patient care that includes minor procedures, prescription of medications, and depending on specialty many other services.
In these cases such a role would be greatly defendant on the work environment in specific settings. Generally though, LPNs will often function as a support worker in for registered nurses. In most cases licensed practical nurses will hold power and authority on the floor setting. With enough and expertise and experience licensed practical nurses are sometimes given the leadership role of managing and training unlicensed assistive personnel as well as certified nursing assistants in direct patient care. When the licensed practical nurse demonstrates competency and leadership skills licensed practical nurses are sometimes asked to take on some of the responsibilities
In addition to the formalized education they receive in nursing school, there is also much to learn when they transition from student to professional nurse. It is the responsibility of the organization to make sure that their staff is competent and skilled to perform the duties expected of them. Morrison (2011) states “When patients or clients enter the healthcare system at any level, they make at least one assumption – that those who are treating them know what they are doing”. In the case of Lawanda Person and St. Dismas hospital, it seems that there were many areas where fault could be found. Lawanda Person was a recently graduated nursing student with limited medical/surgical unit experience hired to work in a critical care unit at St. Dismas Hospital.
The admissions tutors will be looking for you to explain why a career in health is really where you see yourself - what is it that is making you apply for this course rather than any one of the many others that are out there? Relevant work experience We strongly recommend all applicants to gain experience within a care setting. Whilst in most cases it is not possible to work in a directly comparable environment you can develop transferable skills which enhance an application. Even if you are not able to gain experience in a care setting, try to think of the skills you have gained in any other employment, voluntary work or activities that you do/have done. Of the skills you have, why are they needed to be a health professional?
2.2 Describe different working relationships in social care settings – The different working relationships in social care settings are between the caregivers and the service users, caregivers and professional bodies such as GP’s, psychology, dentists etc..., Caregivers and the service user’s family members, and also between colleagues and management. For each of these I develop a different type of working relationship and some will be more formal than others for example would not address a visiting doctor in the same way I would a service user although I always ensure that I maintain a professional manner. 2. Understanding the importance of working in ways that are agreed with the employer 3.3 Describe why it is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job role The scope of my job is the sum of everything I have to do to get my job done to the highest standards. It sets out and describes the activities or duties I have to do, how, when, where and who with.
They could be a professional person you can trust such as a: • Doctor • Nurse • Social Worker. Or it could be: • someone who regularly cares for or supports you • someone in your family • the police • a friend • a lawyer • a carer at your care home, or day centre, or in your home • a church minister • someone from a charity, like Age Concern, Mencap or Mind • a lecturer or someone else from your college • a care inspector from the Care Quality