This way I ensure risks concerning activities are minimised and therefore reducing the risk of injury or harm to the individual and myself. Understanding signs of neglect/abuse is also important so I am able to report it to the relevant third party to protect the individual. 2.1 Sometimes individuals may want to do something which could be a risk to their Health and safety. As a support worker i have a duty of care to that person and must do all that I can to keep them safe but also have a duty to respect the individuals rights and choice. 2.2 It could be that the individual no longer wants to use a walking aid but their care plan states they need it to move around.
Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights Me as a care assistant I have to do everything to keep my residents safe, I have duty of care to that people. Sometimes my residents they want to do something which can be dangerous for them. On the other hand, I have to respect their choices and rights. I have to explain nicely what the risk is and find the way to compromise. All of my action taken should be documented including any risk assessment carried out.
Unit 205 – Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Outcome One 1.1 Duty of care means having the main responsibility of caring for someone else, it may be someone who is too young, too old, too ill, or unfit mentally to care for themselves. It sometimes includes taking actions for their best interest, and assisting the person's hygiene, safety, meals, transportation, and other medical or physical needs in a way which will not be detrimental to the health, safety and wellbeing of that person. It could also include staff falling out, breaking confidentiality, swearing and behaviour, absent staff members and lack of team work. 1.2 The duty of care affects my work role on a day to day basis, I have to prioritise and often make decisions for client’s best interest.
Prepare a set of notes to help you in this supervision session. In the notes, you must include an explanation of: Ai: What is meant by the term “duty of care” Duty of care means social care workers must do everything they can to keep the service users in their care safe from harm. Care workers have duty or the responsibility care this could include be assisting after service user’s safety, make choice, prepare meals, transportation, personal hygiene and other medical or physical needs. Employer also has a duty of care for staff members, to ensure that working conditions are safe, and suitable to deliver the service. Duty of care also involves safe guarding, protection of vulnerable adults from abuse and harm, social care workers have duty of care to report allegations and suspicions of abuse and whistle blowing policy.
Soonest as possible but not later than 24hours of my suspicions I call to the office and contact the Safeguarding Tem. 5.2.2 Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused: In case when the individual have been abused, I take the event seriously. I always d follow the company´s Policies and Procedures, keeping the Confidentiality and proceeding by the Importance of Agreed Ways of Working. I should protect the person. Report to safeguarding Authority or to the police.
Be aware of dilemmas that may arise about Duty of Care and the support available for addressing them 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the Duty of Care and an individual’s right You may have a case as a care worker where an individual may want to do something which could be a risk to their own health and safety. It’s your duty of care to do all you can to keep them safe but you also have the duty to respect them as an individual. This causes a dilemma. An example of this is a resident no longer wanting to use her Zimmer Frame, but in her care plan it states that she uses it to help her move
HSC 34 1.1 My understanding of duty of care is ensuring the wellbeing and making sure the residents are safe in my care. To make sure we provide a daily personal needs for the clients/ service users according to their daily needs by following their care plans 1.2 By protecting clients health , wellbeing and clients and stuff rights and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. By provided with the required training need to, to do the job right. 2.1 Is dilemmas when the client refused to have a wash/bath every time and it end up in conflicts between me/carer and a client where i have to explain the important of higyne and what might happen if they don’t have their bath. To make sure they agree to what they have to do i have to make sure they understand the important of what they have to do and why they have to and asure them that I will be able to assist in anyway they need to be assist with.
The client could be someone too old or too young, too ill or mentally unwell to care for himself or herself. The care could include looking after someone’s personal hygiene making them clean. Or it could be meals, safety, transportation and various other medical or physical needs. Describe how the duty of care affects own work role Always acting in the best interests of the client and there care needs. Keeping my knowledge and skills up to date.
Once this meeting is booked and accepted by all parties, I make my own agenda or write up an agenda provided by my director in preparation for the up and coming meeting, then at the meeting I have the topics that need to be covered. This makes my minute taking much easier also; I take accurate minutes and make sure they are typed up as soon as I am able to. These minutes are the circulated to those who attended and those who were unable to attend, each are asked to read and sign once they are happy with the content. I then file these on our company zdrive which is dated and timed encase we ever need to retrieve them. 1.2 I was recently involved in performance supervision, this had to be dealt with in a tactful way, the supervision was
1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Where anyone needs care and suppport it unfortunately leaves them more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and neglect, as health care assistants, as well a managers and company directors, it is our job to ensure that the vulnerabilities are not exploited. The main safeguarding aspects of duty of care when working with individuals in health and social care settings are as follows:- Principle of safeguarding A) Recognise and meet physical, emotional and psychological needs. Duty of care action 1) know what is required for health and wellbeing. 2) observe and record physical, behavioural and psychological indicators that show a person is well. 3) work with other colleagues and also relatives.