Unit 4222-242 Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice. Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion when working with individuals with dementia 1.2 Every person has unique needs and preferences. A person with dementia may have the early onset so will have different needs to those in later stages. You need to be aware that they may not be able to express themselves and do things they used to. They may find it difficult to carry out physical tasks due to sensory loss.
As dementia affects a person's mental abilities, they may find planning and organizing difficult. Being independent may also become a problem. A person with dementia will therefore usually need help from friends or relatives, including help with decision making. Most types of dementia can't be cured, but if it is detected early there are ways to slow it down and maintain mental function. Dementia is a collection of symptoms including memory loss, personality change, and impaired intellectual functions resulting from disease or trauma to the brain.
Poor lighting can prevent a person from noticing non-verbal communication and could reduce a hearing impaired person’s ability to lip read. Environments that are too hot or cold cause discomfort and those that lack privacy discourage people from expressing their feelings and problems. Developmental stage – a person’s developmental stage could limit their ability to communicate and may be a barrier to effective communication if you don’t take this into account when choosing your words or way of talking to them. Don’t use long sentences, complex words or unusual phrases with young children, for example. Sensory deprivation and disability – visual impairment may reduce a person’s ability to see faces or read written signs and leaflets.
As a carer non-verbal communication will become important, body language, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact and tone of voice will have to be taken into account when communicating with a sufferer. As the dementia progresses, it gets more difficult for the sufferer to put a sentence together, regular responses like ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ will be maintained for the longest period of time, in the later stages of dementia the person may find it difficult to speak at all. 2. Explain how physical and mental health factors may need to be considered when communicating with an individual with dementia Individuals with dementia may have other difficulties such as loss of hearing. It is therefore important to ensure that any hearing aids are working well and that you speak in a loud clear voice so you can be understood.
Assignment 303 Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings. Task A Ai explain in your own words what each term means. Give one example from care practice to illustrate your explanations. | Explanation | Example | Diversity | Diversity is about valuing individual difference. Diversity challenges us to recognize and value all sorts of differences in order to make our environment a better place for everyone to work.
Culture can affect practice of anti-discrimination though there being miscommunication though different ideas of body language that's in a person's culture, for example there's different ways of saying hello in cultures. Culture can also cause discriminatory practice though language barriers, this may cause problems though their not being a translator, the doctors or social workers can be discriminatory in the way of not getting someone to communicate or though not asking the patient what they want for their treatment e.g. whether they need
Unit 371 Understand and enable positive interaction and communication with individuals with dementia 1.1 Each person with dementia is unique and difficulties in communicating thoughts and feelings are very individual. There are many causes of dementia, each affecting the brain in different ways. Some changes you might notice include: * Difficulty in finding a word - a related word might be given instead of one they cannot remember * They may speak fluently, but not make sense * They may not be able to understand what you are saying or only be able to grasp part of it * Writing and reading skills may also deteriorate * They may lose the normal social conventions of conversations and interrupt or ignore a speaker, or fail to respond when spoken to * They may have difficulty expressing emotions appropriately Here are ways to encourage communication with a person suffering dementia speak clearly and slowly, using short sentences Make eye contact with the person when they're talking, asking questions, or having other conversations Don’t make them respond quickly, because they may feel pressured if you try to speed up their answers Encourage the person to join in conversations with others where possible Don’t speak on behalf of the person during discussions about their welfare or health issues, as this can make them feel invisible and they may not speak up for themselves in other situations Don’t patronise the person you're looking after, or ridicule what they say Don’t dismiss what the person you're looking after says if they don't answer your question or it seems out of context – instead, show that you've heard them and encourage them to say more about their answer Avoid asking the person to make complicated choices – keep it as simple as possible. You may find that you'll need to use other ways to communicate, and you may have to
Outcome 3 Reduce barriers to communication 1. Identify barriers to communication Jargon: When a service provider uses technical jargon the service user may not understand, using acronyms to refer to things for example. Cultural differences: The same thing may mean something different in another culture ie thumbs up means ok in our culture but in another culture it could mean something else. Health: A person may not be able to communicate as well if they are ill. Some long term illnesses like Parkinson’s can impair communication.
sometimes someone with sensory loss may find it difficult to know whether they are being spoken to. Being able to read letter emails or texts can sometimes cause people to stop using these form of communication. Using telephones can be difficult. Positive things that could be done is larger and different colour font being used. Speech programs installed on pc or telephone.
This can make a person an easy target for an abuser, this is because the person with dementia may not have the capacity to understand what they are being told to do or they may not have the cognitive ability to remember what has happened to them. There could be factors for the abuser which could include the abuser having lack of training and practice. Sometimes personal issues can play a massive part which could include the carer/abuser being stressed or having a history of abuse and continuing the cycle. There are many factors that may make a person more vulnerable to abuse. The factors include low self-esteem or self