1.3 Analyse The Barriers And Challenges To Communication Case Study

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501 - 1.3 Analyse the barriers and challenges to communication within your own job role. Answer : We have a very varied clientele at my work place with different disabilities some can speak and some are non verbal, some have a hearing impairment and some a visual impairment, We get to know our residents well and get to know how the individuals communicate, they all communicate in very different ways this is always documented in their care plans and discussed in supervisions and staff meetings so all staff are aware of how they communicate and what they may be trying to communicate to us, I always adapt the environment to the needs of the resident and gain their trust to make them as comfortable as possible. I always repeat what i am communicating with them if this important and if they are able to, get the resident to repeat what they can back to me or look for signs of body language to make sure they have understood. Some use ipads to assist with their comunicaton and the text function on their mobile phones. Not all our staff use English as a first Language so whenever talking to them I try and simplify what i am saying and make sure they have understood by asking them to repeat back to me. We currently have a SU who is Polish and speaks very little…show more content…
i.e. if a GP needs information and requests this by phone, we ask them to put it in writing or email and we respond the same way so as to ensure the person requesting the info is who they say they are. If permission is given by SU's we will share information from their care file with professionals and families, but if permission is refused we explain that information cannot be given and why. One of the main problems is families (mothers) wanting information about son or daughter, we have to handle this sensitively if permission is refused by our SU as they are all
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