Unit 207 Task A Ai) Person centered values means treating the clients as individuals making sure that they are being treated with dignity and respect, making sure that they have there privacy, and that they have their independence, we need to make sure to give clients a choice of different things and that they have a right to choose them, we also need to recognise that working with professionals is partnership not a relationship. Aii) It is important for care workers because we want to treat our clients as individuals and they way you want to be treated. The main reason why it is important is because it is a law requirement, they come from different acts such as, Human Rights Act 1998, Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the Codes of Practice. Care Quality Commission got the essentials standards from the Health and Social Care Act. If the person centered value are all being followed correctly then the clients should feel happy and content.
Who will assume the financial responsibility involved with post-operative care? Did Marianne ever discuss end of life choices with either immediate or extended family members? Does she have a diary that can bring input to her own care? Discussing her cultural and religious beliefs with the family may facilitate this decision. Hopefully, the answer to these questions might bring resolution for the family to what is best for Marianne.
Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice Know how to address dilemmas that may arise between an individuals rights and the duty of care Know how to recognise and handle comments and complaints Know how to recognise and handle incidents errors and Duty of Care is defined simply as a legal obligation to Always act in the best interest of individuals and others Not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm Act within your competence and not take on anything you do not believe you can safely do. As a care worker you owe a duty of care to the people you support your colleagues your employer yourself and the public interest. Everyone has a duty of care – it is not something that you can opt out of.
Person-centred values must apply at all times, it’s about the individuals and what they want. All individuals have their own minds and can make their own choices. They need to have their own independence and are all different in their own ways and we have to respect this. We must respect their dignity and privacy as it is the individual’s right to be treated fairly at all times throughout no matter what. We must treat every individual the same regardless of any medical conditions, religions, culture and life style and deserves the same care and respect.
The values which one person feels are important in their life may not be so to another. To provide the best support to a person, their values must be taken into account and by doing so you will be empowering that person, increase their self determination and improve their independence. A person’s values will include their Individuality – as a carer you see each person as an individual and promote their interests, aspirations and needs in all you do. Your organisation should fit around these individualities not the person fit in with the organisation. Rights - the rights of people are protected by law, and in particular by the Human Rights Act 1998. protects people from harm and guarantees them basic entitlements such as the right to respect and equality Choice – Choice means having access to a wide range of options and information.
And also within the policies, procedures and agreed working ways of your manager. It’s all about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals, their family, friends and their property. A duty of care also includes respecting the persons wishes and protecting and respecting their rights. It’s your responsibility as a carer to; • Protect the rights and promote the interests of individuals • Establish and maintain the trust and confidence of individuals • Promote the independence of an individual’s whilst you are still keeping well out of harm and danger • Respect the rights of individuals whilst still making sure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or anybody else who may be around them • Be accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving your knowledge and skills Your employer’s responsibilities are; • Clearly defining jobs and undertaking risk assessments • Ensuring the environment you are working in is safe • Providing acceptable training and feedback on performance • Ensuring that staff do not work excessive hours • Providing areas for rest and relaxation • Protecting staff from bullying or harassment, either from fellow workers or third parties • Protecting staff from discrimination • Providing communication channels for employees to raise concerns • Consulting employees on which concern them In holding your duty of care you may face some problems and a difficult
Introduction to Duty of Care in Health and Social Care settings 1.1 Define the term Duty of Care A duty of care means that all health and social care professionals and organisations providing health and care services, must act in the best interests of the people they support. They also have to do everything in their power to keep people safe from harm and exploitation. As a care professional, you must ensure that you do not do something, or fail to do something, that causes harm to someone. You have a professional duty of care to act only within your own competence and not to take something you are not confident about. 1.2 Describe the Duty of Care which affects your own practice It is important to only carry out duties that you are competent and confident in under taking the duty and it is important that the task are in your job description and declining care work that is not.
It influences social care work, because when we are caring for someone we have to be able to recognise that everybody is different and we must not impose our preferences to them. The personal beliefs should be respected and encouraged. Choice We need to be aware that each service user has the right to make choices and also how they can benefit from this. It is important both physically and mentally for a service user to make choices each day. It has an influence on social care work, because we need to make sure that we are communicating well, and listening to the individual's wishes and preferences, and we need to remember not to dothings without discussing it with service user.
QCF Unit 1 Introduction to communication 2.1 I can find out an individual’s preferred communication methods by asking the client, reading their care plan, ask relatives, ask colleagues, medical notes or previous placement plans. 2.2 Within my work setting I work with a client who use’s pecs to help his communication needs. These a small pictures with the written word underneath them. They are used when offering a choice of activities or a choice of food, usually two pec symbols are given at a time. 2.3 Sometimes we need to seek advice externally from someone such as a psychologist, music therapy, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist to be able to improve our communication with a client.
Promote independence of the individual which protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. Respect the rights of individual whilst seeking to ensure behavior does not harm themselves or others. Uphold public trust and confidence in your service. Be accountable for the quality of my work and I take responsibility for maintaining and improving my knowledge and skills. 2.1 The service we provide must reflect the needs of the people we support and by constantly improving our services we can better meet the need of the individuals and support their development.