...Caring for People with Additional Needs: Unit 26 (pass criteria only) Introduction * A brief introduction to the introductory pack including aims and objectives * Include a definition of additional needs * Explain why it is important for care practitioners to be aware of the different additional needs that people may have (150 words) P1 –Outline reasons why individuals may experience additional needs - Produce a newsletter * What are additional needs – What is a physical disability and how does it have an impact on an individual to be classed as an additional need? * What is a sensory disability? Give examples * What is a cognitive disability? Give examples (200 words) Define and describe the different types of disabilities, signs and symptoms, cause of the additional need and why they have an additional need – e.g. Down’s syndrome; cystic fibrosis, autistic spectrum, people with mental health problems, asthma, multiple sclerosis, paraplegia ( 1000 words) For example Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) & (ADD) are conditions which result in problem behaviour and poor attention span. Children find it hard to control their behaviour. They might be impulsive, restless and inattentive. Children can have problems learning and socialising. The causes of ADHD are not clear. Possible causes are thought to be brain injury, chemical imbalance in the brain, genetic links, environmental factors and a possible link to diet. Some of these...
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...Fathers’ Perspectives on the Emotional Impact of Managing the Care of Their Children With Cystic Fibrosis Claire C. Hayes, MSc, BSc, RCN, RM, RGN Eileen Savage, PhD, MEd, BNS, RCN, RGN In this article, fathers' perspectives on the emotional impact of managing the care of their children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are examined. The constant worry of living with the unpredictability of CF was highlighted in this study, drawing on interviews with eight Irish fathers, who experienced difficulties communicating their concerns to others. Despite efforts at not dwelling on CF, fathers described being surrounded by constant reminders. To minimize the emotional impact of managing their children's care, fathers described living from day to day rather than looking into the future. These findings demonstrate the need for supportive interventions in helping fathers manage the emotional demands of caring for their children with CF. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Key words: Fathers; Children with CF; Emotions; Worries YSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) IS a progressive, lifeshortening, multisystem disease of the exocrine glands, which predominately affects the respiratory tract and the gastrointestinal tract. Increased mucus production in the small airways resulting in progressive lung disease is the primary cause of death (Orenstein, Winnie, & Altman, 2002). Improvements in life expectancy into the third and fourth decades can be attributed to scientific and medical advances in treatment interventions...
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...independence Unit 11 P4,P5,M2 In this essay I will be outlining key legislation and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work, outlining working strategies and types of abuse procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of abuse. Also I will be describing legislation and regulations, working strategies and procedures used in health and social care to reduce the risk of two types of abuse. Relevant legislation and regulations There is a law that has been passed by authority such as, parliament. The people that have to benefit from this legislation and policies are vulnerable individual. The European convention and human rights and fundamental freedom 1950 and the human rights act 1998 spelt out the basic rights of all humans and regardless of their condition or situation. The anti-discrimination act- equal pay act, sex discrimination and the age discrimination act, all of this play apart in the abuse that occurs as a result of discrimination. Legislation Safe guarding vulnerable groups act 2006 Protection of vulnerable groups act 2007 Main points ● Set for people who Application ● This also applies to work with children and employed people and vulnerable individuals volunteers to be registered ● ● There are separate but liked barred lists for safeguarding authority those working with to be able for deciding Protecting vulnerable groups (PVG) act 2010 The independent children and adults ...
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...Unit 17: Working in the social care sector Explain the requirements for two different careers in the social care sector Introduction: In this assignment I will be choosing 2 different careers in the social care sector of my choice and briefly explain the different aspects to do with each. The two I have decided to look at our social work and care worker. P1-Explain the requirements for two different careers in the social care sector Requirements for a social worker- Social work is a graduate profession and you will need either a bachelor’s degree in it (BSW) or a postgraduate degree to register with Health and care professions (HCPC) in England. In order to get a degree you will be required to study a 3 year undergraduate degree or a 2 year postgraduate degree in social work that is approved by the Health and Care professional’s councils (HCPC). You will also need to pass background checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In order to study for an undergraduate degree in social work you will require, 5 GCSEs (A-C) including maths and English, at least 2 A levels, or an equivalent qualification such as BTEC National Diploma or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. You will need to have relevant experience in a social work or social care setting before being accepted on to the postgraduate course. That is why it is necessary you gain as much work experience as possible, either through paid work in community care settings or voluntary work. Some specialised universities...
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...P4, M2, D2 for Unit 6 I have made some progress regarding my action plan. I have attended a university open day and completed my personal statement for my UCAS application. My first action plan was to get distinctions in all my assignments. So far I have achieved 4 distinctions and will continue on working hard to achieve my goal. In order to achieve distinctions in the rest of the year I am going to create myself a time table which enables me to manage time effectively, therefore managing my time so I am able to complete all distinction criteria and get them handed in on time. This will help me to be more responsible and organised. To ensure that all my assignments are completed to the best of my ability I will need to attend all my sessions so that I do not miss any important information, take down brief key notes so that I can include everything which I have been taught in my assignments. I will make sure that my assignments are presentable by making sure that they include a front cover, page numbers and a reference page so they are aware from where I got my information from. During the study of my BTEC Health and Social Care programme I have gained knowledge. I have learnt to research topics and gather lots of information from different resources in order to complete my assignments. These will both be valuable skills when I go to university. Setting my own action plan has helped me to apply for university. I have realised how determined I am to finish my BTEC Extended...
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...Michelle Speed Sex Exploitation/Human Trafficking Speech Mr. Cox P4 11/8/15 "They forced me to sleep with as many as 50 customers a day. I had to give [the pimp] all my money. If I did not [earn a set amount] they punished me by removing my clothes and beating me with a stick until I fainted, electrocuting me, cutting me.", says a sex trafficking survivor from Cambodia according to equalitynow.org The 13th Amendment states," Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist in the United States, or any other place subject to jurisdiction.", Though this amendment is an important one, this basic right to freedom is still violated by so many today. Human trafficking is the trading or transporting of people for the purpose of work. This modern day slavery brings just about thirty-two billion dollars annually. Very few people realize that this occurs right in front of us everyday. So many young people are taken from their average lives and forced into slavery for sexual purposes. Girls and women make up ninty-eight percent of sex exploitation in human trafficking alone. Before, victims were teens left alone or run aways, now most victims are from a “caring” family who happened to be pulled in by an experienced predator. ABC news quotes FBI Deputy Assistant Director, Chip Burrus, “These predators are particularly adept at reading children, at reading kids, and knowing what their vulnerabilities are...
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...Legislations, strategies and procedures to reduce the risk of abuse to adults P4): Key legislations & regulations safeguarding adults work: Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006: This purpose of this act is to help protect vulnerable adults avoid harm and keep them safe from harm’s way, also people who are deemed unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults from gaining access to them through their work. However this act gives vulnerable adults their independence. Equality Act of 2010: The importance of this act is to protect all individuals from discrimination within the workplace whether they may be physically or mentally unable. This act legally protects individuals no matter their sexual orientation, age, race, disability sex, and religion /beliefs etc. for example if a service user came from a strict culture and it was seen as against the religion to be washed by a man, managers would have to allocate a woman to her aid in order to respect the service user and prevent harassment and risk of abuse to the individual due to their cultural and spiritual needs. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974: The purpose of this act is to enable some criminal convictions to be overlooked or ignored after the rehabilitation period. This act applies to individuals who are being re-introduced to society and it also applies to individuals who may not have a lifelong blot on their records because of a relatively minor offence in their past. The police Act of 1997: This act...
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...LECTURER’S COMMENTS ON ASSIGNMENT STUDENT NAME identifying details removed for privacy UNIT CODE 541 ASSIGNMENT TITLE Essay 3: 1. Critical thinking: 2. Adequate Coverage: 3. Relevance: 4. Creativity: 5. Presentation: Name: removed for privacy STUDKEY: STUDNUMBER: Course: Unit Coordinator: Assignment: Number 3 – Make a critical assessment of the contribution of an author other than your lecturer to the development of your understanding of teaching in a Christian community. What are the key ideas of the writer that have proved particularly insightful for you? Reflect on the contribution of this writer to your thinking in the light of the course material you have studied and your reading of other authors. Due Date: Email Sent: I certify that this assignment is my own work. STUDENT’S SIGNATURE: Parker Palmer has made a significant contribution to my understanding of teaching in a Christian community. Through access to his published works “To Know As We Are Known, The Courage To Teach” and “Let Your Life Speak”, I have been enriched by Palmer’s viewpoints and themes on teacher’s, teaching and community. In many instances I found his viewpoints and philosophies insightful, exciting, challenging, daunting and confronting. In some instances I found his position unrealistic to my experience of teaching while also finding myself disagreeing with what I would see as being his liberal approach to theology. Other author’s...
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...Safeguarding children and young people. P3. There are four main times of abuse which are defined in the UK government guideline, these are; physical, emotional/psychological, sexual and neglect. Bullying is not actually said to be a form of abuse however it is still abusive and will be included in one of the categories of abuse. Most children will naturally get cuts and bruises from their day to day life, any injuries should always been seen in light of the children’s history. Their medical and social history should be looked at as well the child’s developmental stage and the explanation given. Most of the accidental bruises are found over the more bony parts of the child’s body for example; knees, shins, elbows and the front of the body. The key indicators of physical abuse are bruises and other injuries which are either unexplained or inconsistent with any explanations given, or the child may give a different explanation to their parent/guardian or whoever did it to them. Cuts, bruises or injuries which are visible on soft parts of the body where accidents are unlikely are also a key indicator example; cheeks, bum or abdomen. Other signs of physical abuse could be unexplained bruises or marking, multiple bruising, human bite marks, cigarette burns, broken bones, scalds with upward splash marks, multiple burns and shaking. Changes in the child’s behaviour can also indicate abuse. The child may become fearful of their parents being approached, they may get worried at events...
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...P5- explain the strategies and methods that can be used to support children, young people and their families where abuse is suspected or confirmed. There are many factors that could lead the individual to suspect a child to be abused. These factors could be s howed through the individuals apprentice or the way in which they act. Health professionals use a variety of strategies and responses to help and support children and young people. For example if an individual’s self-esteem, confidence and resilience is low there become more vurable and at target for abuse. Whereas if a child or a young person has high self-esteem they will confident and less likely to be a target of abuse they are more likely to be talkative and notice that they are becoming a target of abuse. A child or young person with low self-esteem will be vulnerable as they are less likely speak out. To address this health and social care professionals should make the individuals feel valued and the child or young person should be aware and reminded of the qualities they have. This strategy would be appropriate in some situations but not others for example if an individual is beginning to act out at school this could be a clear sign there self esteem is quite low as they are putting a front on rather than showing weakness, by addressing this low self esteem individuals will begin to feel better about them self and express there feelings. The more we work on an individual self esteem the less likely they...
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...Reflection upon placement 1, Health Visitors 17/05/10 – 16/06/10 COMMUNICATION “Communication is the exchange of information with others. It is a process of sending and receiving messages. People communicate with signs and symbols, such as words, drawings and pictures. They also communicate with behaviour”, (Alvare et al, 2005:129). Communication is either verbal or non-verbal. Verbal communication is spoken. However, meanings can be interpreted differently due to tone, pitch and volume. Movements, facial expressions and posture displaying attitudes and emotions convey non-verbal communication. Therefore, the importance of effective communication in nursing cannot be overstated as miscommunication causes misunderstandings, misdiagnosis and even a lack of trust in the professional. In agreement with this, Walker et al state that interpersonal aspects of care are central to patient’s perceptions of quality of care. (2007:149). In this reflective essay, I will discuss the issues of prejudice and discrimination and how communication can convey both negative and positive attitudes. From my first clinical placement, I have learned how attitudes could have a profound effect on the level of care a client or patient receives. “Positive responses to cultural diversity include acceptance and knowledge, not bias or prejudice. A culture is a system of behaviours people learn from the people they live and grow up with. Each culture may have different lifestyles, religions, customs...
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...NU1505: HEALTH, SOCIETY AND CARE PROVISION INDIVIDUAL CASE STUDY (Word Count: 3,300) Introduction The author is intending to conduct a patient case study based on the care provision and elements of care that will focus on appraisal of the nursing model, socially or culturally as well as the presence of health awareness and promotion of the individual patient. The author will reflect on the identified frequent needs of an individual patient on a regular basis. The author will look at perceptions of health by the patient and their families/carers and multi-disciplinary teams with their approach to care provision, amongst others. Due to legal reasons and in respect of confidentiality the author will refer to the patient as ‘Bill’, the ward will be known as ‘Mental Health Unit’ or ‘MHU’ and the hospital as ‘local hospital’. This is necessary to protect the confidentiality and anonymity of the patients’ personal details and the hospital Trust. As the Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines (2004) state; ‘you have a duty to protect the confidentiality of the patient or client record’, therefore it is vital to value every patients’ record details and personal confidentiality as well as their views and beliefs. ‘Healthcare professionals should make all efforts necessary to ensure that a patient can give meaningful and properly informed consent before treatment is initiated. This is especially important when a patient has a more severe depression or is subject to the Mental...
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...occurring from the child himself (Montessori, 2012). “Help me to help myself” is a key concept of the Montessori approach. All children are born equal; they are all born with an innate desire to learn, to self-construct and to become independent (MCI, 2013a). Through an individualised, child-centred method the children are given the opportunities to learn at their own pace within a favourable environment. The favourable environment fosters and supports the child’s developing independence through its physical structure, the activities available and with the support of the teacher. The Montessori teacher must be a good observer, “the eyes of the teacher must be trained” (Montessori, 2012, p226), and understanding of the child’s development is paramount in order to provide the best guidance for the child. Freedom of movement allows the child to do things by her/himself thus leading towards independence, so the child should be allowed to move and choose freely, it is freedom but within limits and responsibilities (MCI, 2013a). Using a case study, we will look at independence as an intrinsic desire of young children and how the favourable environment supports its development. Montessori presents human development as a natural process working through sensitive periods, human needs and tendencies; the way humans naturally behave (Montessori, 2012). Children are born with an innate desire to explore, to communicate and to develop their independence by doing things for themselves (Montessori...
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...Supporting individuals with dementia P3 Describe the legislation and frameworks which govern work with individuals with dementia Enduring power of an attorney act- This is a legal tool that allows you to enact someone to make certain decisions on your behalf, this can include finances, health and welfare and also legal help. An attorney is appointed when you are no longer able to make decisions yourself or if you are not of sound mind. Enduring power of an attorney act allows you to choose someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf for example a trusted family member, this person must be over 18, be of sound mind and also be willing to take on this job. If there are no family or friends available one can be appointed to you. If an attorney is appointed to cover your finances such as things concerning property, they will do things on behalf of you such as paying bills, collecting income and/or benefits ensuring everything is there and selling your house. This can be useful for someone with dementia as if it comes to the stage where the person is no longer fit to take care of these financial issues an attorney can be enacted to help them out, also if the person with dementia is safer being put into an home an attorney can cover selling the house at the right price. If an attorney is appointed to deal with health and welfare they will have the job of deciding where is best to live, or day to day needs such as what you eat. If you wish you can give your attorney...
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...Unit 4: development through life stages Task 1 P4: Explain two theories of ageing Social Disengagement Theory The social disengagement theory is a theory that was discovered in 1961 by William Henry and Elaine Cumming and it claims the beliefs that as people get older and become more fragile (elderly), they would naturally tend to withdraw themselves from social involvement, being less active and restricting themselves from interacting with others. http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-disengagement-theory.htm (Pearson education limited, 2010, pg170). However this is not the case for all ageing individuals as reasons for their disengagement may not be the result of the theory. For example, ill health of an individual may be the reason they become less sociable as it may prevent/restrict them from doing things and interacting with people how they would’ve before. In the case study we learn of Martha and Catherine, two elderly individuals of 80 who out of choice live in sheltered housing due to physical disabilities and as looking after their own home is too stressful, who have taken to the theory in different ways. The social disengagement theory hasn’t yet affected Martha fully or her look on life as she enjoys interacting with others in the home she lives – ‘there are always people to talk to and sometimes we get together to play cards’. Martha says ‘I like to get out and walk in the park as much as possible in order to stay fit’, while however she said she ‘couldn’t cope...
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