for individuals who are lacking the mental capacity and need somebody else to help them manage their legal, financial and health problems. The mental capacity act therefore made it legal so that those who are unable to make their own decisions have the ability to choose somebody who they feel they can trust to help manage their finances, properties and to help make their health and welfare decision. This is done through the power of attorney. This act links to individuals who suffer with dementia
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interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. (P1) Effective communication and interpersonal interaction, are used in many aspects of our lives and are fundamental skills for health and social worker and the service users. Professional care workers have to be able to know when the appropriate type of communication in different situations, with people of different age, culture, backgrounds. There are various type of settings in health and social care where the communication is in
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element of health and illness. These things will include the introduction of social groups and looking at their statistics. “A social group is a collection of people who interact with each other and share similar characteristics and a sense of unity. A social category is a collection of people who do not interact but who share similar characteristics. For example, women, men, the elderly, and high school students all constitute social categories. A social category can become a social group when
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seeing written communication, such as a letter or email, and/or hearing spoken word conversations, for example between a care worker and a patient in a day care centre when the two are discussing future care plans, leading to possible misunderstandings, or embarrassment to the person with the hearing/visual impairment and they cannot fully understand the care worker if the care worker is not aware of, or not seeing to, the persons additional needs. These needs can be seen to by speaking clearly and
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Assess the usefulness of theories of communication within health and social care environments Communication cycle in a health and social care setting This is argyles theory of communication, where he believes that when someone makes contact there are 6 stages that they go through. The first being ‘idea occurred’, he believes that this is when their brain decides that they are going to speak. The second is ‘message coded’, this is when what they are going to say has been planned and considered
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protect vulnerable adults. Social services are the main controllers that set up policies and procedures. CQC monitor and provide guidance on what health and social care providers must do to safeguard others from abuse, the safeguarding policies and procedures are in place to prevent others from being abused. The police investigate possible crimes and share information with other agencies, to support the person suffering from abuse. Doctors, specialists and nurses give the care and treatment needed when
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Case Study | Describe ways in which care workers can empower Individuals (P3)Explain why it is important to take individual circumstances into account when planning care that will empower an individual, using relevant example from health and social care (P4)Discuss the extent to which individual circumstances can be taken into account when planning care that will empower them, using relevant examples from health and social care (M2)Assess the potential difficulties in taking individual circumstances
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paperwork that is used in the care planning, reporting and monitoring of the service so that staff understand the requirements of the service re reports and records. This includes the care planning paperwork and ensures staff understand their responsibilities re-records and what they should be carrying out and recording on assessments daily. We use e-modules and work books to support training and the policies and procedures and these covers differing aspects of the service re health and safety, equality and
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how independent she was. She expressed to me that she has no concerns about her health at this time. She says she is just in her because I give her something to do each day after the death of her husband. 2. Is there any identified problem that the volunteer is having? a. Patient stated that she had nothing bothering her. No issues with her current health. 3. Have the volunteer explain their current level of health and wellness and/or illness. a. Patient states that she is only one pill and that
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Having seen our leadership change in these past couples of months I’ve been able to create my own viewpoint on how I personally would improve our squadron. Some things I would suggest are: 1) I firmly believe in rewarding any personnel who deserves it. If an airmen is giving more than expected to the job at hand and is being a positive influence on others or working as a rank higher than he currently is I would want him to keep performing at that level if not exceeding standards even more. I would
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