Unit 3 M2 Health And Social Care Essay
P3 Carry out a risk assessment in a health or social care setting
, M2 Assess the hazards identified in the health or social care setting
, D1 Make recommendations in relation to identified hazards to minimise the risk to the service user group
As a part of my college course it is essential to find a work placement within a health and social care setting. I have decided to go to First Steps Pre School in bristolwhere I will gain experience there every Monday from 9am-12pm. I will be handling a group of 22 children roughly around the ages of 3-4. I have chose to do my placement here as I would hopefully like to work with children in the future and feel this placement in a child based environment will help me decided if it something I’d …show more content…
When children are under the supervision of adults the children then become the adults responsibility. If a child happens to get lost the adult would then be held responsible. The dangers of a child getting lost could mean they may have been abducted, could of got a seriously or minor injury. As the trip will have a lot of things to look at, a child may get easily distracted from what is around them or could easily walk off to another attraction. If a child was to walk off and was to notice they were alone they could panic and would not have the ability to recognise what to do or who to ask for help. D1; There are ways to prevent a child getting lost, as a large group of children will be attending the trip it would be appropriate to put them in to groups with a ratio such as there are 22 children and 7 adults this would equate to 3 children to 1 adult (3; 1) this will help keep the children under control and having fewer faces in a group will help them recognise better who apart of their group. Another way to prevent it would be making sure the children come in uniform this will be easier for the staff and children to recognise who is apart off their nursery. Children should be reminded not to wander of and to stay wear an adult can supervise them. If a child was to get lost they could carry a card or wear a wristband that could contain details about the nursery and emergency contact
, M2 Assess the hazards identified in the health or social care setting
, D1 Make recommendations in relation to identified hazards to minimise the risk to the service user group
As a part of my college course it is essential to find a work placement within a health and social care setting. I have decided to go to First Steps Pre School in bristolwhere I will gain experience there every Monday from 9am-12pm. I will be handling a group of 22 children roughly around the ages of 3-4. I have chose to do my placement here as I would hopefully like to work with children in the future and feel this placement in a child based environment will help me decided if it something I’d …show more content…
When children are under the supervision of adults the children then become the adults responsibility. If a child happens to get lost the adult would then be held responsible. The dangers of a child getting lost could mean they may have been abducted, could of got a seriously or minor injury. As the trip will have a lot of things to look at, a child may get easily distracted from what is around them or could easily walk off to another attraction. If a child was to walk off and was to notice they were alone they could panic and would not have the ability to recognise what to do or who to ask for help. D1; There are ways to prevent a child getting lost, as a large group of children will be attending the trip it would be appropriate to put them in to groups with a ratio such as there are 22 children and 7 adults this would equate to 3 children to 1 adult (3; 1) this will help keep the children under control and having fewer faces in a group will help them recognise better who apart of their group. Another way to prevent it would be making sure the children come in uniform this will be easier for the staff and children to recognise who is apart off their nursery. Children should be reminded not to wander of and to stay wear an adult can supervise them. If a child was to get lost they could carry a card or wear a wristband that could contain details about the nursery and emergency contact