Collins English Dictionaries (2013) states that “duty of care” is defined as “the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care‚ using your services‚ or exposed to your activities”. In plain terms it is clear to see that there is a direct link between safeguarding and the duty of care that practitioners in the setting have towards the individuals who access the services provided. When an individual accesses the services or takes part in the activities carried out in
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Unit 540 Lead positive behavioural support | Positive behaviour support (PBS) is an approach to providing services to individuals who exhibit challenging behaviour. Since the early 1990s‚ PBS has received increasing attention from the behaviour-analytic community. Some behaviour analysts have embraced this approach‚ but others have voiced questions and concerns. Over the past dozen
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HEA 9083 LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1 Good leadership is vitally important in the current climate of health and social care. Leadership skills will be needed to drive forward an ever changing structure and service development as set out in numerous development plans and Government white papers (Department of Health‚ 2003‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2011. Leadership Academy‚ 2012). The style of leadership required to carry out such tasks is frequently debated and lamented‚ but it would
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This assignment will define communication and discuss the importance of effective communication within the healthcare sector. It will then look at how I can develop an active listening skill that I currently feel is a personal weakness. (Appendix 1) Le May (2004) defines communication as a process of exchanging a message intentionally or unintentionally between two or more people using either both verbal and non verbal communication skills. In order for communication to be effective‚ the sender
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contribution to the health and safety needs of individuals whom you have worked with in your placements over the last 9 months. Reflections - Domiciliary Care Work. The purpose of reflection stated by (John‚ 1995) “ is to promote desirable practice through the practitioner’s understanding and learning about his/her lived experiences”. The key laws and policies that have an impact on my work as a social care worker are The Health and Safety at Work Order (NI) 1978‚ The Management of Health and Safety at
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increased risk of complications and the need for extra equipment and staff. http://news.aol.co.uk/bigstorynews/fat-pregnant-women-burden-on-nhs/article/20070307070509990004 (17/04/08). The study found out that obese pregnant mothers need more one to one care‚ which can have an impact on waiting tomes for the patients. This also means that the NHS will have to spend a lot of money for these services. I chose this topic because my younger sister she overweight. By comparing the information
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Management and leadership are equally important in the successful delivery of health and social care services‚ in some aspects the roles are very similar‚ however they do require different skill sets‚ outlooks and behaviours. Management is a process of managing the activities of the organisation. Leadership is influencing and encouraging a team toward a shared goal. Managers require some leadership skills in order to encourage service delivery to have the intended outcome and leaders need the
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SHC34 Assessment for Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Task 1.1 : 1 What it means to have a duty of care in own role The fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care‚ whatever the type of service and whatever their role‚ is to keep children safe (CHILDCARE AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH VOL. 9 NO. 1 MARCH 2006 p1). Duty of care means a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution
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Unit 18 Assess the Individual in a Health and Social Care Setting As a part of my role I go out and assess potential residents that are looking to be admitted to the Home where I work. The usual process is that someone telephones or visits‚ whether it be a Social Worker‚ a family member‚ a Health Care Professional from Hospital or the perspective resident themselves. We have an assessment form for this stage we call a Resident Enquiry form‚ basic details are asked of the potential resident and contact
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Credit value: 10 9 Values and planning in social care This unit looks at how social care services need to acknowledge the uniqueness of each individual‚ and plan and deliver support services in a holistic way to ensure that all the individual’s needs are met. By completing a range of activities you will develop an understanding of the diverse nature of the people who are receiving care and some of the ethical issues that can arise in health and social care settings. This will involve recognising the
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