FORM 1: Assignment brief – BTEC (NQF) Assignment title Individual Rights in Health and Social Care Assessor Tracey Simpson Date issued 16/09/14 Hand in deadline Duration (approx) 6 hours Qualification covered BTEC First Diploma in Health and Social Care Units covered Unit 8: Individual Rights in Health and Social Care Learning aims covered Learning Aim A: Investigate the rights of individuals using health and social care services Learning Aim B: Examine the responsibilities
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Describe Legislation and Frameworks which Govern Work with Individuals with Dementia In this assignment I will be describing the legislation and frameworks which govern work with individuals with dementia. I will be writing about different Acts and how they protect people with dementia. Human Rights Act 1998 – The Human Rights Act involves: The right to life The right to freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment The right to freedom from slavery and forced labour The right to liberty
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Kohlberg’s "social contract and individual rights" gives a great explanation as to why people avoid their own country’s health care system and take advantage of their neighboring countries. Kohlberg says that all rational people will follow two common points‚ stating that they want certain basic rights‚ such as liberty and life. So‚ with that being said‚ people seeking medical help in other countries are doing just that. Those citizens are using the freedom they are granted by the government to
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7.1 explain the risk and possible consequences for children and young people of being online and using a mobile phone. There are many different types of ricks and possible consequences when children are using the internet‚ such as cyber bullying‚ it can make children feel vulnerable‚ isolated and depressed. Another risk is going on chat rooms‚ this is a big risk as they get speaking to people that children do not no‚ they could be lying about their age‚ or sex‚ so if a child started speaking to
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issues such as poor hearing‚ poor eyesight‚ dehydration or problems with dentures to ensure there is no miscommunication with your care recipient. • Be aware that most people with dementia will revert back to their native tongue and/or other languages they have learnt. • Care recipients should always be given the choice to use professional translators and interpreters. Provide professional translators and interpreters to your care recipients and/or to their family whenever they request the need‚ when
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Social 30-1 Position Paper The source given discusses the prominence of the commonly debatable topic of individual rights and freedoms being neglected to fulfill the goals of the state. The source is clearly biased and against modern liberalism; in favor of a more collective society focusing more on the survival and prosperity of the state‚ rather than individual rights and freedoms. The source evidently identifies collectivism as well as authoritarianism as its most prominent ideological perspectives
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CULTURAL/SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH The patient/family will understand the impact and influences those cultural and spiritual traditions‚ practices‚ and beliefs have on health and wellness. 1. Discuss the potential role of cultural/spiritual traditions‚ practices and beliefs in achieving and maintaining health and wellness. Refer to clergy services‚ traditional healers‚ or other culturally appropriate resources. 2. Explain that traditional medicines/treatments should be reviewed with the healthcare
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS Explain what is meant by the term Dementia The term ’dementia ’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ processing information and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer ’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia affects older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die
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CU1688: Support Positive Risk Taking for Individuals. 1. Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life 1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life. Without a certain amount of risk taking nothing could be achieved‚ this is because even the food that we consume on a daily basis could have a negative impact on our lives. The opposite side to this are the benefits that come from taking little risks every day‚ these may include how we get to work in the morning‚ what
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