being a carer for a family member. ‘A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to care for family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative‚ partner or friend who is ill‚ frail‚ disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems.’ (Carers Trust) I will attempt to use my course materials to draw on the experiences of Ann Walker who cares for her elderly step father Angus who has developed Parkinsons’ disease. Firstly I will look at some
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A government website agrees “the word ‘carer’ means someone who looks after a friend‚ relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability”. (Directgov 2006). A carer goes beyond what is expected from a relative‚ friend or neighbour; they are not paid like some professionals known as care workers‚ although they are vital to the government in providing care to some of the most vulnerable. The type of care given within the family environment saves the government billions
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A carer is somebody who looks after a friend‚ relative or neighbour who needs support because of their sickness‚ age or disability (Direct Gov) although this is a very ‘loose’ definition giving that some carers do a lot more than others and their personal circumstances vary so it is sometimes difficult to label someone as such. I will cover the difficulties and rewards that come with being a carer for a family member using Ann and Angus as my main case study although will be drawing in on other
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and/or running community- based health and social care projects. Using examples from Block 3‚ discuss how local involvement helps to make care services more responsive to local needs‚ and explain some challenges in achieving it. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) definition of health as contained in its constitution is ‘Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ (WHO‚ 1946). In this essay‚ I will explore the detrimental
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This essay will explore why working in someone’s home can give rise to tensions and challenges for both the service user and care worker and will go on to explore how these issues can be overcome. When we read about Yetunde’s visit to Angus and Ann’s home it is clear that this was not an easy one for all involved. From the onset‚ tensions were running high within the family home. Ann was feeling frustration and despair at having to wait so long for support to arrive‚ coupled with guilt that
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Kim Mason X2616377 K101 TMA01 Part A – What challenges do individuals face when giving and receiving care within the families? Illustrate your answer using examples from K101 Unit 1. The word ‘carer’ is the generally acceptable term‚ for someone that supports and cares for a family member‚ friend or neighbour that may be suffering from illness‚ disability or unable to manage daily life unaided (dircetgov‚2006). Care relationships can be very demanding on time and emotions‚ life can become extremely
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have little or no choice in regards to who will care for the family member in question. Almost immediately we were made aware that Ann was expected to take on the role of caring for her step-father Augus when her mother passed away. Ann along with many other carers feel a sense of ‘Family duty’ when it comes to caring for a relative. Carers play a vital role – looking after those who are sick‚ disable‚ vulnerable or frail. The government believes that care should be something which people do with
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What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on television (as shown on the DVD Video ‘Cleopatra’) tell us about how her reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations Cleopatra’s changes over time are best shown in the 1917 and 1963 films and in the modern day television showings of Cleopatra. This is right from the first time Cleopatra is shown in films right through to the current times‚ thus giving a broader time to be able to evaluate how her
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vocalists."[3] Contents [hide] The apartment house in Athens where Callas lived from 1937 to 1945 According to her birth certificate‚ Maria Callas was born Sophia Cecelia Kalos[4] at Flower Hospital (now the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center)‚ at 1249 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan‚
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TMA01 Part 1 Summarise two theories of identity and compare their usefulness for explaining the real--world issues discussed in chapter 1‚ ‘Identities and diversities’. This essay will look at two theories of identity: psychosocial; tending to focus on the individual and Tajfel’s social identity theory; focusing on the effect of groups. Although different‚ both theories seem to link quite well for explaining real-world issues; in particular disability‚ which is mentioned throughout chapter one
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