Communities and Service Users: Reflective Essay Section 1: Outline and discuss a model‚ or example of your practice with reference to what you have learned about engaging with service users and communities. During this essay I will relate concepts‚ methods‚ theories and legislation to service user engagement and communities to the organisation I work for giving examples from my day to day practice. My role is a community support worker within a service that supports adults with learning difficulties
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very emotive area of nursing practice; it presents an immense challenge to all nursing professionals and support workers alike. It provokes our beliefs‚ values‚ our sense of integrity and possibly above all‚ our impartiality. We have an integral role‚ like it or not‚ in any sexually focused relationship or sexual activity exhibited by clients in our care. This role can become increasingly demanding where nurses are practising in areas of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities due to the vulnerability
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CU2941 Use and Development Systems that Promote Communication Case Study Evaluate your current communication methods and how you feel they could be improved‚ focusing on the four outcomes on the guidance notes for this unit. Worksheet 3 will help you identify your existing communication methods. Please ensure you include all of the assessment criteria some of which will have already have been covered by the worksheets. Your case study needs to reflect your actual work settings and you will
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during childhood cast long shadows into adulthood” (Acheson 1999 p.34). The author will throughout the assignment touch on these issues‚ but in his estimation the effect these issues and particularly education‚ have on children with disabilities especially learning disabilities are the most under researched and under published and for this reason he will develop this initiative. To give us some perspective we must first examine a connotation of poverty‚ a definition. “Persons are beset by poverty when
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Adults with development disabilities in nursing homes are living longer and have been taken as a living part of our community. They may possess a variety of developmental health disabilities which can be seen in any healthcare settings especially in nursing homes. Therefore‚ there is the need to provide occupational therapy to adults who have developmental disabilities. They need occupational therapists who promote health and participation of people‚ populations and organizations through engagement
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acquired a new perspective on service-learning‚ viewing it as more than just a requirement for a course. Four semesters have taught me the imperative nature and necessity of service learning for academic and personal growth. What I enjoyed most from my service-learning was how every semester builds upon previous experiences‚ thus‚ creating a firmly grounded foundation in service for years to come. For the Spring 2016 semester‚ I set out to perform my service-learning assignment at the agency Better
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The definition of a learning disability is a neurological disorder that is characterized by difficulty in the understanding of learning to read or interpret words‚ letters and other symbols‚ but that does not affect general intelligence. An abundance of people‚ both with and without learning disabilities believe that those with a LD are dumb and cannot succeed‚ but I have never let my disability define who I am and my ability to succeed in school and in life. Growing up I always knew there was something
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meet the communication and language needs‚ wishes and preferences of individuals 1. Find out an individual’s communication and language needs‚ wishes and preferences. 2. Demonstrate communication methods that meet an individual’s communication needs‚ wishes and preferences. 3. Show how and when to seek advice about communication. It is always important to find out about each individual’s particular communication and language needs‚ wishes and preferences. Effective communication happens
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Reflection on Service Learning The Service Learning I have done on is Singapore International Water Festival and Hospice @ Polymarina. Certain SP core values can be applied to these two events. The SIWF is a water event that provides family entertainment‚ excitement and an enriching educational experience‚ not forgetting that we are fortunate to have water resources. Thus‚ we should have the responsibilities to save water and be environment-friendly. We could start by
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type of relationship and who it is with. In Health and Social Care you have the opportunity to form supportive relationships with service users. You have to understand the impact that you have on other people and make sure that this works so that you can fulfil your role and responsibilities. it is vital that you are able to form supportive relationships with service users to build trust as well as build relationships with their families. It is also vital that you are able to develop skills you need
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