Hi Brian‚ It was great to hear that you are considering a career as a social care worker‚ I can honestly say you have picked a very rewarding career. You asked me to describe the term “ duty of care” ok when you start off as an HCA (Health Care Assistant) the person you are responsible for‚ whether they be too young‚ old or incapable of doing certain things their selves which could include personal hygiene‚ cooking a meal or making a snack‚ safety in or around the home or outside
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Principles of personal development in adult social care setting Task A A reflective practice‚ a guide for the social care worker What is reflective practice? This involves thinking about your own practices‚ ideas and actions within your workplace. You are then able to evaluate their effectiveness in order to make improvements and changes. Why is reflective practice important? By analysing your own actions it enables the Social Care worker to improve on their approaches and thus
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Assignment 303 Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Task A Short answer questions Ai Explain in your own words what each term means. Give one example from care practice to illustrate your explanations. Diversity- Diversity refers to something that is diverse‚ means that has different kinds or types. Example different languages‚ culture‚ religion‚ colour and background come together in a group is a diverse group. Equality- Treating everyone same with equal
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role of the Health and social care worker 1. Policy for record keeping and records. This policy outlines the expectations of what details need to be recorded and how they should be recorded. The purpose of this is for clarity and consistency to ensure the provision of safe and effective care. In a health setting‚ records and record keeping ensures the welfare of the client is protected because it ensures inter- professional communication is clear. In social care this is also essential
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NMIH101 Self-awareness This essay will explore some of the aspects of self-awareness‚ with description and definition for use to the health care worker in the health care setting from various educators in all fields of health care from various aspects of evidence-based practice that involves‚ includes and is open to developmental learning for continuous improvement with Client-Health Care Worker outcomes. Self-awareness is the mental‚ psychological and physical attributes that are ingrained
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Discrimination Questions Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > History‚ Politics & Society > Society and Civilization >Discrimination * View Slide Show Best Answer This is about providing for everyone’s needs when planning care‚ such as wheelchair access‚ meals for vegetarians‚ information in other languages etc. Provide information eg your policies and procedures on equality and rights. Model good practice eg be seen providing for individual needs that ensure equal access
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The expectations of my role as a social care worker are defined by the codes of practice released by the General Social Care Council in 2001. These are described below: In my role as care assistant I need to promote and protect the rights and interests of my residents by treating everyone as individuals. I need to uphold my residents’ needs‚ views and wishes where appropriate. I must maintain respect‚ dignity and privacy of my residents at all times and encourages equal opportunities to everyone
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What is reflective practice? Reflective practice is the ability to constantly monitor one’s own performance in a given role and make adjustments where necessary. For a social worker‚ reflective practice is particularly important because no two cases will ever be the same and it is vitally important to remain reactive and reflective at all times. Why is reflective practice important? Reflective practise is an important tool for learning how something can be done and uses personal experience to develop
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The relationship between a social worker and the children they represent in the foster care system evolves many different emotional connections. Social workers provide counseling and direction to people in crisis. Their clients may vary from the young and older unemployed to young children who are in need of foster homes right on down to the elderly people who have no one to care for them to provide for them or even someone to love them. They try to better the clients by helping them obtain government
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Infection Outcome 1.1 To ensure that their own health and hygiene not pose a risk to service usersand colleagues‚To ensure effective hand washing is carried out when working with serviceusers‚ giving personal care‚ handling/preparing food‚To ensure they use protective clothing provided when needed andappropriate. 1.2 Making sure employees are aware of the health and safety aspects of theirwork (e.g. posting information on notice boards‚ keeping an information filesuch as COSHH‚ training
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