CHCAD401D - ADVOCATE FOR CLIENTS
CHCAD401D - ADVOCATE FOR CLIENTS
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SECTION 1: ASSIST CLIENTS TO IDENTIFY THEIR RIGHTS AND REPRESENT THEIR OWN NEEDS
Activity 1
03/08/2014 11:43AM
1
Identify 10 rights that you might help a client to identify.
1.To be treated with respect and dignity.
2.To privacy and confidentiality.
3. To involve an advocate of their choice.
4. To information that is accessible, accurate, timely & understandable.
5. To be consulted about needs and preferences, and be involved in decision-making.
6. To express grievances and have them dealt with fairly.
7. To have cultural needs respected.
8. To have one’s needs met in a professional and ethical manner.
9. To give or hold consent to services and/or programs.
10.To withdraw from the service at anytime.
2
Identify five basic needs that you might help a client to identify.
1. To have one’s needs met in a professional and ethical manner.
2.To privacy and confidentiality.
3. To express grievances and have them dealt with fairly.
4. To information that is accessible, accurate, timely & understandable.
5. To be consulted about needs and preferences, and be involved in decision-making.
6. To express grievances and have them dealt with fairly. To involve an advocate of their choice.
7. To have cultural needs respected.
8. To be treated with respect and dignity.
9. To give or hold consent to services and/or programs.
10.To withdraw from the service at anytime.
3
Why might people not have knowledge of their rights?
Some people might not be interested or no one is there to tell them about their rights.
4
A client called Elsie lives in a nursing home. Together, you have identified that one of her rights is being infringed. This is the right to take part in decisions that affect her. The medical staff at the nursing home are making decisions about how her medical decisions should be treated without any input or agreement from her. What would you suggest she should do? be aware of, and
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SECTION 1: ASSIST CLIENTS TO IDENTIFY THEIR RIGHTS AND REPRESENT THEIR OWN NEEDS
Activity 1
03/08/2014 11:43AM
1
Identify 10 rights that you might help a client to identify.
1.To be treated with respect and dignity.
2.To privacy and confidentiality.
3. To involve an advocate of their choice.
4. To information that is accessible, accurate, timely & understandable.
5. To be consulted about needs and preferences, and be involved in decision-making.
6. To express grievances and have them dealt with fairly.
7. To have cultural needs respected.
8. To have one’s needs met in a professional and ethical manner.
9. To give or hold consent to services and/or programs.
10.To withdraw from the service at anytime.
2
Identify five basic needs that you might help a client to identify.
1. To have one’s needs met in a professional and ethical manner.
2.To privacy and confidentiality.
3. To express grievances and have them dealt with fairly.
4. To information that is accessible, accurate, timely & understandable.
5. To be consulted about needs and preferences, and be involved in decision-making.
6. To express grievances and have them dealt with fairly. To involve an advocate of their choice.
7. To have cultural needs respected.
8. To be treated with respect and dignity.
9. To give or hold consent to services and/or programs.
10.To withdraw from the service at anytime.
3
Why might people not have knowledge of their rights?
Some people might not be interested or no one is there to tell them about their rights.
4
A client called Elsie lives in a nursing home. Together, you have identified that one of her rights is being infringed. This is the right to take part in decisions that affect her. The medical staff at the nursing home are making decisions about how her medical decisions should be treated without any input or agreement from her. What would you suggest she should do? be aware of, and