Explain the nature of different professional relationships in health and social care.
3.1 Explain the nature of different professional relationships in health and social care.
Within health and social care there are many types of professionals who work to increase service users health and well – being. The different types of professionals working with a service user may vary depending on the illness. Professionals who work along side the health and social services include GP, Nurse, CPN, Health visitor, Physiatrist, Occupational Therapists etc.
(Nhscareers.nhs.uk, 2014)
As I am in placement at an organisation that supports service users and their carers to build a better future, the professionals I see working together would be a social worker and a family worker. Although, within the staff members there are also support workers or project workers, these are not professional roles but at times they worked alongside the professionals as they may have a stronger relationship with service users than some of the health care professionals.
Below is an example of the workers within my placement and the relationships they held with one and other.
(Positive-futures.net, 2014)
Below are some examples of roles and responsibilities of professionals:
A Social worker is able to provide information and advice about the services which are available for service users. Work along with other professionals in a multi- disciplinary team to make an assessment of a person's situation, i.e. are they able to return home from hospital. Social workers liase with other agencies to help a person deal with their problems, i.e. benefits office, housing executive to ensure the service users receive the benefits they can. They organise care plans and take all the health needs into consideration not just focusing on one aspect of their ill health. May use counselling skills to help service users whom are suffering from depression, bereavement or not coping, this may lead to the social worker making
Within health and social care there are many types of professionals who work to increase service users health and well – being. The different types of professionals working with a service user may vary depending on the illness. Professionals who work along side the health and social services include GP, Nurse, CPN, Health visitor, Physiatrist, Occupational Therapists etc.
(Nhscareers.nhs.uk, 2014)
As I am in placement at an organisation that supports service users and their carers to build a better future, the professionals I see working together would be a social worker and a family worker. Although, within the staff members there are also support workers or project workers, these are not professional roles but at times they worked alongside the professionals as they may have a stronger relationship with service users than some of the health care professionals.
Below is an example of the workers within my placement and the relationships they held with one and other.
(Positive-futures.net, 2014)
Below are some examples of roles and responsibilities of professionals:
A Social worker is able to provide information and advice about the services which are available for service users. Work along with other professionals in a multi- disciplinary team to make an assessment of a person's situation, i.e. are they able to return home from hospital. Social workers liase with other agencies to help a person deal with their problems, i.e. benefits office, housing executive to ensure the service users receive the benefits they can. They organise care plans and take all the health needs into consideration not just focusing on one aspect of their ill health. May use counselling skills to help service users whom are suffering from depression, bereavement or not coping, this may lead to the social worker making
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