Unit LD 205 Principles Of Positive Risk
Unit LD 205 Principles of positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities
Outcome 1 Know the importance of risk taking in everyday life for individuals with disabilities
1.1- identify aspects of everyday life in which risk plays a part
Risk Taking: individual; social; organisational; environmental
1.2- identify aspects of everyday life in which, traditionally, individuals with disabilities were not encouraged to take risks
Traditional lack of encouragement: risks in everyday life; traditional roles and activities; carer controls; health and safety, compensation culture.
1.3- outline the consequences for individuals with disabilities of being prevented or discouraged from taking risks
Prevention of risk taking: consequences e.g. negative, timidity, reticence, dependence, skills development, exclusion.
1.4- explain how supporting individuals to take risks can enable them to have choice over their lives to:
• gain in self-confidence
• develop skills
• take an active part in their community.
Supporting risk taking: confidence building; skill developing; inclusivity; independence.
Outcome 2 Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment
2.1- explain how a person-centred approach to risk assessment can have a more positive outcome than traditional approaches
Approaches: traditional medical model of disability, the person as an object, restricting, inhibiting, negative; person-centred social model of disability, enabling, empowering, informing, positive.
2.2- identify the features of a person-centred approach to risk assessment
Person-centred approach: decision making processes; risk minimisation and preparation; short-term risk, long-term gain; guidance, support and involvement; promoting opportunity
2.3- describe ways in which traditional risk assessments have tended to have a negative focus.
Traditional risk assessments, a negative focus: situation avoidance; potential for harm; social and cultural barriers, discrimination,
Outcome 1 Know the importance of risk taking in everyday life for individuals with disabilities
1.1- identify aspects of everyday life in which risk plays a part
Risk Taking: individual; social; organisational; environmental
1.2- identify aspects of everyday life in which, traditionally, individuals with disabilities were not encouraged to take risks
Traditional lack of encouragement: risks in everyday life; traditional roles and activities; carer controls; health and safety, compensation culture.
1.3- outline the consequences for individuals with disabilities of being prevented or discouraged from taking risks
Prevention of risk taking: consequences e.g. negative, timidity, reticence, dependence, skills development, exclusion.
1.4- explain how supporting individuals to take risks can enable them to have choice over their lives to:
• gain in self-confidence
• develop skills
• take an active part in their community.
Supporting risk taking: confidence building; skill developing; inclusivity; independence.
Outcome 2 Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment
2.1- explain how a person-centred approach to risk assessment can have a more positive outcome than traditional approaches
Approaches: traditional medical model of disability, the person as an object, restricting, inhibiting, negative; person-centred social model of disability, enabling, empowering, informing, positive.
2.2- identify the features of a person-centred approach to risk assessment
Person-centred approach: decision making processes; risk minimisation and preparation; short-term risk, long-term gain; guidance, support and involvement; promoting opportunity
2.3- describe ways in which traditional risk assessments have tended to have a negative focus.
Traditional risk assessments, a negative focus: situation avoidance; potential for harm; social and cultural barriers, discrimination,