What Is The Concept Of Help In Health And Social Care
In this essay I am going to explore the concept of help and how it is offered in the role of a social care practitioner. I will talk about positive and negative responsibility of help within social care.
My granny used to say “Help others to help yourself”
Help has a lot of meanings but in social care I can define help as supporting individuals to do something that makes life easier and guide them through the process. Assist with different daily tasks, guide individuals in different transitions of life, advocate in behalf of them, cooking or housekeeping.
When it comes to help within social care practice the list is endless. Social Care workers help individuals to maintaining independence and increase their quality of lives and help others …show more content…
Being able to understand the issues facing your clients is essential nice you can understand the world from someone’s perspective you can do what you can to help. By listening and understanding, you can find ways to meet client needs. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for working in care. When a social care professional is sensitive to the needs of others it’s much easier to understand what needs to be done. Social Care workers are often challenged with clients who desperately need to talk about their experiences. Being sensitive allows the carer the flexibility to listen this builds …show more content…
Social Care workers help people to maintain relationships with other for example some people don’t have family or have lost contact with them, this relationship with you as well as others around them can help them tackle loneliness sometimes especially if you are the only person they ever see. Helping clients understand their rights and services available to them could go a long way into changing this as a positive support they might need. A positive outcome can be if a client has a disability and you believe they have been treated unfairly social care practitioners can advocate in behalf of the person and the positive outcome would be to ensure the service user got equal treatment and access to services. Helping someone with a disability attend a social outing for example a football match this will have a positive impact to the service user as they have met their goal they wanted to achieve and without the social care worker this wouldn’t have been
My granny used to say “Help others to help yourself”
Help has a lot of meanings but in social care I can define help as supporting individuals to do something that makes life easier and guide them through the process. Assist with different daily tasks, guide individuals in different transitions of life, advocate in behalf of them, cooking or housekeeping.
When it comes to help within social care practice the list is endless. Social Care workers help individuals to maintaining independence and increase their quality of lives and help others …show more content…
Being able to understand the issues facing your clients is essential nice you can understand the world from someone’s perspective you can do what you can to help. By listening and understanding, you can find ways to meet client needs. Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for working in care. When a social care professional is sensitive to the needs of others it’s much easier to understand what needs to be done. Social Care workers are often challenged with clients who desperately need to talk about their experiences. Being sensitive allows the carer the flexibility to listen this builds …show more content…
Social Care workers help people to maintain relationships with other for example some people don’t have family or have lost contact with them, this relationship with you as well as others around them can help them tackle loneliness sometimes especially if you are the only person they ever see. Helping clients understand their rights and services available to them could go a long way into changing this as a positive support they might need. A positive outcome can be if a client has a disability and you believe they have been treated unfairly social care practitioners can advocate in behalf of the person and the positive outcome would be to ensure the service user got equal treatment and access to services. Helping someone with a disability attend a social outing for example a football match this will have a positive impact to the service user as they have met their goal they wanted to achieve and without the social care worker this wouldn’t have been