Position: Support Worker reporting to Co-ordinator/Program Manager/Clinical Nurse Manager or Delegate 1 (Ozcare‚ 2014) STATE THE KEY STATUTES AND REGULATIONS THAT GUIDE PRACTICE IN THIS ROLE The Care Worker should have a broad knowledge of the legal framework that operates within the organisation. Duties and responsibilities are affected by laws‚ regulations‚ policies and procedures. 2 (GCIT 2014) The Mental Health Act 2000 provides for the involuntary assessment and treatment‚ and the protection
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Communicative Competence Dell Hymes The concept was introduced by the sociolinguist Dell Hymes as a response to the perceived limitations in Chomsky’s competence/performance model of language. It was also a reaction against Chomsky’s overemphasis on linguistic competence. Hymes defined cc as that aspect of our competence that enables us to convey and interpret messages and to negotiate meaning interpersonally within specific contexts. or Knowledge that enables a person to communicate functionally
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Legal but not ethical—Modern Education’s promotion (868 words) After the implementation of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination‚ parents and students raised their concern on the results in public examination. Differ from the previous 3-2-2-3 study pattern; the new 3-3-4 pattern is a one-take-pass exam model. In some of the extreme cases‚ there were secondary schools paid for their students to join private tutorial courses‚ aimed for the admission of university [3].
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Describe the legal and ethical issues surrounding Andersen’s auditing of companies accused of accounting improprieties The largest bankruptcy of a non-profit organization‚the investors of Baptist Foundation of Arizona sued Andersen which served as the auditor for $217 million for issuing false and misleading approvals of BFA financial statements and also lost $570 million donor funds. BFA management allegedly took money from other investors to pay off the current investors which the court held
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Intercultural competence Definition: Intercultural competence is the ability to communicate successfully with people of other cultures. We say that a person is intercultural competent‚ if he/she understands the culture-specific concepts of perception‚ thinking‚ feeling and acting.. Intercultural competence it is also called cross-cultural competence. Why and what for Intercultural Competence: Intercultural competence is needed as the basic ability for any interaction! It is not only necessary
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International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Unit 5 Individual Project ABSTRACT In this paper I will discuss environmental regulations and labor laws in place in Thailand and Singapore. This paper will show that while Singapore seems to have stricter environmental regulations in place in it’s country‚ the labor laws in Thailand seems to protect its citizens better with better work hour regulations and wage requirements. Singapore’s labor laws can stand to be revisited so as to keep the
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Cultural Competence To be culturally competent the nurse needs to understand his/her own world views and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge. Cultural competence is obtaining cultural information and then applying that knowledge. This cultural awareness allows you to see the entire picture and improves the quality of care and health outcomes. Adapting to different cultural beliefs and practices requires flexibility and a respect
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Communicative Competence What is Communicative Competence? Hymes The ability to interpret messages and negotiate meaning within specific contexts. Savignon An interpersonal construct examined by means of overt performance of two or more people in the process of communication. James Cummins (1980) CALP Cognitive/Academic Language Proficiency Context Reduced * Surface features of language * Focus on form * Used for classroom exercises * Communicative capacity of language
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Ethical Concepts and Self Moral Development 1.0 Introduction Ethical judgment‚ in our everyday lives‚ is acquired via a complex combination of cultural background‚ particular workplace‚ past experiences and so on. The purpose of this essay is to examine two competing ethical concepts and approaches I used to evaluate my own moral development. In addition‚ this essay also conducted to analyze how my ethical being assist me to deal with moral dilemmas in two different work context: a commercial
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following are suggestions in offering mental health services to the elderly: A‚ Counselor shall have proper skills and training in counseling adults. Counselor shall assess their own attitude about quality of life. B‚ Be knowledge about the legal and ethical issues that may rise when working with the elderly; example‚ competency issues. C‚ Determine reason for evaluation and the social facets related to the issues such as‚ recent losses‚ financial stressors and family matters. D‚ Show the elderly
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