For this assignment I will be explaining 10 different factors which may influence communication and what different strategies there are currently available to overcome them in health and social care. The different factors I will be focusing on are: visual difficulties‚ hearing difficulties‚ language differences‚ problems with the environment‚ emotional issues‚ disabilities (physical and intellectual)‚ body language‚ jargon‚ lack of time and cultural interpretations. The first factor is visual difficulties
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Task B Your work role * Bi – Describe the terms and condition of your employment as set out in your contract of employment or employment agreement. JOB DESCRIPTION AND STATEMENT OF WHAT EMPLOYER’S EXPECT ON THEIR STAFF. MUST BE READ BY THE STAFF AND FOLLOW THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE OF THE HOME. TO ATTEND ALL THE TRAININGS NECCESSARY FOR THE JOB * Bii – Describe the information which needs to be shown on your pay slip/statement TAXCODE‚ JOB TITLE‚ EMPLOYEES NAME‚ EMPLOYER’S NAME‚ DATE
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1.1 -Identify different types of equipment and their uses There are many different types of equipment I use within the office some of which are computers‚ telephones‚ printers ‚ scanners etc. I use so many different types of equipment as they do different things for example. • A printer is used to print out documents from my computer; it is very efficient in printing out as many copies suitable to me. • A telephone is used to call different clients; it also allows me to receive important
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS Explain what is meant by the term Dementia The term ’dementia ’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ processing information and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer ’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia affects older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die
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Unit 40: Dementia Care P1: Describe types of dementia and common signs and symptoms. What is dementia? Dementia is a common condition that affects about 800‚000 people in the UK. Your risk of developing dementia increases as you get older‚ and the condition usually occurs in people over the age of 65. Dementia is a syndrome associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. This includes problems with: memory loss thinking speed mental agility language understanding
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The topic I chose for my research paper was dementia. I was interested in this topic because it came to my attention that my grandmother‚ who is in her early 70’s‚ was showing signs of dementia. I wanted to research it so I could find out for about it. Before I researched dementia I only knew a handful of things about treatments‚ symptoms‚ and causes. However‚ after I researched‚ I found out things that I would never would have imagined to be true. Before I started my research I was hoping to learn
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GERIATRIC DEMENTIA Dementia has an originally meaning of madness “a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person‚ beyond what might be expected from normal aging.” Although dementia has always been somewhat common‚ it has become even more common among the elderly in recent history. Dementia is one of the most serious disorders affecting the elderly. The prevalence of dementia increases rapidly with age. The prevalence of dementia has been difficult to determine
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UNIT 232 MOVE AND POSITION INDIVIDUALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THERE PLAN OF CARE OUTCOME 2 UNDERSTAND LEGISLATION AND AGREED WAYS OF WORKING WHEN MOVING AND POSITIONING INDIVIDUALS 2.1 Describe how legislation and agreed ways of working affect working practices related to moving and positioning individuals‚ Every time a care worker moves or supports the weight of a service user they are manually handling that person.Unsafe moving and handling techniques can result in injury to either the
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Unit 1 Answers 1.1 People communicate for different reasons. To express themselves‚ to be able to relate to another person‚ to gather and share information‚ advice‚ help and support a person. 1.2 Good communication in the work setting enables staff members to work efficiently‚ provide both quality and speed in their job roles‚ communicating to ensure work is complete and knowing where staff are and what they are doing. Bad communication can cause tension between staff so no communication
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1.1: Explain how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia the individual has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them‚ This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: The individual may struggle to use their knife‚ fork and spoon‚ they may even struggle to chew or swallow
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