Effects of substance abuse Substance abuse can simply be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Medline ’s medical encyclopedia defines drug abuse as "the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed." Generally‚ when most people talk about substance abuse‚ they are referring to the use of illegal drugs. Most
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Safety at Work Regulations 1999 as amended 2003. • The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 as amended 2002. • The Workplace (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 as amended 2002. • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 as amended 2003. • The
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Unit 209 – Understand how to handle information in social care settings Outcome 1– Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings 1.1 The legislation that protects all information is the Data Protection Act 1998. This act protects all information and personal data known about a living‚ identified person. There are 8 main principles to follow: Ensure all information is fairly and lawfully processed Personal data is obtained for specified and lawful purposes Personal
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Assignment 203- Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings. Task A- Short Questions. Q. Describe in your own words what each term means. A. 1. Diversity- Valuing the differences between people and avoiding the tendancy to sterotype. 2. Equality- Promotion of individual rights giving choice and opportunity‚ respect and fairness. 3. Inclusion- Individuals are put at the centre of the planning and support. 4. Discrimination- Individuals being treated less favourably
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Unit 208 Outcome 1 1.1 list legislation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting. Manual handling operations regulations 1992 (as amended in 2002); Control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 (COSHH) Reporting injuries‚ Diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health and safety first aid regulations 1981 Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 1.2 describe the main points of health and safety policies and procedures
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communication between individuals in health and social care settings. (ix) Analyse the use of strategies to support users of health and social care services. In the context of health and social care settings‚ it is very important to have a good communication in between the service users and the staffs. So care staffs need to develop good communication skills to have an effective communication and also to develop good relationship with the service users. As a care staffs it is must to gain and know how to
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current ethical guidelines for counsellors and supervisor practitioners influence counselling interactions in health & social care. (400 words) The purpose of this report is to explain how current ethical guidelines for counsellors and supervisor practitioners influence counselling interactions in health and social care. “Everyone who works within the health and social care sector has to abide by the ethical guidelines. “Ethics can be defined as a set of moral principles or rules of conduct.”
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Promote equality and inclusion in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1 Explain what is meant by: • Diversity - Each person is individual and unique - Encompass respect and acceptance - It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance - “Differences between individuals and groups of people” Diversity is about respecting individual differences these can be: ethnicity‚ physical abilities‚ gender‚ age‚ religious‚ beliefs‚ sexual orientation
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of Care in Health and Social Care in Children and Young People Settings Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role Duty of care is defined simply as a legal obligation to : Always act in the best interest of individuals in care and others Not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm Act within own competence and not take on anything not believe we can safely do As a care worker‚ we owe a duty of care to the
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Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma Health & Social Care (QCF Level 3) Unit 1: Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Unit code: R/600/8939 QCF Level 3: BTEC Nationals Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Start Date: 24/04/2012 Finish Date: 19/07/2012 Teacher: Mrs Vernon Name: | |This unit aims to enable learners to understand effective communication‚ the barriers that may exist and ways to| |Introduction
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