critical theories and postmodern thoughts provides me significant and appropriate frameworks to practice as a progressive social worker in Canadian context (Morley, 2003). My exploration of reflective practice and the fundamentals of critical self reflection approach enhanced my understanding of specific client situations. Moreover, my learning about anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice helps me to identify socially constructed structural factors which are oppressive in various clientele circumstances
opportunities and challenges for health care providers, health care systems, and policy makers. The Cultural competence defines the power of providers and organizations to deliver effective services to patients, in order to fulfil the needs of patients with social, cultural, and linguistic issues. Therefore, a culturally competent health care system can help improve health outcomes and quality of care. As a result this can contribute to the abolition of racial and ethnic health disparities. A person’s values
Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Lorraine Gambino NUR/405 May 6, 2013 Bonnie Schoettle Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Incorporating preventative recommendations into clinical work can be a complicated and multidimensional obligation. According to Silva, Cashman, Kunte, & Candib, “addressing preventative recommendation alone for patients in a typical day requires in excess of 7.4 hours” (2012). Health care providers are also aware that within the community
This paper will focus on what health care; social work is. It will also discuss my personal self-reflection on how I will prepare to work with individuals, families, and communities affected by disease, illness and public health issues. Lastly a brief self- appraisal of my skills will be processed along with my hope to assist individuals, families and communities in a healthcare context. To introduce what health care, social work, is it’s important to examine it from a historical standpoint. Due
Course Reflection Nurses have always played the main role in health education, promotion, and disease prevention in the community. As a matter of fact, Laidman (2012) reported the survey result that showed nurses continue to be the highest-ranking professionals for honesty and integrity for 11 consecutive years. With the public trust laid on nurses, it is justifiable for influential leaders to continue to advance the nursing profession in its research, theory, and practice. In the same manner
Critical Reflection 1 Introduction This paper is a critical reflection of the healthy people healthy places reading material and consists of three sections. It includes the definition of terms like health inequality and how does it relates to health equity. The first section states the importance of health inequalities and the necessity for a solution to decrease the health inequality gaps. Firstly, the term health inequality has a very broad definition and can be defined as the variations in health
Sarbjit Kaur Unit 22 – Research Methodology P1 – Explain the function of research in health and social care In this assignment I will be explaining what research is, the roles of research and the purpose of research. I will also include examples to show my understanding of research. ‘Research is a diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject I order to discover or revise facts, theories and applications etc.: recent research in medicine’ (www.dictionary.com). Research
factors impacting on the process. Communication in nursing practice can be complicated, involving the conveyance of large amounts of information, for example, when providing patients with information relating to their care and treatment or when offering health promotion advice. In contrast, the Circular Transactional Model is a two way approach, acknowledging other factors, which influence communication such as feedback and validation (McCabe 2006). Elements of this model are also contained in Hargie
The Service-Learning (S-L) is a collaboration between the student health workers and the community which aims to build a healthier population. Included in its goals are shaping the student health workers into responsible individuals upon achieving self-reliance to become role models and servant-leaders in a healthier community, and to develop the new levels of knowledge, attitude, and skills of each health learner. Service-Learning is a combination of doing community service and having an opportunity
Regardless of healthcare and medical advances, birth outcome disparities continue to exist in the United States. In 2014, 1 out of 10 infant births were premature, correlating to over 380,000 infants born prematurely (Health 2016). The current national average for infant births before 37 weeks is 9.6% (Services 2010). Premature birth is identified as a birth that occurs before the 37- week gestation. During the preterm period, infants are placed at a high risk of death and developing disabilities