Law For Social Work Practice : Adults And Carers Case Scenario

In this paper, the role of a social worker will be addressed. A Human Service professional has, in its hands, the responsibilities in the life of the clients and families they meet. The tremendous and arduous responsibilities they take on include, but are not limited to, the well-being and care of people and their communities. Such roles can be helping others manage the care of a family member, assisting individuals experiencing problems with family relations and conflicts, dealing with changes that come with growing old, aiding those suffering mental illness and or those individuals struggling with addictions. Briefly

Throughout this reflective account i will refer to the individual I was working with as Gloria. I have not used her real name throughout this piece to protect her identity and to ensure that I am maintaining confidentiality. “You must respect people’s rights to confidentiality” (NMC 2013) Gloria is a 74 year old lady who lives at the residential care home at which I am currently on placement Gloria is under the Adults with Incapacity Scotland Act 2000 due to a diagnosis of Dementia. She is mobile with the aid of a Zimmer frame and is still as independent as her health allows. She requires the assistance of 1 carer for most activities of daily living. After breakfast I offered to take Gloria to the toilet

Individual’s rights also need to be promoted in order for holistic support to be provided by professionals. All adults in a health and social care environment such as a care home have rights to their confidentiality, respect, choice and to have their individuality taken into consideration. They also have the right not to be discriminated against, to receive equal and fair treatment and also to have access to the policies and procedures of the health and social care organisation. They should know when and how to make a complaint should they feel there care need are not being met. Children in care settings also have promotion of rights. These individuals should always have the right to be heard and it remain confidential, to have their wishes considered, be provided with stimulating activities and the right to be safe and secure from harm.

Tim has a long history of mental illness and was admitted to the ward following a deterioration in his mental illness after he lost contact with his son. His mood was elevated and he felt very restless and agitated. Prior to admission, he was found police in a very distressed state. Tim was placed on a section 2 of the mental health act (DH, 2007) and was originally observed generally where a member of staff would have to see him face to face on a hourly basis (NICE, 2005). Under section 2 of the mental health act Tim has lost the right to leave hospital at will and his responsible clinician has not granted him section 17 leave. A person can be detained for up to 28 days and treat against their will (DH, 2007). As Tim was detained it was important for staff to keep him on the ward.

All aspects of Mrs A’s personal care will be met whilst in hospital this is something that that Mrs A has in place in her home life with the support of a home care team. The White Paper caring for people (DoH 1989b, paragraph 11), placed as a priority: “the promotion and development of domiciliary, day and respite services to enable sick and dependant people to continue living in their own homes wherever possible and sensible” (Kenworthy,Snowley,Gilling,p244.) After having a chat with Mrs A she has told me that the hours she receives are being cut due to socio economic factors with funding within her community this is something that upsets her.

We all want to be treated with dignity and it is a very important part of an individual’s life. Working in the health and social care profession it is important to help people maintain their dignity so they can keep their sense of self-respect and self-worth. All health and social care professionals should be sensitive and aware of the needs of people and service users. Just because a person has dementia, they still need to be given a choice and not assume that they cannot make a choice. Not everybody is the same, there are different levels of dementia, so getting to know the service user is vital to challenge discrimination. We also need to make sure that the service user or their families are aware of the complaints procedure. Having policies and procedures are put in place and that staff are up to date on their training.

This assignment involves a case study where Ralph, a fourteen year old boy, is currently in foster care because his mother; Kerry, felt she was unable to control him due to his behaviour. However, Kerry has now expressed that she is unhappy with this foster placement and has requested that her son be returned to live with her and his two younger brothers. The scenario becomes more complex owing to the fact that Ralph has disclosed that his mother had regularly hit him with a walking stick. In this essay I will seek to consider the main practice issues raised by the scenario of the case study. Using the materials provided within the course along with my own professional experience, I will outline relevant legislation

The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 promotes the right to be cared for in a way that meets their needs and takes account of choices because it provides care that is tailored to the needs of people through an assessment. A detailed care

Explain a range of ethical and moral dilemmas which social workers and the team may encounter when dealing with this care – look at case study on the assignment brief.

An Adult Protection Expert Margaret Flynn was appointed to chair the serious case review, commissioned by South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board. Margaret Flynn is leading the examination into what lessons are to be learnt from the agencies failures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse. She had chaired an investigation of the murder of disabled man Steve Hoskin in 2006, which made far reaching recommendations to reform adult protection, including raising awareness and tightening up multi-agency working. She is also the chair for Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Board and joint editor of the Journal of Adult Protection.

McKay-Hall because it has been long recognized in the law that all health professionals including nurses owes their patient a duty of care (McDonald & Then, 2014). According to Staunton (2010) if a duty of care is shown to exist, there must be a standard of care inherent in that duty and if the defendant's standard is below expectation then the defendant is in breach of her duty of care to the deceased. Mr. Hope acknowledged that failure to take regular observations of the patient, particularly when she became "close to death", constituted a gross failure by the doctor and nurses involved in her treatment (hope, 2012). Moreover, nurse Laja did not check on her patient regularly and the green fluid in the drain along with her unstable vital signs did not appear to her as an alarming sign for sepsis. Nurse Laja provided a low standard of care to the deceased that morning. According to the common law, the standard of care for nurses and midwife is what ordinary, competent nurse in the circumstances would be reasonably expected to do in relation to the provision of care. (McDonald & Then, 2014).

For this discussion, I chose the case study involving Marcus, a retired police officer at the age of 64. As he was ordered by the court to get into treatment, I would try to show understanding of the way he approaches me from the beginning. I think it is important to allow Marcus to feel comfortable and safe for him to begin sharing his ideas in a judgement free environment. As I am younger than my client, in order to be able to treat him, I would have been trained with this type of population first. However, it would be a good idea to consult with my mentor if any issue arises.

First, Elizabeth may claim for a breach of statutory duty under Section 1 of the National Health Service Act 2006. It was found that this duty was only to provide such service as he considered necessary to meet the reasonable requirement as can be provided within the resources available *R v Secretary of State for Social Services ex parte Hinks*. As established in R v North and East Devon Health Authority ex parte Coughlan, there is no absolute duty to provide treatment and Section 3 provide wide discretion of how the services is to be provided. Therefore, it is very unlikely for the health authority to breach this duty.

Ms D was referred to the agency under NHS and Community Care Act 1990 s 47 NHS and Community Care Act 1990 s 47, which allows the agency to assess the needs of everyone that might be in need of community service. As it is the agency aim to care and support different people with vast needs in the community “To support and care for people, where they live and in their community, to enable them to enhance their wellbeing, feel safe and respected and to be more independent, empowered and included”

Network of support- When an adult who is at risk has a family or a social network of support like friends, neighbours, children and/or church members, GP and psychiatrist effort should be made to involve them in the planning and support. Sometimes it is difficult if the service user doesn’t want any of them involved. Mrs.P wanted to be on her own however, her son and his family moved in with her which was invading her privacy. Mrs.P’s rights and choices were not taken not consideration when these decisions were made on her behalf.