Social Care Settings

ASSIGNMENT 204 Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children 's and young people 's settings Task A Dear friend I have heard that you would like to work as a care worker and need to know more about “duty of care”. I wish to help and want to try clarify the term to you as much as I can. “Duty of care” is a phrase used to describe the obligation in your role as a care worker. You owe duty of care to your patients/service users, your colleagues, your employer, yourself and…

individual in a health and social care setting Compare and contrast the range and purpose of different forms of assessment The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is, there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These different approaches…

strategies are used to minimise effects of challenging behaviour in health and social care settings. It will further discuss and evaluate how the strategies are used to minimise effects of one type of challenging behaviour in a health and social care setting. There are many legislations that apply to challenging behaviour and these include, The Human Rights Act 1998, The Convention on the Rights of the Child, The Child Act, The Care Standards Act, Every Child Matters. The most effective way of managing…

Understand health and safety in social care settings Performance Criteria 1. Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings 1.1. Identify legistation relating to health and safety in social care setting Current legislation and subsequent amendments may include: · Health & Safety at Work Act The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety. Under this Act…

Legislation, policies and procedures How legislation, policies and procedures relate to health, safety and security in a health and social care setting and how legislation, policies and procedures promote safety of individuals in a health and social care setting. Legislation 1. Health and safety at work act (1974) 2. Food safety hygiene act (1990) 3. COSHH (2002) Policies 1. Hand washing policy 2. Manual handling policy 3. Storing hazardous substances Procedures 1. Moving and handling a service…

Principles of communication in adult social care settings 1.1 Expressing ourselves in the form of communication is a tool we use to portray our needs and feelings to others. Communication can be used in the health and social care setting to build a trusting relationship with a client or patient and to show emotion. We also communicate to provide information, seek information and persuade others. 1.2 Effective communication in the adult social care setting is a necessary tool and used on a daily…

Assignment 307 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment, you will show your knowledge and understanding of good practice in record keeping and sharing information in a social care setting. You will also explain how best to support others when handling and recording information. Tasks There are two tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Guidelines This is a summary of the evidence required for…

Communication in Health and Social Care Setting 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. Communication is a process of passing or receiving messages, through individual or group of people. Lack of communication can minimize how people interaction with each other, sharing ideas, building a relation and understanding each other can only be achieve through communication. Also, in the care setting, employee, employer and the care user’s are able to deliver care provision and achieve their…

Unit 15 Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings 8 Understand how to promote environmental safety procedures in the social care setting 8.4 Explain the importance of having an emergency plan in place to deal with unforeseen incidents Having an emergency plan in place, helps people to deal with things in an emergency. It lays out what should be done and how things should be handled. The idea behind an emergency plan is to meet specific needs. In the event of a fire or gas leak, it lays…

communication and interpersonal interaction and discuss the importance of communication in a health and social care settings. I will outline different theories of communication and link these theories to communication and its effectiveness. Whilst doing my interactions I realised how different communication and the transmission of values can be in different work contexts within a care setting. Communication is a process that involves the exchange of information, thoughts, ideas and emotions. There…