...while care is provided for vulnerable users and such might come from safety versus independence, rights, responsibilities and choice. Although it is necessary to allow service users to be independent when they want, it is also important to consider that being independent during certain tasks may pose potential risks. For example, Jennifer may want to control her own wheelchair according to choice. However, based on risk assessment carried out by the organisation, it was determined that it is unsafe for her to control her own wheelchair without supervision. This is because without close supervision, she is more prone to accidents such as trips and falls, and thus poses a risk to herself and others. In these circumstances, it may be necessary to inform her that a care giver will control her wheelchair and therefore tension may be created as safety overtakes her independence and choice. ( Mandelstam, 2009). The staff should be trained to communicate to service users such as Jennifer is a manner which prevents tension and promotes understanding. Task 3.1...
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...childhood development such as how a young child’s speech develops, how they learn to walk and how they learn to use the bathroom. All three developments normally occur by a certain age. However in my experience I know that these developments can be delayed or not occur normally due to environmental obstacles. I have even seen cases in my personal experience that delays occurred due to emotional problems. In the Critical-Period Hypothesis, there is some debate as to whether humans can “catch up” if there is a delay in development. However, as the article states that by being born without strong innate behavior patterns (such as imprinting), we seem better able to adjust and survive, or “catch up”. It also mentions that children appear to have a tendency to imitate behaviors. I was an employee of New York State as a Developmental Aide for 20+ years. I worked with developmentally disabled children, and had extensive training on the cause and effects of mental retardation. I was amazed to learn that many of the patients had become “environmentally retarded”. I had always thought that someone with those types of disabilities must have been born that way. I was saddened to find out that several years ago many normal young patients were born into the institution or made to live there at very young ages. Many were malnourished, mistreated, and had no attention paid to them for days and years at a time. The young children were housed with older patients that had many developmental...
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...U.S. Department of Justice estimates more than half a million of our nation’s elders are mistreated each year, of course the numbers may be three times higher since few cases of abuse are reported or investigated (Axmaker, 2003). Experts estimate the number of older adults who are mistreated annually at more than two million (Swagerty, 1999, p.2804). A U.S. National Elder Abuse Incidence Study confirmed that reported elder abuse cases are only the "tip of the iceberg" (National Center on Elder Abuse, 2003). The study also shown that two-thirds of the offenders were adult children or spouses. Additionally, elders are being abused in nursing homes, hospitals, or other institutions; in one study, 36 percent of nursing home staff stated that they had witnessed at least one physical abuse incident with an elderly patient (Nelson, 2002). Clearly, elder mistreatment or abuse of the elderly is a growing social occurrence. Unfortunately, our elder population is considered to be easy targets because they are perceived to be fragile and defenseless. Elder abuse is defined as representing all types of abusive behavior or mistreatment toward an older adult; this includes acts that are intentional or unintentional. Abuse takes many forms ranging from financial exploitation, scams, physical acts of violence, along with neglect and psychological abuse. There is no common pattern of elder abuse, acts can be performed by random strangers, to...
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...protecting clients, patients and colleagues from harm. There are many forms of protection for service users, there are Risk assessments which is to evaluate the risk level of certain areas and equipment. There is also confidentiality which is protection for a service user’s private/personal information that is kept between them and their service provider, there are times where it is deemed necessary to share the information with someone if the service user is at risk of being endangered. Risk assessment is an essential task that must be carried out frequently as doing this will help reduce the risk of service users falling seriously ill, getting injured or even dying. A risk assessment is a simple task and often does not take up a lot of time but it is an extremely important task to carry out and done so with great detail. A risk assessment consists of checking that areas are clear of any clutter, wet floors or any other forms of hazardous objects. The assessment also consists of the testing of equipment to ensure that it is safe for service users as well as the service providers to use. It is important that for this to be done as it will help reduce the risk of a service user or provider getting injured, falling ill or even dying....
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...access to merchandise and many more. The legislation requires public representatives to promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities. It also allows the government to set minimum standards so that people with disabilities can use public transport easily. The Residents rights define discrimination in a number of ways and outlines four specific types of discrimination: direct discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, disability-related discrimination and victimisation. The Residents rights prevents anyone from the risk of harm or discrimination over them being disabled. For example, if there is a disabled elderly person in the care home then they would need to be given special treatment and should be tended to more than some of the other residents. The care home that they are staying in their staff should be checked on regularly because the staff could be violently assaulting residents and not be caught so regular checks should be done to prevent this. The Residents rights stops anyone from being mistreated or thought of as being different or lower in status etc. so they should be thought of as being able to things for themselves but only to an extent. For example, if someone receives domiciliary care and the nurse is changing the child (between age 10-15) and the child is feeling like he is being treated like a baby and is being made to feel like he is not able to do anything for himself. The Residents rights lets disabled people be...
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...demographic predictors say the population of 65+ will grow to 70 million, which represents a 100 percent increase over 0 years. So elderly abuse and neglect will continue to be serious problem in the United States. It is estimated that in the year 000 “11,000 Americans age 65 or older experienced a violent crime”. Elder abuse not only happens in institutional settings, but it is also appearing in domestic settings. The close, extended, and often times unsupervised visits that helpers have with patients has increasingly highlighted the need to protect elderly clients. Like any other form of abuse, elder abuse is a multifaceted problem, and it is easy for people to have misconceptions about it. When you hear the words “elder abuse and neglect” you often times think of elderly people sitting all alone in nursing homes with no visitors. But I have mentioned earlier that elder abuse is not just a problem of older people living in nursing homes, but it is right in our midst. Most of the incidents of elder abuse doesn’t happen in a nursing home setting. Often times there are reports of nursing home residents who are mistreated, but for the most part elder abuse takes place in the home. When elder abuse happens in the home it is usually done by a family member or a paid caregiver. It is often times difficult to tell if elder abuse is occurring. Often times it is hidden by seclusion and covered up by seems like a happy home. Elder abuse/mistreatment is defined as “any intentional...
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...interaction in a health and social care setting. * Theories of communication Keywords: Communication Interpersonal skills Verbal language and examples Non verbal language examples Service user Care provider This report will cover the role and importance of effective communication. It will cover the meaning of communication and interpersonal skills. This is one of the tasks needed to get the voluntary worker job, because in order for health care providers to work with a diverse range of people they have to develop effective communication skills which they will use not only within care services but also out. Communication is the exchanging and receiving of information that occurs between different relationships. Typical examples are, service user and care provider, mother and daughter, father son. It occurs through the use of verbal and nonverbal techniques such as active listening, eye contact, hand gestures and more. Interpersonal skills are the skills used by an individual to ensure that they are with others in an effective way. These skills involve things such as the ability to get along and work with others through active listening. As mentioned in the definition of communication there are different ways of communicating. Good examples are verbal, nonverbal, sign language, Makaton and Braille. Verbal language is the use of sounds to relay messages. It is a way of expressing desires, needs, ideas and concepts. It is important for care providers to have effective...
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...University of West London 1 Theoretical Assessment Submission by TurnItin NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS: Please complete section 1 of this form as indicated. Please ensure that all relevant boxes are completed, otherwise assignments cannot be processed efficiently. Section 1 (Student to complete) Please type clearly in the boxes provided |Assignment Title | |Protection of Vulnerable people | | | |2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ...
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...shaking, pushing, punching or pinching. It can sometimes include the inappropriate use of physical restraints, force feeding and any kind of physical punishment. The indicators of physical abuse are: The bruising - in some cases you can find that the individual has bruising in hidden areas where they cannot be seen. The individual might have, black eyes, lacerations, and rope marks from being restrained. There might be an adults report of being hit, slapped, kicked, or mistreated. The adult might show a sudden change in behaviour and might feel uncomfortable in talking about their bruises. When looking at the bruising to determine whether it is physical abuse check the size of the bruise and see whether or not it is consistent with the explanation that has been given for it. If the injury does not fit with the explanation, the injury is unexplained and the adult has bruises that are at different stages of healing and the colours are different it might mean that that are being abused frequently and letting the other bruises heal. However if the adult has a liver and blood condition it might mean that when the members of staff where manual handling them they could have left bruises on their arms unintentionally. If an adult is frequently in pain and is always going to the hospital or the clinic it might mean that they are showing a cry of help and want you to investigate their injuries. Physical abuse is also a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and...
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...involvement in sexual activity without consent; it can be direct (being forced to perform sex acts) and indirect (being forced to watch sexual activity). c) Emotional/psychological abuse, any action that damages an individuals’ mental health such as bullying which can result in distress. d) Financial abuse is the theft or misuse of an individual’s money or personal possessions. e) Institutional abuse is the mistreatment of an individual by the authorities or people within an institution. f) Self-neglect is when an individual fails to care for themselves and meet their basic needs for food, medical care and personal care. g) Neglect by others means failure to meet an individual’s needs for personal care, food, medical care, cultural or religious needs. 1.2 Physical abuse; multiple or minor bruising on the body, oddly shaped burns and scalds on skin, marks on skin from being slapped or bitten, broken bones of unexplained falls and misuse of medication. Sexual abuse; touching someone in a sexual manner without consent (contact), non-contact sexual abuse includes sexual talk, forcing a person to watch pornography without a person’s consent. The person may feel coerced because the abuser is in a position of trust. Emotional/Psychological abuse is difficult to identify as it usually hidden, any action that damages an individual’s mental health such as threats, humiliation, bullying and swearing can result in sadness, depression, uncontrollable crying...
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...situations that can affect the mind and body. Stress can be either good or bad. Good stress can provide inspiration for performance. Bad stress is discomfort in adjusting to new routines. Workforce stress can occur form various circumstances such as hassles from supervisors about unfinished workloads. People are describing their lives as stressful and looking for coping strategies (Wallace, 2007). Kofoworola and Alayode (2012) found that managing stress can lead to a successful career. A person may deny or find other solutions for coping with stress. In 2007, Wallace stated that health educators can give information and teach techniques on eliminating stress. Consumers must first identify their own stressors. The Life Change Events Inventory is a stress survey that consumers use from magazines. Health educators feel that consumers should avoid the survey and consult a professional (Wallace, 2007). Several methods have been used to alter the effects of stress. Mentally train your mind to become relaxed in a stressful situation (Kofoworola & Alayode, 2012). Wallace (2007) recalled mental training is cognitive reconstructing negative thinking into positive thinking. Writing and sharing thoughts can help one recover from stress. A good night’s rest and balanced diet repairs the body from illnesses. Time management will reduce commitments and help you set boundaries, schedules, and prioritize. Relaxation techniques of breathing, mediation, and yoga can distress the...
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...are used to minimise abuse within the health and social care contexts. The caring professions provide some examples of what people thought may have been a good practice of care then but actually is poor or even abusive practice. The main reason why this happens is due to the changes that occurs within working policies. Within my workplace we have different policies that safeguard vulnerable adults, here are some of working practices that I believe help safeguard: • Complaints Policy Effective communication • Record-keeping Policy Risks Assessments • Confidentiality Policy Recruitment procedures • Data Protection Policy Induction • Protection of Vulnerable Adults Policy Training • Whistleblowing Policy Codes of conduct • Care plans – Person Centred Care Reflective practice • Anti – discriminatory / Anti – oppressive practice • Organisations safeguarding policy & procedures Each resident is assessed before arriving at the home, once assessed our nurse manager produces a careplan for that resident. The resident and their family have the right to be involved in developing a meaningful and effective care plan. The nursing home must work with the resident to develop an individualized, written care plan and must update it at least quarterly and any time your condition changes. Each resident important right is to receive good care. To give good care, the nursing home staff must plan to support the needs,...
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...lack thereof) does not change because we do not know. For example, if we never read the warning on a package of cigarettes and never had anyone to tell us that smoking cigarettes will lead to cancer, it does not stop cancer from taking root. Let’s say that we don’t watch the news and we are not internet surfers to know what’s going on around us and a comet is headed towards the earth. The earth is about to be destroyed. Our not knowing is not going to turn the comet in another direction nor stop it from coming and destroying planet earth. We will simply die, not knowing what or how it happened. So not knowing or being aware can cost a person to lose on a small scale and on a large scale (with the larger being your very life). Not knowing can be a roadblock to learning and intelligence. Being smart, competent and on top of your game leads to success in any given area. Incompetence or ignorance can lead to failure, death, poverty, and all kinds of damage spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, and socially (in relationships). Some people think of incompetence as stupidity, or simply not caring about a particular thing. Many use the word ignorance to insult others. According to Webster’s Dictionary ignorance is either “a lack of experience or knowledge” or “the state of being uninformed”. We come into this world knowing nothing and our level of competence is zilch. As we grow up and go through our lives we start to learn about the world and people...
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...Communication in Health and Social Care Organisations Student Name: Nzuzi Rosaria Artur Student ID: P1019897 Lecturer: Olusegun Ekisola Group: 93B Introduction Communication among service users. Service provider and professional is one of the effort individual look into the health and social care since it has brought a propos medical error, inconvenience with enduring wellbeing and not have of regimented announcement connecting patients, service supplier and professional. According to case study I can detect the require of contact in health care professional, patient contact, and professional relations. To reach the conclusion necessary of this article, there are theory of communication in health concern area context that has to subsist useful, and suggest accomplish to improve the communication method. Apply relevant theories of communication to health and social care contexts. Communication involves interaction between people or organisations. Messages between a sender and receiver, like email or phone. In addition person during the transaction of data, opinion, verbal skill, signal and writings such as verbal and non-verbal. In health and social care, a great deal of communication is interpersonal, that is between two people who are physically present especially between those who are using the services. For example patients, their relatives, friends, and professional health workers and care practitioners. However, while communication...
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...Helping Field Summary Lynda McCarthy, Charline Meeks, Debbie Warnke, Marcial Wiggins BSH/305: Historical Development of Human Services: An Introduction August 31, 2014 Mary Newhams Why Professionals Choose the Helping Field Written by Debbie Warnke I believe the reason professionals choose the helping field is because of a sense of accomplishment and the idea of being able to make a difference. Many human service professionals refer to this type of work as a “calling” and having the ability to show an individual or family how to become self-sufficient is a satisfaction that only someone in the helping field can describe. Why Choose the Helping Field Many of the individuals in the helping field are known as “idealists.” They have what is known as a NF (iNtuitive /Feeling) temperament. This temperament gives an individual a sense of purpose and they are known to be more creative, more empathetic, and have a tendency to focus on feelings more than facts. An individual with the NF temperament are often impatient with the business world, policies, and procedures, and are more likely to focus ultimately on the bottom line ( Myers, et al.,1998). Other reasons professionals chose to enter the helping field is because they know someone with a mental illness or addiction, they have other family members that are in the same/similar field, they like to help people that are in high risk situations such as substance...
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