...Relation to Children Suffering Neglect The purpose of this assignment is to critically evaluate the role of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) in recognition of children suffering neglect. To begin a definition of safeguarding will be explored from a range of sources. This will be followed with the importance of policy and its impact on our direct practice as SCPHN’s. Finally key terms will be addressed as follows “children, neglect” Safeguarding is not a new concept though definition remains contrived (Fraser & Nolan, 2004) There is no mutually agreed definition, this makes the subject emotive and difficult to encompass, rather Powell (2007) perceives “safeguarding” as a umbrella term that encapsulates key themes including child protection, safe conduct, duty of care to act and collaborative working. This definition differs greatly from the Oxford Dictionary (2009 p324) definition “to protect (someone or something) from harm or destruction” This definition is rather vague, unclear and subjective, this presents further queries who has the final say on harm, is it the parent, the child or the Health Professional. Public policy with reference to safeguarding children is rapidly having been brought in to sharp focus with recent well publicised cases including Baby P and Victoria Climbie demanding a blame culture (Corby,2006) Said culture has propelled Health Professionals into acting and this is represented in the increase specialist safeguarding teams within...
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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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...Unit 40 – P3 Within this assignment I will be describing legislations and frameworks which govern work with individuals with dementia. To do this I will be explaining four different legislations as well as one framework and discuss how they affect and support the care of individuals with dementia. Data Protection Act 1998: The Data Protection Act 1998, in its current form was put into place in March 2000 to give individuals the right of access to 'personal data'. This personal data qualifies as any information held by a company or setting that relates to an individual. Personal data is often collected when someone completes a purchase from a service or company. It can consist of contact, bank or any other details about the individual such as the history of their health or family's health. However, much of the data that is collected is sensitive and if it were to fall into the wrong hands, it could result in it being used against the individual. With so much personal data held by organisations, there needs to be some kind of rules for companies to follow if they are to ensure that data is handled fairly. The Data Protection Act acts as a foundation for providing these rules. The Data Protection Act 1998 helps to support the care of individuals with dementia because it gives both individuals with dementia and their family expectations of how their information will be used and ensures it will only be used legally. The act ensures that data is stored and disposed of securely...
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...Safeguarding Assignment 2 Legislation, policies and workplace procedures which reduce the risk of abuse Hand In Deadline: 19th November 2014 Task 1: You must write a report that covers: * Legislation * Recruitment practices * Sector Guidance * Strategies and * Procedures that are used to safeguard vulnerable adults. In addition you must say how these can be used to help reduce 2 different types of abuse. This report will be looking at how legislation, policies and workplace procedures reduce the risk of abuse. Legislations are put in place to reduce the risk of abuse in certain environments and workplaces that are targeted by abusers. The definition for legislation is the act or process of making or enacting laws. In this report I will be covering the six legislations that are most known to us these are; The Sexual Offences act, The Care Standards Act, The Mental health Act, The Equality Act, The Human Rights and The Data Protection Act. The first one I will be covering is The Sexual Offences Act 2003. This Act lists the different types of sex offences. How sex offenders are monitored, how the police have to be informed if the sex offender has changed address or been away from home for more than seven days and it also covers sexual abuse of vulnerable people with mental disorder. This can help spot abuse within different environments, prevent abuse from occurring and stops sex offenders from abusing again within a matter of weeks. The...
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...What is equality? Treat every individual equally in status, rights and opportunities. Equality is about making sure that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and abilities and believing that no one should have lesser life chances because of where they were born, what they believe or whether they have a disability. Another example is race, disability, gender and sexuality have experienced discrimination. What is diversity? Diversity basically means difference. Meaning, accepting and respecting the differences and being able to value and respect them. These can be along the lengths of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs or political beliefs. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe and positive. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing. Diversity helps in meeting different people from different countries, so helping to learn different culture, different types of food, various religions, different languages, which helps bring the society together which allows people coming together to socialise. Being open to other cultures and being able to get along with everyone even thou they have difference, which therefore allows our everyday lives to be more interesting, even at the basic levels as then types of food we eat. Example: Rosehill Nursery At Rosehill Nursery there are different people which come from different...
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...used on patients, such as incubators and ventilators * Prepares and administers and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments * Monitors vital signs and initiates corrective action whenever the patient displays adverse symptomatology, communicates patient’s condition to care team * Assists treating physician during examination, treatment and procedures, which can include life-saving situations * Instructs and educates patient’s family Participates in discharge planning * Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms * Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting A nurses responsibilities include: * Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, such as incubators and ventilators * Prepares and administers and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments * Monitors vital signs and initiates corrective action whenever the patient displays adverse symptomatology, communicates patient’s condition to care team * Assists treating physician during examination, treatment and procedures, which can include life-saving situations * Instructs and educates patient’s family Participates in discharge planning * Records all care information concisely, accurately and...
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...In this assignment I am going to explain my understanding of working practices and strategies that 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...
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...Module Title: Voluntary Initiative Assignment Title: Voluntary Experience Voluntary Placement Introduction Leys Youth Programme The Leys Youth Programme is a youth mentoring charity working with more than 400 young people in Blackbird Leys, the most deprived area of Oxfordshire. Leys youth sees real success in combining activity-based clubs with mentoring to tackle educational underachievement, making a difference in many young lives. The Leys Youth Programme started in 1999 when two local residents living in the Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys estates in Oxford were approached by a local housing association and asked to start a football club for young people. They teamed up with other volunteers and received financial support from the Oxford Community Church and the Leys Community Church. The Leys Youth club is always looking for Volunteers to help support work with the young people, across Oxfordshire, people who are interested in helping out the club or gain further skills to enhance their personal development they are always welcomed with the club. The Youth Club offers a calendar of training courses for its youths and other organizations working with childrens and young people across Oxfordshire, courses include safeguarding, emergency first aid and introduction to youth work. Reflection of Voluntary work and its value in modern day society Volunteering is work experience with the additional benefit that it demonstrates initiative and commitment...
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...Case Study 2—Internal Control Due by Sunday of Week 5, 11:59 p.m., mountain time LJB Company, a local distributor, has asked your accounting firm to evaluate their system of internal controls because they are planning to go public in the future. The president wants to be aware of any new regulations required of his company if they go public, so he met with a colleague of yours at a local restaurant. The president of the company explained the current system of internal controls to your colleague. Your colleague has since been promoted to a tax position so she has passed on the information below so you can generate recommendations for the partner at your accounting firm to share with the president of LJB Company. Since LJB Company is a relatively lean organization, they have a lot of faith in their long-term employees. They have one accountant who serves as treasurer and controller, which streamlines many of their processes. In this dual role, he purchases all of the supplies and pays for these purchases. He also receives the checks and completes the monthly bank reconciliation. The accountant is so busy that the company handles petty cash a bit differently. All employees have access to the petty cash in a desk drawer and are asked to only place a note if they use any of the cash. The accountant has recently started using pre-numbered invoices and wants to buy an indelible ink machine to print their checks. The president is waiting to hear from you if this is a necessary...
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...Case Study 2—Internal Control Due by Sunday of Week 5, 11:59 p.m., mountain time LJB Company, a local distributor, has asked your accounting firm to evaluate their system of internal controls because they are planning to go public in the future. The president wants to be aware of any new regulations required of his company if they go public, so he met with a colleague of yours at a local restaurant. The president of the company explained the current system of internal controls to your colleague. Your colleague has since been promoted to a tax position so she has passed on the information below so you can generate recommendations for the partner at your accounting firm to share with the president of LJB Company. Since LJB Company is a relatively lean organization, they have a lot of faith in their long-term employees. They have one accountant who serves as treasurer and controller, which streamlines many of their processes. In this dual role, he purchases all of the supplies and pays for these purchases. He also receives the checks and completes the monthly bank reconciliation. The accountant is so busy that the company handles petty cash a bit differently. All employees have access to the petty cash in a desk drawer and are asked to only place a note if they use any of the cash. The accountant has recently started using pre-numbered invoices and wants to buy an indelible ink machine to print their checks. The president is waiting to hear from you if this is a necessary...
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...Introduction Zimbabwe is a country in the south of africa. It was endepentend since 1980. A lot of things have of late been happening in Zimbabwe that has led to deterioration of infrasturactural development in both urban and rural areas. Mbire Rural District Council Mbire Rural Council is one of the largest councils in Mashonaland Central province, with a population of 114909.The major ethnic groups residing in Korekore. There is a traditional structure of leadership that has remained intact and that continues to be influential. The population consists mostly of subsistence farmers whose fields are distant from the main village. Crops grown include sorghum, millet, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes and pumpkins. * Problem Statement * The majority of rural households in Mbire Rural district council do not have access to potable drinking water. While many rural towns once had piped water, these systems have fallen into disrepair due to lack of maintenance. Similarly, a few villages had drilled wells with hand pumps near schools and clinics but have lost this infrastructure. Therefore, rural populations draw their water from unprotected springs or rivers located from 300 to 600 meters from the villages or from hand-dug wells, locally known as matsime. The matsime are primitive wells with an average depth of six meters, with a diameter of 1.2 meters and uncovered at the top. The water collected from rivers and matsime is used for bathing, washing clothes, cooking and drinking...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Student: Viviane Stewart ------------------------------------------------- Date: 05/04/2016 ------------------------------------------------- Contents Aim 3 Planning 3 Implementation 4 Evaluation 7 Theorists of child developmental stages 9 Role of the adult 10 Recommendations 11 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Appendix 13 Child observation (Play activity) 14 Aim In this assignment my aim is to plan and implement one activity to a child aged 4 and half years in my work placement. This activity will look on the holistic development of this particular child. Planning To begin this assignment I had to first plan an activity for TC that would allow me to look at the whole development of a child at his age by doing an observation in which can be found at the appendix. The activity is structured, where children can play in a guided manner but also give them the opportunity to play freely. I had in mind the importance of consulting with my supervisor to know...
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...Unit 17: Working in the social care sector Explain the requirements for two different careers in the social care sector Introduction: In this assignment I will be choosing 2 different careers in the social care sector of my choice and briefly explain the different aspects to do with each. The two I have decided to look at our social work and care worker. P1-Explain the requirements for two different careers in the social care sector Requirements for a social worker- Social work is a graduate profession and you will need either a bachelor’s degree in it (BSW) or a postgraduate degree to register with Health and care professions (HCPC) in England. In order to get a degree you will be required to study a 3 year undergraduate degree or a 2 year postgraduate degree in social work that is approved by the Health and Care professional’s councils (HCPC). You will also need to pass background checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In order to study for an undergraduate degree in social work you will require, 5 GCSEs (A-C) including maths and English, at least 2 A levels, or an equivalent qualification such as BTEC National Diploma or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. You will need to have relevant experience in a social work or social care setting before being accepted on to the postgraduate course. That is why it is necessary you gain as much work experience as possible, either through paid work in community care settings or voluntary work. Some specialised universities...
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...Unit 4 Wider professional practice in education and training. Unit Title: Understand professionalism and the influence of professional values in education and training. Assignment 2 Name: Peijie Zhu Date: 19/03/2024 Word Count: 2566. 3. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Understand the impact of accountability to stakeholders and external bodies in education and training. 3.1 Explain the roles of stakeholders and external bodies in education and training. Students should complete an essay on roles and accountability to stakeholders and external bodies in education and training. (400 words minimum) Education and training are complex systems that involve numerous stakeholders and external bodies working collaboratively to ensure quality,...
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...Approach Monday 15th September, 2014 Word Count: 4111 Introduction: In care and nursing, problems arise all the time which need to be resolved in order for effective care to take place. This assignment will discuss the nursing process of the APIE (Assessing, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation) approach to solving issues, and how effective it can be. A nursing process is a systematic approach which focuses on patients as individuals and ensures all their holistic needs are met. It needs to address ‘the individual’s full range of needs, taking into account their health, personal, family, social, economic, educational, mental health, ethnic and cultural background and circumstances’ (Margereson and Trenoweth, 2010). Throughout the assignment there will be references to authors and theories relating to Sociology, Psychology and Biology, where applicable, to add support to the discussion. It will demonstrate how the stages of the problem-solving approach deal with problems that are encountered; it will describe how theoretical knowledge is used to enhance the problem-solving approach when dealing with encountered problems; and finally, it will demonstrate ways in which to plan using the problem-solving approach to enhance future practice. This discussion and assignment will be based on the audio-visual clip from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC), (NMC, 2010). Assessing: Assessing a patient looks at the patients holistically, establishing what they could and...
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