Unit 9 Health And Social Care Level 3 P1

UNIT 2: EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS JADA COOPER 20140170 P4: This task will explain 2 different national initiatives, stating when they were set up, the purpose and also how they promote anti-discriminatory practises. It will also talk about Charters and their importance, whilst discussing 2 of the codes of practices’. Care Standards Act 2000 The Care Standards was established in 2000, its’ aim is to ensure that the standards of care within all institutions were not inadequate as the rules and regulations have to be adhered to. The care standards act try’s to make sure that all institutions are equipped and well facilitated to meet the needs of those within the provision.

Unit 4 is the preparation of treatment in which the baseline data (activity level) is gathered. This includes daily activity record and behaviour contract. A daily activity record ( hour by hour ) is used to monitor activities clients is already doing, to see the frequency of healthy and unhealthy behaviours. (Lejuez, 2001, p. 265). In this phase, the client is encouraged to create an environment, one that promotes healthy behaviours (Lejuez, 2001).

If you suspect abuse you must record what has lead to this suspicion, find out any information you can in order to help determine if this is the truth, you must inform other carers, your manager, the individuals care manager and the relevant authorities to ensure that this suspicion to be investigated as soon as possible. For example, an individual I care for with learning disabilities and epilepsy made a phone call to the organisation I work in around 10pm and informed me that she was going out, as it is her right to chose when and where she goes I could not tell her she could not do so, instead I asked where she was going, she informed me she was going to a party at a friends house, I then tried to obtain information about where her friends

Depression is a mood disorder, which affects one in 10 of us and varies from person to person. Studies have shown that about 4% of children aged five to 16 in the UK are anxious or depressed. Since depression is so common we have decided to create an app which is dedicated to helping those in need. Below is a list of requirements which is needed in order for us to implement the

In mental health there are a lot of different roles of different agencies and professionals within the assessments, both of these are for the protection of the service user and service provisions these include mental health services which are set up and run by the NHS organisations as well as some voluntary sectors there are also private companies which are paid for by or commissioned by the NHS. A local GP should be able to recognise a service users symptoms and diagnose the service users symptoms of mental health or psychosis then they should refer the service user to an intervention service were they will then be assessed. These assessments will then be carried out on the service user, which will then provide them with the right services

Promoting rights- Rights are a legal entitlement, for example, an individual has the right in life in society without being abused or intimidated because of their gender, sexuality, race, skin colour, beliefs or culture. If the care workers

7 / D.P7: Explain how different procedures maintain health and safety in a selected health or social care setting Maintaining health and safety in health and social care is extremely important to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all their service users as well as other individuals service providers may come in contact with in the setting. There are several procedures that help to maintain this health and safety however they can all vary between settings for example, health and safety procedures will be slightly different and more focused on certain areas in hospitals and especially in paediatric ward compared to in drop-in centres where the needs and risk to service users are slightly different. Some of the procedures used in health and social care to maintain health and safety include; infection control and prevention, safe moving and handling of equipment and individuals, food preparation and storage, storage and administration of medication and storage and disposal of hazardous substances.

I. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more well-known as ADHD, is a disorder that affects 9% of children in the U.S. When left untreated, ADHD can lead the sufferer to be unable to cope in school or socially and possibly leads to depression. ADHD is a hyperactivity disorder with many symptoms that can be treated through therapy, emotional counselling, and use of medications. II. There is a plethora of symptoms when it comes to ADHD. A. Symptoms are separated into two categories, one is inattentiveness and the other is hyperactivity 1.

1. To make sure the care and treatment can continue to be given safely no matter which staff are on duty, 24 hours a day, seven days a week 2. To record the care that has been given to the patient/client 3. To make sure there is an accurate record to be used as ‘evidence’ when there is a complaint from a patient/client about the

Mental Disabilities in Of Mice and Men In the Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men the two main characters are a man named George who is a tough hard worker, and his cousin Lennie who has mental defects. Lennie’s mental defectiveness is at most times a problem and a hassle to George because he cares about Lennie and he only wants the best for him in life. Lennie looks up to George because George is the one who usually always get Lennie out of trouble when he does things. One time Lennie thought that a young lady’s red dress was very pretty so he tried to touch it and the girl thought he was trying to hurt her

Health and safety at work act 1947 The health and safety at work is the legislation, which covers the employees’ health and safety in the UK. The law requires a high level of management that employers must follow, they must look at risks and assess them and take a sensible measure to prevent these risks from happening. This policy and procedures is for Risk assessments and the fire policy/procedure. This promotes safety because care organisations have to make sure that they are able to provided a safe environment in a health and social care setting.

In addition, many governments in the world set up the welfare or societal care programs, putting a dignity of the people in the centre. The dignity of the people is one of the key features in such programs as it defines the success or failure of any government’s public undertaking. Truly, care receiver should feel the atmosphere of where they are counted every time from the caregiver or their supported staff. At times, ‘patients, senior people, children, disabled or poor people are left out from the financial, societal, employment advantages and so on’.

Q1: Legislation and Sector Skills in promoting rights of users: The essence of policies in the organization is to promote and maximize the benefit to the users as provided for by the legislation and sector skills. The Human Rights in health and social care aim at ensuring delivery of quality of service from healthcare facilities. The Legislation and sector policies focus on three key functions to achieve the objective. First, the policies help by increasing the knowledge, ability, and understanding by the healthcare professionals in delivering service to protect, respect, and promote human rights and welfare.

ADHD What is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? ADHD is a mental disorder that begins in childhood, but can continue throughout adolescence and even into adulthood. According to a survey conducted by the CDC in 2003, 7.8% and 9.5% of U.S. children were diagnosed with ADHD by their healthcare providers. About 1 in 5 high school boys and 1 in 11 high school girls, 11 percent, have been reported by parents saying that they received treatment for ADHD.

Carer workers should apply active listening skills to the client in order to avoid misunderstands. The client should be given choices (respect by being gentle, kind, respect, love, etc.) Referring to the case study; incident 1,