A Care workers job function is to ‘provide personal care to people of all ages. Servicing people who require support as a result of a disability or health concerns’(Bing) they assist vulnerable people with their day to day activities to enable them to live as independently as possible. Care Workers main duties and activities can include, physical assistance such as ‘helping with personal care like washing, using the toilet and dressing, food preparation, feeding and giving out medication’ (nationalcareersservice.direct.gov) in order to help the service users have good hygiene and a good diet this will be carried out on a day-to-day basis. To ensure the safety of the service users who reside in a residential home, Care workers go with them when …show more content…
Care workers have little autonomy as they report to supervisors and take meeting to instruct them on the best decisions to take when delivering care. Therefore, they don’t make independent and professional decisions themselves as follow set rules which restricts the level of which they are autonomous practitioners. Autonomy comes with accountability and responsibility. Although Care workers have little independence, they have designated responsibilities that comes with their job role. They also have a responsibility to abide by the policies and procedures set up by the health organisation, for example, the principles of care, which is ‘the way health, social care and early years providers should behave towards individuals in their care. A care worker should treat an individual in the way that they would like to be treated and they should work in the best interests of the individual.’ (bing.com). Care workers are responsible for acting according to the principles of care when delivering care. As this is stated in their contract of employment and professional codes of practice. They also have a responsibility to conform to relevant …show more content…
They can also work with a number of varying practitioners, and in different agencies in which Health, Social Care and Early Years workers work in partnership. Furthermore, Care Workers can also work in Multi-Disciplinary Teams. ‘Multidisciplinary teams consist of staff from several different professional backgrounds who have different areas of expertise. These teams are able to respond to clients who require the help of more than one kind of professional.’
Perspectives of workers or staff members- Workers who are providing the services to the service seekers or we can say the health service practitioners as well as professionals have the responsibility and liability to maintain the quality of the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust. This can be done only when the staff of the home care is motivated enough to perform the practices efficiently. For this the monetary and non- monetary reward can provided to the employees of the home
Using examples involving human service workers, discuss how interprofessional practice is defined. Discuss the barriers to interprofessional practice and how these might be addressed. Interprofessional practice is essentially the collaboration of multi-disciplinary professionals to achieve a common client-centred goal and in doing so, better assist with the complexity of the clients’ challenges (Chenoweth & McAuliffe, 2015, McCallin, 2014). Whilst the ability to work in partnership with other professionals is essential in creating the best outcomes for a wide variety of client care (Pecukonis, Doyle, & Bliss, 2008), social workers face a range of boundaries that may limit their ability to work coherently, including miscommunication, lack
Without self-care, the child and youth care worker can easily succumb to stress. Stress leads to poorer work performance, lower emotional regulation, less self-awareness, weakened physical and emotional health, and puts the clients at risk if the care worker isn’t taking care of themselves. In order to provide adequate and quality care to others, the child and youth care worker needs to take care of themselves. One of the biggest issues that can come up is if a practitioner neglects their own care and burns out (Stanley,
Individuality. It implies in regarding them as individual, concentrating on their needs, capacities and accomplishments. It implies esteeming who they are, what they are occupied with and what they can in any case do, not on the way that they have dementia hence needn't bother to have the same attention as normal individual. It is also treating them with respect and dignity.
Ethical Issues in Social Work I will provide practical help for new social workers to help them understand and deal with ethical issues and dilemmas which they will face. There are many ethical issues which are important to social work, but I feel that these are all covered by the care value base. The care value base Was devised by the care sector consortium in 1992, this was so that the workers in health and social care had a common set of values and principles which they would all adhere to. It is important because for the first time the social care sector had a clear set of guidelines from which ethical judgements could be made. The care value base is divided into 5 elements - The care value base covers - Equality and Diversity - Rights and responsibilities - Confidentiality - Promoting anti Discrimination - Effective communication Equality and Diversity Carers must value diversity themselves before they can effectively care for the different races, religions and differently abled people they will come across in their caring profession.
Introduction Within this essay, I will be compare and consider the similarities and differences of the principles and guidelines within the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) for nurses and the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) codes of practice for social workers. I will discuss what professional education and training are within each sector, how to get and maintain a professional registration, I will give a bit of detail about the codes of conduct, ethical behaviour and explain about professional bounda ries. I will also explain the framework of care governance within the health and social care and also, I will explain the levels of accountability, responsibility, knowing the limits of the individual’s abilities also when referral
Social work practice has a responsibility to adequately support the chosen lifestyle of unpaid carers as their efforts form an invaluable service which saves the economy £132 billion per year (Carers UK, 2015a). Without the thousands of carers, the health of many of society’s most vulnerable would suffer as the government would struggle to fund the costs of providing alternative care. Yet there is a growing reliance upon unpaid carers who are willing and able to provide the care which allows people to remain within their home. Firstly, the health issues of an aging and unhealthy population means there are increasing numbers of people aged 18+ who find it difficult to look after themselves. Secondly, there is an expectation that unpaid carers
care is centred around the needs and preferences, of every resident. Inspired by the message of Christ, their mission is to serve all Australians in practical and tangible ways. The staff have a deep and powerful need to care for others and they understand that accepting care is an emotional
My duties and responsibilities include of doing tasks that have been agreed by the service user and the homecare manager after assessing the service user’s needs. I assist in meeting the care support and daily living needs of the service user and also provide care and any additional support that is needed. Some of my duties consist of assisting in getting up in the morning including washing/bathing, dressing, maintaining personal appearance , assisting with undressing and getting to bed in the evening, assisting with the preparation of meals, drinks and snacks when necessary, providing assistance with toileting and changing clothes and/or bedding where necessary, maintaining commodes and washing clothes and bed linen when necessary, providing
The procedure of protecting clients, patients and colleagues from harm. The benefits of following a person centred approach in the use of health and social care practice. Ethical dilemmas and conflicts that may arise when providing care. Supporting and protection to users of health and social care practice. The implementation of policies, legislation regulation and code of practice which is relevant to own work in health and social care. How local policies and procedures can develop in accordance with national and policy requirements. The impact of policy, legislation, regulation, and code of practice on organisational policy and
What does ‘care’ mean? Care is the provision of what is necessary for your health, welfare and protection of someone or something. However when you talk about ‘care’ in a care practice the term changes and becomes more about enabling people to meet all their needs which would refer to their social, physical, emotional, cognitive and cultural needs. The individual is central to the meaning of care in this context.
The concept analysis of autonomy will be analyzed according to the Walker and Avant method of concept analysis. Walker and Avant (2005) present a strategy for analyzing concepts in a comprehensive manner to present new theories and a common definition for different concepts. The current as well as historical meaning is an important aspect to analyze the concept of autonomy, as one must understand how one simple four syllable word grew into such a powerful concept. Definitive attributes drawn from the concept mapped for future use as well as case study as outlined by Walker and Avant (2005). The necessary attributes are then plugged into model, borderline, related and contrary cases so that full concept involvement and understanding is determined. Antecedents as well as consequences of the concept are also discussed for positive and negative connotations can clarify the meaning of the concept of autonomy. Finally the empirical referents of actual phenomena can be realized as Walker and Avant (2005) strive to explain and simplify the concept analysis.
As a care and support worker, my duties and responsibilities for L’Arche organisation which I work for are described as follows;
Practitioners can support the health and wellbeing of service users in many ways that relates to safeguarding. One of the ways that a practitioner can help to safeguard a service user, is by ensuring that they complete all of their annual training, which will give them information on the policies that they will have to follow regarding safeguarding, this training will also give them lessons on how to deal with scenarios where safeguarding will be an important role in keeping individuals safe. “We all have a part to play in securing this for the adults in our care, particularly for those who are especially vulnerable.” (Royal College of Nursing,
As a health care assistant, I have I duty of care to safeguard individuals from harm or abuse. This safeguard can be from self or others. In a situation where the individual pose a harm to self, such as been suicidal, or self-harm, I have a duty to protect such individual from everything that poses to be the risk factor. Where the harm or abuse is from another, I provide reasonable care to keep the service user safe from such individual, by taking precautionary measures that protect or safeguard the service user.