Unit2- Principles of Health and Social Care

Learning Outcome

Practice

approach with users of health and social care services

regulations and codes of practice that are relevant to

own work in health and social care

developed in accordance with national and policy

requirements

implementation of health and social care organisational policy

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In addition to the above PASS criteria, this assignment gives you the opportunity to submit evidence in order to achieve the following MERIT and DISTINCTION grades

Grade Descriptor

Indicative characteristic/s

Contextualisation

Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solutions

Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques

Present and communicate appropriate findings

Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions

To achieve D1 you need to demonstrate that you have combined your ideas to develop to make justified conclusions in your report (Task 2)

Take responsibility for managing and organising activities

Demonstrate convergent/lateral/  creative thinking

Problems have been solved

To achieve D3 your report will demonstrate your ability to solve problems related to the impact of legislation, policies and procedures and how theory is applied in practice (Task 2)

Health and Social Care (Care Practice)

The tasks in this assignment are designed to assess your understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care and the benefits of using a person centred approach. In your assignment you need to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of; the theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice; the formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce and strategies that can influence the performance of others.

YOU MUST FOLLOW THE FORMATS ASKED FOR IN THIS ASSIGNMENT BRIEF – IF NOT YOU WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS YOUR ASSIGNMENT WITH A LECTURER AT A PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION

Scenario

You are supporting an older woman Ms. Sharma who has physical disabilities so that she needs support with day-to-day tasks. During your visit, she tells you that she has been feeling particularly low for quite some time. Ms. Sharma talks about feeling lonely and that no one has visited her in the past month with the exception of your and other staff members’ visits. You are aware that isolation and loneliness can have negative effects on mental health and wellbeing so you are keen to ensure that this woman has access to opportunities and lifestyles that promote her wellbeing.

This task requires you to write an essay based on the case scenario above that demonstrates how the principles of care are applied in practice. Use examples from practice related to the scenario supported by references to appropriate literature and ensure that you:

·         explain how principles of supports are applied to ensure that the individuals are cared for in the health and social care practice. (1.1).

·         outline the procedures for protecting clients, patients and colleagues from harm (1.2).

·         analyse the  benefits of using a person centred approach to Ms. Sharma that can promote her wellbeing (1.3)

·         explain ethical dilemmas and conflicts that may arise when providing care, support and protection to Ms Sharma in relation to health, safety and security (1.4)

To achieve M1 you must demonstrate that you have used an effective approach to study and research and this has been applied in your essay on how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice

To achieve M2 you must show that you have used a range of source of information to support your explanations, analysis and evaluations of the principles of support.

To achieve M3 the essay should be delivered in a structured sequence, using a recognised report format with appropriate language

To achieve D1 you need to demonstrate that you have combined your ideas to develop a coherent argument in your essay

To achieve D3 your essay will demonstrate your ability to solve problems related to ethical dilemmas

Written Report in three parts

Part 1 Legislation, Policies and Procedures

Part 2 Theories underpinning health and social care practice

Part 3 Your role in promoting good practice

Scenario

You are a newly appointed Care Manager to ABC residential care home and need to produce a report to the Board of Directors on the impact of legislation, policies and procedures and how theory is applied in practice within the care home setting.  The report includes three sections. In the first section you need to explain policy implementation and an evaluation of its impact to the residential care home. The second part deals with the theories underpinning health and social care practice and the final section concerns your role in the development of policy and the implementation of good practice.

To assist you with the writing of the report you could research the following sources of information:

Workplace documents such as; policies, handbooks, manuals, regulations and procedures as well as  a copy of General Social Care Code of Practice for care  worker  and National Minimum Standards for Care (CQC) or  any other relevant document.

Part 1

·         Explain the implementation of policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice that are relevant to   own work in health and social care. (2.1)

·         Explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in accordance with national policy and requirements. (2.2).

·         Evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, regulation and codes of practice on organizational policy and practice. (2.3)

Part 2

·         Explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice and how you can use them to clients like Ms. Sharma.  (3.1)

·         An analysis of the social processes impact on users of health and social care services.  (3.2)

·         An evaluation of the effectiveness of inter professional working to promote mental health and wellbeing of Ms. Sharma (3.3)

Part 3

·           Explain own role, responsibilities, accountabilities and duties in the context of working with those within and outside the health and social care workplace (4.1)

·           and evaluate own contributions to the development and implementation of health and social care organizational policy (4.2,)

·           And provide some recommendations to develop own contributions to meeting good practice requirements (4.3).

To achieve M2 you must show that you have used a range of source of information to support your explanations, analysis and evaluations of the principles of support.

To achieve M3 the report should be delivered in a structured sequence, using a recognised report format with appropriate language

To achieve D1 you need to demonstrate that you have combined your ideas to develop to make justified conclusions in your report (Task 2)

To achieve D2 you need to demonstrate  how the principles of support are dependent on the application of the underpinning theories of health and social care in your report

To achieve D3 your report will demonstrate your ability to solve problems related to the impact of legislation, policies and procedures and how theory is applied in practice