his mother’s impaired parenting skills as there is evidence of substance abuse as his mother was an alcoholic. This may have caused her to act out in a violent manner whilst being in a state of intoxication causing physical abuse towards Daniel. 3. When Daniel arrived at school with a broken arm it was ‘too readily accepted by professionals as accidentally caused’. This finding shows that Daniel was both neglected and physically abused. His injury shows signs of physical abuse by his mother
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trends of health and ill health among different social groupings. I will talk about each pattern and trend in its own paragraph‚ Social class‚ Gender‚ Ethnicity‚ Age and Geographical location. I will talk about the links between these to health issues. I will back these up through the use of evidence such as statistics. I will then conclude what I have found out. Firstly I will talk about each pattern and trend. Social Class Social class helps to deter the reasons for individual’s health and ill
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Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before
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Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. The role of effective communication is very important in a health and social care unit as‚ without it‚ it will be very hard to communicate with the clients. But also communication is the process of sharing information‚ thoughts and feelings between people through speaking‚ writing or body language. Effective communication extends the concept to require that transmitted content is received
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Interpersonal skills are essential in health care and I feel that my experiences have given me the skills to build a rapport with customers and communicate with them on a friendly and personal level. At the same time I enhanced my teamwork skills by working alongside a team of volunteers. I have also shown my ability to conduct independent work having done work experience
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topic of advocacy in health and social care. Use these articles in conjunction with the module materials to discuss how advocacy can increase the power of service users when engaging with health and social care services. At some point in people’s lives‚ they will find themselves in a situation where they may need to participate in decision-making about their care and this essay looks at how advocacy can increase the power of service users when engaging in health and social care services. It will
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country. Victoria Climbie died in February 2000 with 128 separate injuries on her body after months of child abuse at the hands of her great aunt Marie Therese Kouao and her boyfriend Carl Manning. The eight year old came into contact with health‚ police and social services on several occasions‚ and also taken to hospital twice with injures. The green paper built on existing plans to strengthen preventive services by focusing on four key themes; * Increasing the focus on supporting families and
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Reflective Account On an occasion at work I was aware of a staff member communicating very negatively‚ for example sighing and tutting and general negativity. Supervision was due so it was brought into meeting that last had concerned had noticed a change in the person’s general attitude‚ I asked if there was a specific reason and was told there was not. Although they agreed that they were being negative. We discussed the workload and it was decided it was not that. It was mentioned by the staff
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Teaching Assistant Diploma - Level 3 Assignment 1 Question 1 I would accertain what the the teacher expected me to do during the lesson‚ following all instructions given by the teacher. I would ensure that all the instruments are available and in good working order. I would pepare the environment ready for the lesson ensuring the health and safety of the children‚ and the suitabilty of the area for the lesson. Minimising distractions for other children not taking part in the lesson. I would
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Biomedical model of health: The biomedical model of medicine has been around since the mid-nineteenth century as the predominant model used by physicians in diagnosing diseases. According to the biomedical model‚ health constitutes the freedom from disease‚ pain‚ or defect‚ thus making the normal human condition "healthy". The model’s focus on the physical processes‚ such as the pathology‚ the biochemistry and the physiology of a disease‚ does not take into account the role of social factors or individual
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