HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE DIPLOMA ANSWERS
Answers for Care Certificate, Manager Induction Standards and NVQ Level 2 & 3 in Health & Social Care
Unit 207 (previously HSC026) covers what person-centred approaches are and how they can be implemented in day-to-day practice.
This includes the importance of gaining consent, encouraging active participation, helping individuals make informed choices by using risk assessments and promoting well-being.
The unit is split into six learning outcomes comprised of several criteria.
Well-being can be thought of as the state of being happy, comfortable and content. Here are some of the factors that can contribute to an individual’s well-being. Physical Health Having a healthy body can make an individual feel good about themselves. This includes getting regular exercise, having a healthy diet and getting adequate sleep. This…
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) defines person-centred values as: Promoting person-centred values means carrying out your role in a way that respects the people you work with so that they can live the life that they choose to. Essentially, person-centred values are values that have the individual at the core. In an adult…
Risk assessments designed to support choice and active participation should be updated regularly. This is because the needs or preferences of the individual may change (e.g. they may no longer want to partake in an activity). New risks may be identified which would also require the risk assessment to be updated. Changes in legislation may…
Risk assessments can be used in an adult social setting to identify and reduce any risks in a particular activity that an individual wants to partake in. For example, if an individual wants to go cycling, there is a risk that they could fall off their bike and get a head injury. This risk can…
Risk assessments can be used to support the responsibilities of everyone involved in the care of an individual. The individual has the right to make their own life choices and these must be respected by their support worker, however their support worker has a duty of care to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the…
Risk assessments are used to reduce any risks to safety or wellbeing by ensuring that things are done in the safest way possible. They are not used to prevent an individual doing something that they want to do but to ensure that they are able to do it in a safe and appropriate manner. This…
It is important that everybody involved in an activity understands and can apply the principles of active participation. This means acknowledging that the individual is present by speaking to and directly addressing them. Everybody should also be aware of the individual’s communication need, for example they may need speak in short sentences of 2-3 keywords…
Active participation can be used to support all aspects of an individual’s preferences and needs because the individual will have a big say in how their care and support is provided. When an individual is encouraged to take an active role in planning their support they are better able to live the life that they…
Active participation is a way of working that recognises an individual as an active partner in their care and support by acknowledging that they have the right to participate in activities and relationships of everyday life however they wish and as independently as possible. It promotes the rights, independence and choice of the individual.
You are later asked to speak to another social worker who has had difficulties helping an individual using the service to make choices and to challenge decisions they don’t agree with. There is a suspicion that the social care worker has also been trying to impose their own views on the individual. In the role…
You are a senior social care worker and have been asked to mentor a colleague who is finding it difficult to understand the importance of obtaining consent from individuals receiving a service. In the role play or written account, you must: Ci Describe the different factors that might affect an individual’s ability to express their…
Care and support plans are extremely useful for supporting person-centred values because it contains a plethora of information about an individual’s needs and preferences. It explains in detail exactly how the individual wants to receive their support so that is in line with their wishes. It is a working document so can any changes to…
Care and Support plans are working documents and should be updated regularly to fit in with the changing needs of the individual. Each individual has constantly changing needs and wishes so their care plan should be flexible. For example, an individual may decide that they want to go out clubbing until the early hours every…
To create a good Care & Support Plan, it is essential to gain as much information as possible about the individual. This can be gathered from their friends, family, other relations and health professionals, such as their doctor, psychologist and social worker. However, the most important person to converse with is the individual themselves as…
Write a reflective account detailing an example of how you have, or could have, used a person centred approach in a sensitive or complex situation. The account must contain a description of how person centred values were or could be put into practice in the situation. I was supporting a young adult with a learning disability…
Your work is running a campaign to improve staff understanding of all aspects of person centred care. You have been asked to create the following materials [Av] A guide for social care workers which: a) Describes ways they can ensure the environment promotes well-being; b) Explains why it is important to support individuals in a…
Your work is running a campaign to improve staff understanding of all aspects of person centred care. You have been asked to create the following materials: [Aiv] A hand out that explains the link between identity, self-image and self-esteem IDENTITY SELF-IMAGE & SELF-ESTEEM Positive identity, self-image and self-esteem are necessary factors for an individual to…
Your work is running a campaign to improve staff understanding of all aspects of person centred care. You have been asked to create the following materials: Aiii A poster that explains the factors which can contribute to the wellbeing of individuals FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AN INDIVIDUAL’S WELL-BEING Physical Health (e.g. diet, sleep, exercise etc.)…
Your work is running a campaign to improve staff understanding of all aspects of person centred care. You have been asked to create the following materials: [Aii] A hand out which explains why person centred values are important and how they influence social care work PERSON CENTRED VALUES IN SOCIAL CARE Why Are Person-Centred Values Important?…
Your work is running a campaign to improve staff understanding of all aspects of person centred care. You have been asked to create the following materials: [Ai] A poster which describes a range of person centred approaches to care ARE YOU WORKING IN A PERSON-CENTRED WAY? Do you communicate in the way your…