Unit 2 Principles of Health and Social Care Practice
Aim- Principles of health and social care practice
The aim of this unit is to develop understanding of the values, theories and policies underpinning
health and social care practice and the mechanisms that exist to promote good practice.
Unit 2 Principles of health and social care- Abstract
This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all
those who work in health and social care. Learners will consider theories and policies that
underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required
to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce, including strategies that can influence
the performance of others.
Learning Outcomes
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Understand how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice
Principles of support: respecting individuality, rights, choice, privacy, independence, dignity, respect and partnership; equal opportunities; respecting diversity, different cultures and values; providing care, support and attention, eg for individuals, family, friends, carers, groups and communities
Confidentiality: importance of, limits of, policies about sharing information Person-centred approach: supporting preferences, wishes and needs; supporting privacy and dignity; supporting others to make informed choices about the services they receive
Protection from risk of harm: assessing risk to self and others; right of individuals to take risks; informing relevant people about identified risks
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Understand the impact of policy, legislation, regulation, codes of practice and standards on organisation policy and practice
Current policy: as relevant eg Every Child Matters, Rights to Action, Quality Protects, Children First; current policy guidance eg Procurement, working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, Valuing People, Fulfilling the Promises
Current legislation: as relevant eg the Care Standards Act, 2000
Current regulations: as relevant eg Care Homes Regulations, 2001, The Care Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002
Current codes of practice: as relevant eg Code of Practice for Social Care Workers and Code of Practice for Employers of Social Care Workers, The Code: standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives
Impact of initiatives: changes to practice, development needs
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Understand the theories that underpin health and social care practice
Explanations for the characteristics and circumstances of individuals: theories of human growth and development; managing loss and change; managing stress and behaviour
Social processes: leading to marginalisation, isolation and exclusion eg poverty, unemployment, poor health, disablement, lack of education and other sources of disadvantage; their impact on the demand for health and social care services
Nature of health and social care services in a diverse society: concepts eg prejudice, interpersonal, institutional and structural discrimination, empowerment and anti-discriminatory practices
Inter-professional working: significance of partnership working eg social care, education,
housing, health, income maintenance and criminal justice services
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Be able to contribute to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy
Considerations: supervision, roles and accountability; quality assurance systems; maintaining and upgrading knowledge and skills; support networks and professional registration; working with the regulators
LO1 Understand how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice
1.1 explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that individuals are cared for in health and social care
practice
1.2 outline the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm
1.3 analyse the benefit of following a person-centred approach with users of health and social care services
1.4 explain ethical dilemmas and conflict that may arise when providing care, support and protection to users of
health and social care services
LO2 Understand the impact of policy, legislation, regulation, codes of practice and standards on organisation policy and practice
2.1 explain the implementation of policies, legislation, regulations and codes of practice that are relevant to own work in health and social care
2.2 explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in accordance with national and policy requirements
2.3 evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, regulation, and codes of practice on organisational policy and practice
LO3 Understand the theories that underpin health and social care practice
3.1 explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice
3.2 analyse how social processes impact on users of health and social care services
3.3 evaluate the effectiveness of inter-professional working
LO4 Be able to contribute to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy.
4.1 explain own role, responsibilities, accountabilities and duties in the context of working with those within and outside the health and social care workplace
4.2 evaluate own contribution to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy
4.3 make recommendations to develop own contributions to meeting good practice requirements.
Links
This unit links with and underpins many of the units directly connected with practice and with managing activities, in particular:
Unit 1: Communicating in Health and Social Care Organisations
Unit 9: Empowering Users of Health and Social Care Services
Unit 10: Safeguarding in Health and Social Care
Unit 16: Understanding Specific Needs in Health and Social Care
Unit 17: Community Development Work
Unit 21: Supporting Significant Life Events
Unit 22: Developing Counselling Skills for Health and Social Care
Unit 28: Work-based Experience.
This unit also has links with the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care. See Annexe B for mapping.
This unit also has links with the National Occupational Standards in Leadership and Management for Care Services. See Annexe C for mapping.
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