Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Health and Social Care

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care

Unit 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

B: Examine the ethical issues involved when providing care and support to meet individual needs

C: Investigate the principles behind enabling individuals with care and support needs to overcome challenges

D: Investigate the roles of professionals and how they work together to provide the care and support necessary to meet individual needs

You are currently on work experience at a Community Centre. The centre provides a variety of services for people in the local area, most of whom have been referred by Social Services.

The centre is staffed by trained professionals who are supported by a team of volunteers. As a learner on work experience, you will take the role of volunteer, working with the team to provide support and care, within the boundaries of your role.

You have been asked as part of your work experience portfolio to produce a report which evaluates the success of promoting anti-discriminatory practice for three specific individuals with different needs and justifies the strategies and techniques used to overcome the ethical issues and challenges experienced by those individuals when planning and providing care.

The report must also;

·         analyse the impact of preventing discrimination and how an ethical approach to providing support will benefit the individuals.

·         Assess the different methods professionals might use when building relationships and establishing trust and the strategies and communication techniques they may use to overcome the different challenges faced by individuals with different care and support needs.

·         Explain the skills and personal attributes necessary for professionals who provide care, how to incorporate ethical principles into the provision of support and the benefits of promoting personalisation when overcoming challenges, all in the context of individuals with different needs

You are now asked to produce a second report which justifies how organisations and professionals work together to meet individual needs while managing information and maintaining confidentiality and evaluate how multiagency and multidisciplinary working can meet the care and support needs of specific individuals

Your report must also

·         Assess the benefits of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working for your chosen individuals.

·         Analyse the impact of legislation and codes of practice relating to information management on multi-disciplinary working.

·         Explain why meeting the needs of the individuals requires the involvement of different agencies, the roles and responsibilities of different members of the multidisciplinary team and the arrangements for managing information between professionals

·         The Health and Care Professions Council (HPC) www.hpc-uk.org

·         The Health and Social Care Information Centre www.hscic.gov.uk

·         The Care Quality Commission has information about how the best care can be provided at www.cqc.org.uk/content/help-advice

·         Information about the Equality Act 2010 and the Care Act 2014 can be found at www.gov.uk

·         www.local.gov.uk/adult-social-care provides information about the roles of local councils in ensuring that care is