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Thursday 27 September 2012

Why is it important to have secure systems for recording and storing information?

According to Data Protection Act 1998, disclosing of any information of an individual without his or her consent or authorisation is breach of law. And that is why a secure system is necessary for recording and storing information in order to keep them safe and secret to comply with Data protection Act.

  • Why or how important is it to keep records and data complete and up to date?
Records are invalid and will not be granted in any occasion if it is not completed, signed and updated. It will also not meet to its purposes if it is not complete or up to date. 
 

Why is it important to working ways that are agreed with your employer?

'Agreed Ways' by other means following policies and procedures and working accordance with. Policies and procedures are consists of all rules and legislations regarding your role you will play within organisation which is set by your employer and must follow by all social care workers. It will explain to you what you are allowed to do or not to do. In fact, it describes how your employer requires you to perform your role. Without the term 'agreed ways of working' you will remain unaware and unfamiliar to your roles and responsibilities. You may also cause harm or danger to you or others if you do not follow the policies and procedures and will find yourself liable for those actions.

Monday 24 September 2012

How to support individual to eat or drink?

  •          Never rush any person and they should be encouraged to eat at their own pace.  
  •          Do not offer the next when anyone have not finished their mouthful eating or still chewing  or grinding inside mouth while you are assisting someone in feeding.
  •      Provide encouragement if someone is not keen to eat or drink. Also try to find out the difficulty or preference and offer them according to it. 
  •          Do not wait near someone while they are eating unless they need assistance. Even if someone needs assistance sit by him. 
  •          Make sure the person has finished eating before removing their plate. In this case, you can ask for permission to avoid deprivation and embarrassment.

Monday 10 September 2012

Explain how the people identified above(your manager, supervisor or others) can help you appreciate your strength and areas for development.

The most effective way to appreciate your strength and areas for development are feedback, appraisal and reflective practice. When you will receive feedback from service users and appraisal from manager or supervisor it will help you to realise your strength and what further development do you really need to improve the quality of service. A social worker constantly require to ask for feedback and to provide feedback in order to identify the areas for development and how one can improve the quality of service provision. 

Identify people who can help you develop your knowledge, understanding and practice.

 A social care worker can get all aspects of help and support to develop his knowledge, understanding and practice from Manager, Supervisor, Senior Care Worker, Nurse, Colleague and Mentor . Even he can obtain the support from social care council website and also other related websites.