PRINCIPLES OF CARE
- Created by: Lisa
- Created on: 13-12-12 09:33
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- Principles of care
- 1) Promoting Effective communication and relationships
- Effective communication in care work is needed in order to ensure quality care is provided to improve the quality of peoples lives by addressing a range of needs.
- Through Effective Communication care workers can develop relationships with individuals in THEIR care which will assist the caring process.
- Some individuals may:
- may find it difficult to speak
- can have hearing loss or limited vision
- This is a barrier which needs to be overcome.
- may find it difficult to speak
- Speak different languages
- Other ways of communicating :
- Makaton
- Written Communication
- Lip reading
- Using an interpreter or advocate
- use of pictures
- This is a barrier which needs to be overcome.
- Speak different languages
- 2) Promoting anti - discriminatory practice (includes policies and codes of practice)
- Discrimination may be direct or indirect and can include:
- avoiding looking at someone
- isolating individuals
- ignoring the needs of individuals
- Racist and sexist jokes
- excluding certain residents from activities
- Discrimination may be direct or indirect and can include:
- 3) Maintaining confidentiality of information
- 4) Promoting and supporting indivduals right to dignity, independence, empoerment, choice and safety.
- 5) Acknowledging individuals personal beliefs and identity and respecting diversity
- 6) Protecting individuals from abuse
- 7) Providing individualised care
- 1) Promoting Effective communication and relationships
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