May 2010
9 posts
PRACTICAL CARING CHECKLIST
Empowerment:  Why and How? Skills: Including Practical Communication, Interpersonal and Scientic Qualities: Including Patience, Sense of Humour, Empathy and Willingness Mobility: Disaster Movie and Evaluation Aides Explanation: How they assist and safety  Clothing: Movie and evaluation Aides Explanation: Stocking Aide, Button hook and Velcro Feeding: Pictures and Evaluation Assesing...
May 20th
ASSESSING QUALITY OF CARE
What I Did I arrived to assist my service user at lunch time, I started a conversation with him. For example I asked him “What did you do today?” I asked him this because it is important that the boy feels comfortable with me and relaxes. We spoke for around 10 minutes. I had to make sure the boy had some lunch. I was aware that he is a vegetarian and so I made sure that when i...
May 18th
Cover Letter
                                                                                          Fatima Ibrahim Pound park                                                                   7 Sam Bratram close 12 kidbrooke road                                                                          Charlton Blackheath                                                                                    ...
May 18th
SKILL EVIDENCE
Skills Evidence (Witnessed by Sue Beauchamp) Practical Skills: ·        Washing-  I have helped children to wash their hands on my work experience at James Wolfe School   ·        Help with mobility- for example i helped a service user to walk using their walking stick for the disaster movie ·        Help with clothing- for example i help older people to put their shoes and gave them a...
May 18th
SKILL EVIDENCE SHEET
Skills evidence sheet (Witnessed by Vicky) Patience I need patience when I am working with down syndrome girls because they may learn slow.   Understanding I show understanding by working with down syndrome girls and I don’t shout at her because it upset her and must do different ways Empathy I showed empathy by talking to her and understanding how she felt  Respect I show respect by...
May 18th
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May 11th
STAFF OBSERVATION SHEET
Skills and qualities               Grade                Targets commincation Verbal                             A B C D E    Non verbal                       A B C D E Written                           A B C D E          Oral                                A B C D E Presentation Clothes                          A B C D E Tone of voice                  A B C D E Dress of...
May 10th
Support with feeding
 MEAL Cheese sandwhich and fruit with orange drinks  Jacket potatoe with bean salad , yougurt, fresh water vegetable & couscous salad,  with friut salad , and apple juice my serivce user was 8 yr old boy is vegetarain boy in wheelchair 3 GOOD POSTIVE gave me a varitey choice of food asking if i wanted more food/ drink when i finshed asking if food was ok when i first ate it made...
May 10th
April 2010
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Task three- Assessing Quality of Care
QUESTIONNIARE reviwing a carer   1.    Does your care worker arrive on the time?        please circle:   yes    no   sometime    2.     Do you feel uncomfortable with your care worker?        Please circle:    yes    no   sometime              If yes, please explain why   3.    has your care worker ever shouted at you in a negative way        Please circle:    yes    no   sometime    4.    Does...
Apr 22nd
Task two
- For each skill and quality give an example of a situation in which the care workers might use them. Reliable-  ·        The care worker need to be on the time and punctual when working ·        If a care worker has to go around a service user house to look after them and they need to be on the time   Feeding- ·        Making food suitable for the service user to eat ·        The service user...
Apr 22nd
Task one
Skill and qualities you would expect a good care worker.   ·        Responsibly ·        Respect ·        Literacy skill ·        Trustworthy ·        Number skill ·        Caring ·        Communications ·        Mobility skill    
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January 2010
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Jan 26th
Empowerement Scerario
Mobility Aids Also called: Ambulation devices Mobility aids help you walk or move from place to place if you are disabled or have an injury. They include crutches, canes, walkers, wheelchairs and motorized scooters. You may need a walker or cane if you are at risk of falling. If you need to keep your body weight off your foot, ankle or knee, you may need crutches. You may need a wheelchair or a...
Jan 21st
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Emotion of Edith
no choice- because Edith can choose what colour coat does she want to wear embassred- because when she goes to bingo it show that everyone wearing shoe so it show an embarrass not fair-  because the care worker won’t let her look after freedom pass uncomfortable - because she doesn’t want a lift by cab, she wants to go on the bus; so this makes her upset How would Edith feel if...
Jan 14th
Empowerment scenario
NAME; Zoe AGE; 61 CONDITION; Blind , can’t speak ACTIVITY; Want go bath, need help because she smelly   allow service user.  choose what zoe want, for example BATH  let zoe wash herself but help her too zoe can undress her self and help her if zoe ask for safety never leave zoe alone unless she is sat down because she might wander around and could be hurt herself not allowed...
Jan 14th
Denfinition of Empowerment
Empowerment for Health is a process in Health Promotion through which people gain greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health. Empowerment may be a social, cultural, psychological or political process through which individuals and social groups are able to express their needs, present their concerns, devise strategies for involvement in decision-making, and achieve...
Jan 11th