A3 Specific responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings - BEEPI

Examples of good practice

Examples of Bad practice

1. Watch the videos.

2. How do the people in each video feel?

3. Try to pick out examples of where people are fulfilling their responsibilities and breaking them. 


Use the text book or revision guide to make notes on each of the following:

Resources 

Text book page 94-109

Revision guide page 62-72


Exam Practice 

(b) The residential home promotes good care practice through concepts such as ‘anti-discriminatory practice’ and ‘advocacy’.

Explain what is meant by:

(i) Anti-discriminatory practice (2)

(ii) Advocacy (2)

Anne is a hospital social worker working in a large regional hospital. Her daily routine involves meeting with patients who are about to be discharged and developing their care plans for integration back into the community. Anne insists that each care plan is needs led so she often meets with both medical staff and families to ensure that this is the case. Anne follows the care values of her profession carefully and ensures that concepts such as empowerment, confidentiality and dignity are promoted wherever possible.

(d) Anne promotes the care value base in her work. Discuss the importance of empowering patients when being discharged from hospital. (8)