Transcript BTEC Level 1 Award in preparing to work in Adult Social Care

Sam Dawson
Course Tutor
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21/5/2015
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To start Unit 3- Awareness of the skills and
attitudes needed to work in Adult Social Care.
Recap on previous lesson.
To explore the skills required to work in
Adult Social Care.
To explore the attitudes essential to work in
Adult Social Care.
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Develop learner awareness of the skills and
attitudes needed to work in Adult Social Care.
Working in Adult Social Care requires more
than the ability to deliver physical support.
Investigate the wide range of skills required
to enable individuals to achieve the quality of
life they choose.
Investigate the attitudes required to work in
Adult Social Care.
Reflect on own attitudes and skills.
Identify areas for development.
Learning outcomes
Assessment criteria
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1.1
List skills and attitudes
essential to work in Adult
Social Care
1.2
Identify own skills and
attitudes essential to work in
Adult Social Care
1.3
Identify own skills and
attitudes that require further
development
Know the range of skills
and attitudes essential to
work in Adult Social Care
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The ability to do something and do it well.
Communication skills including writing,
reading, speaking and listening.
Questioning techniques.
Ability to understand information in a variety
of formats.
These skills can be used to gather, record,
interpret, share and report information.
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Takes time and practice.
Be patient with people, they may need time to
respond.
Avoid ending people’s sentences, instead
guide and prompt them, using questions.
Use observation techniques. Observe
people’s body language and expression.
When people are listened to they know that
their opinions and views are being valued.
Listen carefully and ask questions for
clarification
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Demonstrates ability to assess situations.
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Identify problems.
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Produce solutions.
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Allow the service user to be at the centre of
problem solving as they are the expert.
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You are able to communicate your thoughts
and feelings with other members of staff.
“More heads are better than one”.
Different values, opinions and perspectives of
others.
Sharing information.
Supporting people consistently.
Learning from others.
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Job hunting and doing your CV.
Record keeping.
Information seeking.
Mobile phones, IPad, Computers.
Emails.
Presentations (PowerPoint)
Online shopping.
Social networks.
Facebook, Twitter.
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Communication books.
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Personal files and records.
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Care records.
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Liaison with other departments.
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Liaison with your colleagues.
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In pairs
Can you think of any situations where you
have spoken to someone and they may have
misinterpreted you.
Can you think of a message you may have
written where someone has taken it the
wrong way,
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we think.
What
we do.
What
we feel.
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Being reliable and dependable.
People rely on your support and could be at
risk of harm and isolation if you let them
down and don’t do what is expected of you.
Non-discriminatory and non-judgemental.
Respecting people’s diversity. Do not
stereotype.
Responsible and accountable – Duty of care.
Policies and procedures of the organisation.
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Be able to cope with change.
Act responsibly within whatever setting that
you are in.
Be professional.
Be accountable for your own behaviour.
Demonstrate initiative.
Make decisions on your own and take
responsibility for them.
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Physical needs
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Emotional needs
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Intellectual needs
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Social needs
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4 groups.
Each group will take an area of physical,
emotional, intellectual and social needs.
What do you think these needs are? (20mins
to discuss)
Feed back to other groups