Social Work Case

What would you do?

Equipment Needed

• Memory Stick• Unit 4 Folder• Pack of dividers• Library Card

Unit 4: Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social

Care

Understand how personal values and principles influence individual

contributions to work in health and social care settings

Lesson Objectives

• Recognise four health and social care values

• Analyse the Care Value Base in relation to working within the sector

• Introduce new developments in H&SC

Job Specifications

• Look through your Job Specifications and identify any values

• We are going to share these

Care Value Base

What did you find out?

Care Value BaseThe principles of care are:• Promoting effective communication and relationships• Promoting anti-discriminatory practice (including policies

and codes of practice)• Maintaining confidentiality of information• Promoting and supporting individuals’ rights to dignity,

independence, empowerment, choice and safety.• Acknowledging individuals’ personal beliefs and identity

and respecting diversity• Protecting individuals from abuse• Providing individualised care

Care Value Base

Take one value each and describe how you carry this out within your

role

Case Studies

• Read through the case studies in your pairs• Can you identify any values within the case?• If the member of staff were following the CVB

what would have been different

New Developments with Health and Social Care

Legislations and policies

For next week

Research the following ready to share next week• Equality Act • Human Rights• Every Child Matters• Care Quality Commission• National Care Standards• Safeguarding• Mental Health Act• Ofsted• Convention on the Rights of the Child• Cost of elderly Care

Equality Act

• What legislations has this Act replaced?• What are some of the key changes?• Summarise the Act in 100 words• How does this impact on the care being

provided?• How does this effect the way companies

work?

Equality Act

• What legislations has this Act replaced?• What are some of the key changes?• Summarise the Act in 100 words• How does this impact on the way staff are

treated by employers?• How does this effect the way companies

work?

Human Rights

• Summarise the Act in 100 words• What are some of the key factors?• How does this impact on the way staff are

treated by employers?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?

Convention on the Rights of the Child

• Summarise what this is in 100 words• What are some of the key factors?• How does this impact on the way children are

educated within the UK?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?

Mental Health Act

• Summarise the Act in 100 words• What are some of the key factors?• How does this impact on the way staff are

treated by employers?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?

Every Child Matters

• Summarise the paper in 100 words• What are some of the key factors?• How does this impact on the way staff are

treated by employers?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?

National Care Standards

• What are some of the key factors?• How does this impact on the way staff carry

out their jobs?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?• What impact will this have on care homes?

Care Quality Commission

• Summarise what they do in 100 words• What are some of their key roles?• How does this impact on the way staff are

expected to behave within the role?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?

Ofsted

• Summarise what they do in 100 words• What are some of their key roles?• How does this impact on the way staff are

expected to behave within the role?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?

Safeguarding

• What are some of the key factors?• How does this impact on the way staff carry

out their jobs?• How does this effect the way care should be

provided?• What impact will this have on confidentiality?

Cost of caring for older people

• Who currently pays for care for over 65s?• Is this a fair system?• What impact could this be having on self-

esteem?