Essays Tagged: "service users"

Gastrointestinal and nutritional assessment.

find it easier and more interesting to elaborate on the digestive tract and the diet offered to the service users. It is an interesting topic as; firstly the gastrointestinal system is broken down int ... ritional assessment.Nutritional assessment from what I have understood is the assessing of the food service provided in the care and medical field. It is both practical and theoretical work which give ...

(12 pages) 238 0 4.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Service Users - Care Workers

Acting in the best interest of service usersThe primary goal of everyone working in health and social care is to act in the best in ... re for patients by meeting their needsØ social workers try to improve the day-to-day life of service usersØ care assistants give people the practical they need.The right of service users ... sing children who might be at risk from physical violence, sexual abuse of neglect, and gave social services new duties to keep children safe.A child considered at risk is interviewed by a social work ...

(6 pages) 143 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

How might professional workers misuse power in ways that are harmful to clients? Describe ways that the potential for power misuse could be minimised.

essay I shall explain how professional workers may misuse power in ways that could harm clients or service users. I will use relevant course materials to identify a range of examples of power misuse ... ituation develops slowly. (p155) The government have 'officially recognised the need for regulating services for people with mental distress to try to prevent these kinds of situations from happening ...

(7 pages) 92 1 4.3 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

3.1 Compare and contrast the work done by one agency/organisation or worker that done by another

e restriction to who he may work with.A care worker may do the same as a youth worker in addressing service users on issues such as health, education , employment and there environment bearing in mind ... are worker or a youth worker.A care worker must undergo various training procedure depending on the service users needs.A care worker and youth worker will be supervised by a senior member of the orga ...

(1 pages) 1118 0 4.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Wound care

earch.In compilation of this essay the author has preserved the confidentiality and identity of all service users that have been referenced to.During his adult placement the author was introduced to t ...

(6 pages) 105 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Wound Care

earch.In compilation of this essay the author has preserved the confidentiality and identity of all service users that have been referenced to.During his adult placement the author was introduced to t ...

(7 pages) 66 0 5.0 May/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Power & Duties of a Social Worker

study relevant law in social work practice and have a critical and analytical understanding of the service delivery standards and powers and duties of social workers, demonstrate a working knowledge ... monstrate a working knowledge and understanding of key areas of welfare law that are significant to service users analyses the tensions and dilemmas that arise in the implication of the law in social ...

(16 pages) 332 2 4.3 Jan/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

E-Business marketing Strategy

d into branded communities across multiple topics of high performance to women to offer interactive service, content, peer support, and online access to experts and tailored shopping opportunities. "C ... n men per day (8.8 hours versus 8.2 hours) and they currently account for 43% of Internet or online service users. Furthermore, according to an Ivilliage Women's Net monitor poll taken in February 199 ...

(7 pages) 68 0 0.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Discuss two sociological theories of poverty and why it is important for social workers to develop a sociological approach to practice.

address and tackle throughout practice. Cunningham & Cunningham, (2008) state that 'Social work service users are amongst the most impoverished people in Britain and for many, poverty defines thei ... , which encourage people to accept the system as it is, for example by offering pensions and health services. Essentially the principle of the Marxist analysis of welfare is all about its exercise of ...

(9 pages) 137 1 5.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Exploring Ways of Involving Service Users

INTRODUCTIONThis essay will identify and explore ways in which service users are involved in mental health services, a brief history will precede a more detailed f ... ntal health services, a brief history will precede a more detailed focus on three separate areas of service user involvement. The essay will conclude with a short reflective account highlighting the a ... hors newly acquired knowledge and its relevance to future practice.Recognition of the importance of service user involvement in mental health care is possibly at a higher level now than it ever has be ...

(14 pages) 71 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Implementing Medication Information in a Forensic Setting

IntroductionService user's who interrupt their prescribed medication regime or even refrain from it altogether a ... in its research paper (House of Commons, 2007) supporting the proposed mental health bill.Involving service users in their own care is recognised as producing positive effects (Valentine et al, 2003) ... provision of information is an integral part of this process. Rose (2001) found that well informed service users were far more satisfied with the care they received and this increased satisfaction su ...

(17 pages) 59 0 5.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Discuss some of the obstacles that can hold social workers back, in their efforts to achieve and maintain good practice.

ttitudes in general can lead to low expectations of social work practice in the eyes of the public, service users and other professional networks that social workers deal with. Social workers are rare ... e core conditions of social work practice is being able to develop a trusting relationship with the service user. Because of the negative misconceptions that the public and media hold of social worker ...

(4 pages) 30 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Health and Economic Inequalities

ress and tackle throughout practice. Cunningham & Cunningham, (2008: 32) state that"Social work service users are amongst the most impoverished people in Britain and for many, poverty defines thei ... in England are 37.1% compared to 40.5% of the EU average (Weir, 2006)Inequality in access to health services and outcomes, exist massively between social classes in the UK. Ill health and mortality ar ...

(11 pages) 102 1 5.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays