Ethical Issues In Social Care

(74) This quote shows how damaged Thebes is by anxiety and because by rejecting any help from her peers is also a sign of anxiety. Being alone does not aid the situation, her older brother Logan is not mature enough to fully understand what is happening to his sister so he cannot help her. Another example of how this is a dysfunctional family is how everyone has trust issues. If you cannot trust your family members, then who can you really trust?

To also provide bereavement care and counseling to existing family and friends. The hospice staff plays an important role in the patient’s life. Families expect quality care when it comes

Ethics, or ethical knowledge, which is our moral code and obligation to service and respect human life. It is the good, valuable and the goals desired (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Personal Situation An example of a situation that I’ve encounter during my few years as a registered nurse, working in long term care, was dealing with residents with multiple diagnosis and aging. I had only been work prn, so it was difficult to really know a client.

The public health nurse plays a key role in providing support in order to empower clients to stay living in the community. During this case study the author has discussed Joan, an older client living in the community and her family. A nursing assessment of Joan was completed and the services provided to meet Joan’s needs were discussed. Comparisons and contrasts between Joan and the TILDA (2011) and (2014) study were made. The importance of good communication was highlighted and evidence of the author working in partnership with Joan’s niece and son was provided.

The whole issue circles back to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and certain needs not being met before others. Safety, love and belonging, esteem and self-actualization are all the needs that needed to be met in order for them to feel safe again in their own

Below are some helpful checklists that you might want to ponder on: Do you think your senior loved ones can do better when they have long term care services? Is your senior patient prone to accidents especially with the household items you have in the house? Does your senior loved ones require to have regular check-ups with its physical therapist, specialist and other medical assistance? If your answer is YES to all these questions, then it would be best if you start looking for a reliable residential care center today.

Aseracare Hospice located in mobile; Alabama is where I did my field placement for social worker. In this paper I will discuss the importance of Aseracare and how it can relate to different theories in the social worker world. Aseracare provides in homecare and care in different facilities where I was placed in two different nursing home in mobile, Alabama where I will discuss the different environment that I encounter during my field placement. Aseracare “Provide patients and families the best possible quality of care and quality of life. Their objective is to help reduce the stress and pressure on patients and their families, allowing them to make the most of their remaining time together (The Right Care at the Right time, n.)”.

The Francis report is clear confirmation that when the 6C’s, a therapeutic relationship and ethical boundaries are ignored in patient care it becomes a major barrier that leads poor healthcare. (Department of Health, 2013). It is evident that a therapeutic relationship and effective communication underpins good healthcare (Brown & Bylund, 2008). Communication is therapeutic and building relationships is the cornerstone of nursing work, particularly with patients who have learning disabilities or mental health issues (Clarke, 2012). With such patients, nurses have to consider emotional factors as the patients may find it hard to listen, concentrate and communicate if they are emotionally, scared, anxious or maybe just do not understand the

Our nation’s veterans and the governmental support for their disability have been an issue for a long time now. The disabled often struggle with poverty and are reliant on the government to support them because of their inability to work. Imagine being disabled, perhaps bound to a wheelchair, and being entirely dependent on the government to compensate for that. The inability to do certain daily activities alone is a scary thing, and having to live with that is even more terrifying. This is why veterans need support from the government and other organizations especially.

Social and Environmental factors: These risk factors include unemployment, social isolation, old age people suffer from abuse because they are not capable of doing their things by themselves and are dependent to others and illness, discrimination, racism, homelessness, lack of social support and stressful life events. People may feel abused and highly depressed on being isolated physically, emotionally and socially and on theabsence of adequate support and relief. In the given case, all the elderly victims were the patient of dementia or were highly dependent on the service providers that showed how it provides the care workers with lots of opportunity without any risk.

Acknowledge and draw on parental knowledge and expertice in relation to their child. Focus on the children 's strengths as well as areas of additional need. Recognise the personal and emotional investment of parents and carers and be aware of their feelings. Ensure that parents and carers understand procedures, are aware of how to access support in preparing their contribution and are given documents to be discussed well before the meeting. Respect the validity of differing perspectives and seek constructive ways of reconciling different viewpoints.

The National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) Ethical Standards is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of the helper. The standards are extremely broad and subject to interpretation, by the helper. Therefore, the standards are not static; they are revised as new concerns occur during the client-helper relationship.