Introduction

Within this unit learners will look at the role of person centred care in their interactions with service users. They also consider other models of care delivery and discuss their strengths and weaknesses in delivering care needs to different populations of service users. Delivering high quality care is not always easy and we will look at potential ethical issues that could arise and how these could be dealt with.

Scenario

Learners may use their own employment context to write an assignment based on assessment tasks. Assessment tasks are learning outcomes of the unit associated with Assessment Criteria. Assessment criteria are descriptions of requirements a learner is expected to meet to demonstrate that a learning outcome has been achieved. Therefore, you are required to generate sufficient evidence on assessment criteria to meet learning outcomes of the unit within the rules, regulations and standards to achieve credits of the unit. If you are not in employment, please use the following scenario.

Consider you are working a Health and Social Care Officer for a public company in the health or social care sector. Your role includes managing a team, developing rules, policies and processes with your team to manage the organisation activities in the health / social care sector. In you role, you look at relevant health and social care legislation that impacts upon both those delivering care and individuals receiving care. The role of Government departments and other agencies in producing legislation and guidance and how this affects the organisation policies, procedures and care delivery. You are writing a report based on your understanding, exploring and examining the ethical issues in your organisation in line with regulatory requirements by meeting the following tasks.

Task 1

Understand the professional values and attributes of a Health and Social care worker by meeting following A.C. (Assessment Criteria)

Guideline word count: 500-900 words

A.C. 1.1. Compare and contrast person centred care with one other model of care delivery

A.C. 1.2. Discuss how to promote equality and diversity when working with service users

A.C. 1.3. Define the personal attributes required in Health and Social Care and how they inform practice

A.C. 1.4. Explain the concept of empathy with links to current theories

Task 2

Explore the ethical issues involved when meeting care needs by meeting following A.C. (Assessment Criteria)

Guideline word count: 500-600 words

A.C. 2.1. Define ethics with particular reference to medical ethical principles

A.C. 2.2. Identify the ethical issues from the case study and discuss how these could be resolved.

Task 3

Understand the policies and legislation that govern health and social care practice by meeting following A.C. (Assessment Criteria)

Guideline word count: 600-1000 words

A.C.3.1. Discuss two pieces of legislation in relation to Health and Social care and how they impact upon delivery of care

A.C.3.2. Analyse the roles of 2 agencies who provide guidance for safe and effective care delivery in the health and social care sector.

Task 4

Develop a health promotion event and analyse its effectiveness by meeting following A.C. (Assessment Criteria)

Guideline word count: 900-1000 words

A.C. 4.1. Produce health promotion material for a target audience

A.C. 4.2. Deliver a small health promotion campaign

A.C. 4.3. Analyse any effects of the campaign

Learners are required to complete all tasks. Assignment Guidelines

All work must be submitted in a single electronic document (.doc/.docx file). The assignment must

be the Learner’s own work and not copies of theories or models. Direct quotes should be kept to a minimum, and shown in inverted commas. Models described and other quotes used must be properly attributed and referenced as appropriate. Learners must acknowledge or reference any sources that have been used to complete the assignment, listing reference material and web sites used.

Overall word count guide: 2500 – 3000

Plagiarism and Collusion In submitting the assignment Learner’s must complete a statement of authenticity confirming that the work submitted for all tasks is their own. The statement should also include the word count. Plagiarism and collusion are treated very seriously. Plagiarism involves presenting work, excerpts, ideas or passages of another author without appropriate referencing and attribution. Collusion occurs when two or more learners submit work which is so 

alike in ideas, content, wording and/or structure that the similarity goes beyond what might have been mere coincidence.

Appendices

Separate Appendices should not be used. Any use of tables, graphs, diagrams, Gantt chart and flowcharts etc. that support the main report should be incorporated into the back of the assignment report that is submitted. Any published secondary information such as annual reports and company literature, should be referenced in the main text of the assignment but not included.

Confidentiality

Where a Learner is using organisational information that deals with sensitive material or issues, they must seek the advice and permission from that organisation about its inclusion. Where confidentiality is an issue, Learners are advised to anonymise their assignment report so that it cannot be attributed to that particular organisation.

Word Count Policy

In total, the assignment report should be between 2500 – 3000 words. Learners must comply with the required word count, within a margin of +10%.These rules exclude the index (if used), headings and information contained within references and bibliographies. When an assessment task requires learners to produce presentation slides with supporting notes, the word count applies to the supporting notes only.

Referencing and Professionalism

A professional approach to work is expected from all learners. Learners must therefore identify and acknowledge ALL sources/methodologies/applications used. The learner must use an appropriate referencing system to achieve this. Marks are not awarded for the use of English; however the learner must express ideas clearly and ensure that appropriate terminology is used to convey accuracy in meaning.

Submission of Assignments

All work must be submitted in a single electronic document (.doc/.docx file) in your learning Portal or to submit to the Assessor/Administrator.