- Suggest one practical solution to the problem of Jack getting lost.
(1 marks)
Jack could have received informal care to prevent him from getting lost. This could be his relatives, because they can accompany him to his daily activities.
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Life quality factors sometimes conflict. Explain why this is difficult to provide to provide hygiene and dignity when caring for elderly patients. (4 marks)
Care workers may find it difficult to provide both dignity and hygiene, because some of these factors sometimes conflict. When elderly reach to certain age, they become less able to do this for themselves, which means that they will need the assistance of care workers. For example, care workers may provide hygiene by bathing them. This will involve undressing them, but will make them feel embarrassed as there is an absence of dignity and privacy. This could possibly reduce their self-esteem, making the resentful towards care workers.
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Name two ways in which Julie is treating Marshall badly. Illustrate your answer in reference to the scenario above. (4 marks)
Julie displays punishment, because when Marshall wets his bed she prevents him from playing with his favourite toys for the rest of the day. This is a harsh and ineffective treatment, considering the fact that Marshall is six years old, this could perhaps reduce Marshall’s self-esteem. Julie also portrays hostility towards as she also tells him that she doesn’t love him anymore. There is also an absence of approval as this will make Marshall develop psychological insecurity and cognition.
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Name three other ways in which carers might treat people badly. Illustrate your answer with an example. (6 marks)
To begin, with a carer might treat a person badly by neglecting him or her. For example, a mother may neglect her child by not feeding or bathing the child. A carer might also treat a person bullying him or her. For example, a staff in a residential home might psychologically abuse the clients by using demeaning language towards them. Furthermore, a carer might treat a person badly be showing rejection towards the clients. For example, a nurse may refuse to attend to clients, because he or she does not want to accept the responsibility of caring for them.
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Outline what is meant by informal care. Refer to the example of Julie, and to one different example (4 marks)
An informal care is provided people who are not paid. This can be a family member, neighbour or friend. For example, Julie might give Marshall nutritious food and give him a bath. Another example is that a carer might visit their mother regularly at a residential home providing both social contact and stimulation.
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Julie has a two year old daughter whose development seems to be very slow. Name one NHS service provided in Julie’s home, that might be able to give her useful advice about her daughter development (1 mark)
A community nurse can visit Julie at her home by giving her useful information about her daughter development.
- Malik is not doing well at school. His parents believe he would benefit from special education provision. Outline, how Malik could get access to free special needs provision.
Malik parents can gain access to free special needs education provision, by contacting the local education authorities (LEAs)
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Give three reasons why a child might need special education needs. (3 marks)
A child might need special educational needs if he/she may have a certain disability that may need the supervision of a trained professional. They may also need to improve their disability. For example, a child with impaired hearing may need to improve their listening and communication skills to overcome any obstacles in their learning development. A crucial factor is that they may need special educational resources that aren’t available in some schools.
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Outline three ways in which education in special school differs from that in a mainstream school. (6 marks)
Special schools are different from mainstream schools. This is because the trained practitioners may implement different teaching strategies allocated to child with specific special educational needs.
They may also have special educational equipment to enhance children’s learning development effectively. However, special school may have fewer pupils in comparison to mainstream schools. This means that they are likely to concentrate on helping specific pupils.
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Despite his parent’s wishes, a decision was made not to give Malik access to additional special education provision. Give one reason which might explain this decision. (1 mark)
Malik was not given access to special education provision, because such provisions are generally for disabled people.
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Dragan uses a range of caring skills with Yelena. One of these is communication. Name five other caring skills used by Dragan. Illustrate you answer in reference to the scenario above. (10 marks)
Most importantly, Dragan uses modelling as he begins tidying away some books, plates, mugs from the table. This will attract Yelena attention because she will begin to observe and imitate her father action. This is an effective way of teaching Yelena advanced skills, as it will encourage her to repeat the same behaviour in an appropriate situation. Moreover, Dragan sets Yelena a challenge as he quotes “Let’s see if we can get the whole room really neat before Mum gets home for work”. This is a fun and stimulating activity to getting Yelena involved in house chores as it will improve her confidence and skills. Dragan demonstrates approval as he calls Yelena a “good girl” when they have finished. This postulates that Dragan is praising her for good deeds. Again, labelling Yelena as a “good girl “is self-fulfilling prophecy, because it will encourage good behaviour. Dragan also uses physical contact as he gives Yelena. This shows approval and affection, which will enrich Yelena’s emotional skills. Subsequently, when Yelena gets angry and frustrated, Dragan shows disengagement as he ignores her and goes to the kitchen and cooks the meal. This means that Dragan is withdrawing contact from Yelena to reduce negative feelings and behaviours.
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Suggest three ways in which staff in a nursing home might use observation to monitor health of clients. (3 marks)
Staff in a nursing home may use observation to monitor the health of clients by measuring their blood pressure and temperature. They could also monitor the weight of clients by weighing them frequently.
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Give two ways in which care workers can create trust with their clients. (2 marks)
Care workers can create trust with the clients by implementing ethical practice. For example, care workers can maintain confidentiality by preventing sensitive information from being spread. This will create trust, because clients may openly discuss their problems with care workers without any insecurity.
