Some may agree with the act of Euthanasia, and know it as mercy killing, and the relief of pain by mortal numbness, while some may disagree.
Imagine a family member who is suffering from a terminal illness and is on heavy medical treatment which causes him to be unconscious most of the time. In order to sustain his mortality, he has to undergo countless surgical treatments. His condition is incurable, and the procedures are extremely costly. He may be oblivious to his surroundings and the affection exhibited by his loved ones during his suffering. The torment he is going through is hard to watch, but is essential for him to prolong survival. Do you end his suffering painlessly and quickly, or sustain his existence for the sake of the mutual sentimental bond? Some may agree with the act of Euthanasia, and know it as ‘mercy killing’, and the relief of pain by mortal numbness, while some may disagree. The term Euthanasia originated from the Greek word for "good death." It is the act or practice of ending the life of a person either by lethal injection or the suspension of medical treatment. Because of this, many view euthanasia as simply bringing relief by alleviating pain and suffering. The word has also been applied to situations when a decision is made to refrain from exercising "heroic" measures in an end-of-life situation. Despite the consistent controversy surrounding the topic, Euthanasia is legal in places like Oregon, Washington, Montana, the Netherlands, Belgium, Albania and Luxembourg. By committing
Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways.
UNIT SHC 31 PROMOTE COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTINGS OUTCOME 3 Overcome Barriers to communicate. .1 Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways. People from different backgrounds may use/or interpret communication methods in different ways by expressing how they feel, for example Italians are traditionally very verbal when they use speech they use their hands to gesture to make their points. Indian people are quiet and reverent they don’t use gestures like Italians. People who suffer from Dementia also suffer with communication methods good clear communication skills are essential because confusion has profound effects on a sufferers ability to communicate. Common communication problems include Dysphasia this can be receptive which is an ability to produce speech. Confidence also effects how people from different backgrounds communicate for example one individual might be quite and reserved and another can be enthusiastic and bubbly, this will affect the way each communicates and responds to communication. Confidence can be knocked down in seconds by a thoughtless or unkind response. Its very important to remember the importance of non-verbal communication in Dementia too this may include hand gestures, body language, facial expressions,
Supporting Children and Families. Identify possible reasons why children and their families may need the support of a social care setting.
D1 Describe how two different types of social care settings provide support for children and their parents/families. The first social care setting is a care home. A care home can usually be called a children's home. It is a residential care home for children from different backgrounds who have been victims of abuse and neglect or been left alone with no parents and no-one else to look after them and need a safe place to live. They are looked after by a team of cares for a short or long period of time until a family wants them to become part of their family. The second social care setting is respite care. The first type of respite care is a residential respite care which is where the person being cared for goes away to live and be looked after by someone else for a while. The second type is an emergency respite care. This happens when parents can not fulfil their carrying responsibilities for example: the parent has an illness. The last type of respite care can be domiciliary which provides support in the home to help and give them a few hours with no caring responsibilities. D2 Describe how one local and one national organisation can provide support for children and their families. D3 Identify possible reasons why children and their families may need the support of a social care setting. Many children and their families may need support of a social worker for many
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Identify and explain how development at each life stage can be positively and negatively influenced
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In this essay I will be looking at why women choose not to breastfeed their babies, and why the UK has one of the lowest rates for breastfeeding.
WHAT FACTORS ENABLE OR PREVENT AN INDIVIDUAL FROM MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES Introduction In this essay I will be looking at why women choose not to breastfeed their babies, and why the UK has one of the lowest rates for breastfeeding. The current WHO (World Health Organisation) definition of health, formulated in 1948, describes “health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. At that time this formulation was groundbreaking because of its breadth and ambition. It overcame the negative definition of health as absence or disease and included the physical, mental and social domains. We could argue that the WHO definition of “complete” physical in relation to wellbeing is that it is unintentionally telling us the requirements for complete health “would leave most of us unhealthy most of the time”. Different people look at health in different ways. It can depend on their culture, environment, religion, or age group. When we look at health, all physical, emotional, intellectual and social aspects should be considered because they all affect our health equally. Health can be defined in many ways, positively negatively and holistically, it depends on how individuals look at their health and how concerned they are about it. Our state of health depends on many things, such as where we
(P3)- Explain two medical conditions related to unbalanced diets
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List the sections you will find in a risk assessment and the reasons for each different section
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Unit 3: Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care
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