HEALTH AND SOCIAL

Principles Of Health And Social Care Practice

Principles Of Health And Social Care Practice

Introduction

The health care as well as social care organizations are required to carefully consider the ethical values and other factors so as to provide the quality care services to the patients and the needy people (Ros C., Julian B., 2004, pp. 24). There are various principles that are required to be followed by the care providers so as to minimize the risks of the occurrence of the inefficiency in the provision of the care services. The following section involves the discussion of the various aspects of the principles of health and social care practice.

Discussion

1.1 Explain how principles of support are applied to ensure that individuals are cared for in health and social care practice

There are various principles of support that are required to be implemented by the health care and the social care service providers so as to ensure that the individuals are cared with great effectiveness. The principles of support that guarantees the effective and efficient health and social care practices involve the following.

The support of individuals' rights and choice

The support of rights and choices of the individuals is the most basic and the most essential principle that ensures that the individuals seeking care are support are given the quality care. There are a number of rights of every individual. It is the right of every individual to have the privacy and to have the confidentiality of the health and care matters. It is also the right of the individual that it must be given the equal level of care and support. In order to provide the effective care support, the care providers must support the individuals to implement their own choices wherever, the choices can be applied (Marjorie L., 2010, pp. 120). The differences of the individual's values must also be understood by the care providers to provide quality care support.

The principle of anti discriminatory practice

It is most essential principles of support that ensures the provision of care services to the individuals. The care providers must carefully monitors the factors that can result in the occurrence of the discriminatory practices. The anti discriminatory practices in the health and social care setting involve the ignorance of the individual by the care providers, the lack of understanding regarding the issues and problems of the individual seeking help, and the lack of ability of the care providers to carry out the good care practices (Sophia F. D., 2003, pp. 96).

The effective communication

It is also an essential principle. The health and social care organizations must make sure that adequate level of communication strategies are taken out throughout the organization. Particularly there must be open communication between the patients and care providers so that all the aspects must be clear to the care providers regarding the patients. The proper communication ensures the quality care support.

1.2 Outlines the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and colleagues from harm

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