-values of care are derived around human rights -human rights = certain standards of human behaviour, protected by protected by legal rights - they are fundamental rights that each person should have access too -care values are a range of standards for health and social care settings > the care values are designed to ensure each individual is given a level of care that is most appropriate for them as a person Types of values of care: 1) Promoting equality and diversity of people who use services: -recognising individual needs and catering to these -giving everyone the same care BUT not treating everyone in the same way -respecting the diversity of peoples lifestyles and backgrounds -it is important to avoid stereotyping and prejudice attitudes -it is important not to discriminate against a service user How do practitioners ensure they provide this? -getting to know a service user by listening and communicating to them and thus reflecting their care around this -keeping personal opinions away from the working environment -making sure they provide everyone with the same quality of care, but reflecting individual needs 2) Promoting individual rights and beliefs -supporting a service users right to choose their own lifestyle -support a service user in accepting their responsibilities -for example, the service user has a right to smoke BUT you must inform them of the health risks and responsibilities that come with smoking How do practitioners ensure they provide this? -ensuring their own beliefs and opinions are not reflected within their work -listening to a service user -supporting a service user with their decision and not discriminating against the service user because of their decision 3) Maintaining confidentiality -keeping a service users information private and confidential -this means verbal, written and electronic information -you need to be aware of what is said to other service users and -information should only be passed on if a service user is in danger of themselves or others -important to gain consent -The 1988 Data Protection Act How do practitioners ensure they provide this? -using individual passwords on computers so only the right people can access service users information -medical notes locked away in filing cabinets -not talking about service users in public spaces (thinking about whether a person needs to know the information or not) -reassuring service users that their information will be kept confidential, thus ensuring the stress of a patient is kept to a minimum Other values of care include: -making the welfare of the child paramount = the welfare of the child is the most important thing regardless of any other issues How do practitioners do this? -ensuring the child's safety, health, emotional stability etc. is all put first before an adults -making the best decisions for that child in regards to their individual needs =keeping the child safe and maintaining a healthy environment How do practitioners do this? -ensuring an environment is free from any hazards =providing a sufficient space for children to play in -multi agency working -toys need to be in good condition and safe to use -providing a clean environment -ensuring the cleanliness of the children e.g. washing hands etc. -working in partnership with parents and families -helping to enhance a child's development and wellbeing How to practitioners do this? -good communication - respecting differences in communication skills -positive communication with parents -providing parents with continuous developments on the children -offering advice on where parents can help out at home -making sure that children are offered a range of experiences and activities that supports all aspects of their development How do practitioners do this? -monitoring development closely -paying close attention to each child -providing correct levels of play or work to support development and progression =reflective practitioner = reflecting on their work and continuously learning and progressing How do practitioners do this? -looking back at their care and thinking what worked well and what didn't =improving on the areas that didn't work well -always reflecting on the care they are giving and how they can improve -getting feedback -having their own individual action plan =target setting -discovering things about themselves -observing, communicating, judging, making decisions, working in a team
Pedagogy: -ask pupils what they already know about care values -get the pupils to make a mind map about all the care values -Role play > 1 role play is showing good care values (pupils watching need to identify how care values were maintained) and the other role play showing bad use of care values (pupils watching need to identify where the service user went wrong) -ask students to pick the three most important care values to them and write about the three and why they believe they are the most important -homework: design a power point presentation on care values to be presented to the class