Supporting Significant Life Events

TASKS Scenario You are the assistant manager of Lady Bird Care Homes (a 75 bed residential setting for the elderly and disabled clients). You have just been assigned a group of new employees who need to undergo induction. In the same home, you have received a new client, Mary Brown, who is undergoing significant changes in her life. Mary is a 65-year-old female of Asian descent, suffering from a cerebral palsy with epilepsy, slurred speech, hearing impairment and learning difficulty. She speaks very little English and has no formal education. She was admitted following the death of her Mother who had cared for her all her life and following allegations of systematic abuse by her Aunt and step father who took over her care after the death of her mother. With her deteriorating mental state and physical condition, it was obvious that the immediate relatives could no longer cope with her care. Mary was receiving direct payment for her care but that has been stopped also because the step-father could not account for the money he had received. Prior to her admission, there was a client need-assessment and care planning which was agreed by Mary, her step-father and social worker. Since her admission there has been no contact with her family. Three months after her admission, she has become more isolated; she is missing meals and refuses to attend the day centre and physiotherapy sessions as per her care plan. You have not been made aware of all this as the communication books indicated she was doing well. Her social worker came for a review visit and approaches you to demands an explanation as to why Mary has not been attending her day centre and physiotherapy sessions. Your investigation indicated that she has refused to attend all relevant appointments. As the a deputy manager of the care home your manager asked for a report from you on the incident. Task 1 (LO1) – Evidence type: Oral Presentation with PowerPoint slides, video recording and observation report) Prepare an oral presentation for the new inductees explaining the impact of significant life events on your clients, analyzing the possible group response and the impact on health care professionals. You must demonstrate the ability to arrive at justifiable conclusions (M1) and manage the oral presentation activity independently (D2). Task 2 (LO2)- Evidence: newsletter article Prepare an article for the quarterly newsletter of the care home to explain support available from social networks of the affected individual and evaluate the effectiveness of organizational policies and procedures in supporting individuals and their social networks as well as the suitability of external sources of support with clear justification (M2). Your evaluation should generate and build on ideas and opinions and demonstrate your ability to make effective decisions (D1) and the newsletter article should be clearly developed and must follow a logical sequence (M3). TASK 3 (LO3) (Evidence type- Case study analysis on Mary Brown) After the social worker’s visit, your manager has asked you to prepare a report analysing the organisation’s responses to Mary’s needs, reflecting on your personal contribution and make recommendations for improving the support available at ladybird. Your recommendations must be based on facts and must also be innovative and creative (D3) Assessment Criteria Grading criteria Assessment criteria P1.1 Explain the impact of significant life events on individuals P1.2 Analyse possible group responses to significant life events that occur to one of its members P1.3 Analyse the impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences significant life events P2.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of organisational policies and procedures in supporting individuals and their social networks affected by significant life events P2.2 Explain how others in social networks may provide support to individuals experiencing significant life events P2.3 Evaluate the suitability of external sources of support for those affected by significant life events P3.1 Analyse possible organisational responses to the need to support individuals experiencing a significant life event P3.2 Reflect on own personal contributions to the support of individuals experiencing significant life events P3.3 Make recommendations for improving the support available in a health and social care organisation for individuals and their social networks when affected by significant life events.M1 Identify an apply strategies to find appropriate Effective judgments have been made. Use effective judgment in arriving at your conclusions when analysing the impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences significant life 8 Health and Social Care Department