Unit 22...
Understanding the Context of Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities.
1.1 Identify Legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. Human Rights Stereotyping labelling Discrimination Anti Discrimination Oppression Anti Oppression
Valuing people
Mental Capacity Act
Human Rights Act 2000. No Secrets – Guidance published by the Department of Health, builds upon the governments respects for human rights and highlights the need to protect vulnerable adults through effective multi-agency work. National Care Standards Commission, now the Commission for Social Care
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After birth or (post-natally) causes can occur because of illness, injury or environmental conditions, for example: Meningitis.....Brain injury......Malnutrition.
2.3 Describe the medical and social models of disabilities.
The medical model of disability views disabilities as a problem that belongs to the disabled person. It is not seen as a problem that needs the concern of anyone else apart from the disabled individual affected, for example if a wheelchair user is unable to get into a building because there are steps then, the wheelchair is seen as the problem not the steps, according to the medical model.
The social model suggests that it is the steps that are the issue not the wheelchair, as it is the steps which are disabling the person access, which is seen as a barrier. This model suggests that it is society disabling people through designing everything to meet the needs of the majority of people, who are not disabled. The social model believe that there is a great deal that society can do to reduce and ultimately remove, some of the barriers. This task is the responsibility of society rather then the person, as far as is reasonably practical – which by if it is a big organisation and it is financially possible and financially beneficial, then it would make sense to adapt and make provisions for disabled people to have access for example, wider doors,
The social model of disability looks at ways to address issues to enable people to achieve their potential, by looking at ways to adapt the environment so the child can feel included this is very important. The social model has been constructed by disabled people and by listening to what disabled people want and to remove any
“The social model of disability sees the issue of "disability" as a socially created problem and a matter of the full integration of individuals into society. In this model, disability is not the problem of the individual, but rather a complex collection of conditions, many of which are created by the social environment. Hence, the management of the problem requires social action and is the collective responsibility of society at large to make the environmental modifications necessary for the full
1.identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities
In this report for Serious Topics Radio Station i will discuss the reasons why a child gets taken away from their parents/ guardian and need to be looked after. I will also talk about the short and long-term solutions. Children are generally best cared for within their own families. However, there are times when children aren't able to live with their families. If a child isn’t able to live with their parents, they may be taken to care.
Reporting of Injuries,Diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations of 1995 requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The Act applies to all work related activities, but not to all work related incidents. The objective of the regulations is to enable the enforcing authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents so as to prevent them from occurring in the future and thus providing a safer work environment. The enforcing authorities can then help and advise you on preventive action to reduce injury, ill health and accidental loss,the main points of our own policy that relate to this are:
Identify four legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities
For this part of my coursework I will be doing the Human Rights Act of legislation.
2 staff in bedroom 1 transferring an individual to wheelchair; staff changing an individual in bedroom 2 (privacy observed); staff organizing/tidying bedroom 10; staff organizing/tidying bedroom 6; staff bathing an individual in bathroom 2; staff grooming in bathroom 2; staff in unit 1’s tech station reviewing/writing the daily assignment sheet; staff escorting individual to dining room; and EDA was in the dining room feeding.
The social model of disability which views discrimination and prejudice as being embedded in today’s society, their attitudes and their surrounding environment.
The social model of disability says that disability is caused by the way society acts and is organised, rather than by a person’s impairment or difference. They believe society should change to meet the needs of the child/young person. It looks at ways of removing barriers that restrict life choices for disabled people. When barriers are removed, disabled people can be independent and equal in society, with choice and control over their own lives. An impairment is defined as
For example in the article, “Rethinking Disability and What To Do About It: Disability Studies and Its Implications for Occupational Therapy” by Gark Kielhofner, discusses rehabilitation medicine and the natural assumption of disability as ‘out of the norm’. While there is a fine line between wanting to better life activities and wanting to eliminate an impairment that might not be realistically possible. It is important that doctors do not demonstrate the medical model of looking at a disability as completely adverse side effects to a larger problem but rather as a culture as well. As someone with an SCI, I would want to be aware if realistically there could be improvements. Because if not I would not want to waste time doing the activities. I would also want to be aware of new technologies that may help in my mobility and daily life
The disability model is often referred to as the social model, which is a
There are many weaknesses of the medical model. One of the weaknesses that I am going to talk about is that in some cases people see the medical model as an insult due to the fact that the model tries to ‘fix’ people with a disability instead of making adjustments and adaptions to environments, activities etc… for them. Due to the fact that the medical model is trying to ‘fix’ tem, may seem to people that the ones with the disability cannot have a normal, healthy life like other people do who do not suffer with a disability. People may also feel like the medical model is saying that is the individual’s fault that they have a
The medical model thinks of the disabled person’s impairment as the main problem, therefore the main focus is to fix the problem of the individual. For instance ‘a disabled person may use the wheelchair – this is not a problem, the problem is if there’s no access to a ramp’. The medical model judges our quality of life as it assumes that people that has an impairment life isn’t worth living, therefore they will work hard to refer the individual to a right specialist to treat them. As they can find a specialist this puts faith in doctors. This makes them depend on health professional and makes them less dependent.
The social model states that disability is caused by society, rather than a person’s impairment. It resolves to remove barriers, enabling independence and equality in society, giving the disabled control and choice over their own lives. (scope, 2016).