Aim of Unit 16:
Unit 16 Understanding Specific Needs in Health and Social Care of study concentrated on identification of different numbers of ways which helps to empower health and social care services users with specific needs. This is highly required in this industry because of the existence of diverse demand. The learners wish to pursue this in future. Therefore, the learners should have a clear idea on demand. This is variable in nature and gets changed as per requirement. Thus, a learner also has to address that. The care requirements of an individual are also required to be investigated and learners should have a clear concept regarding the impact of approaches and intervention.
Learning outcomes
1. Understand perceptions of health, disability, illness and behaviour
2. Understand how health and social care services and systems support individuals with specific needs
3. Understand approaches and intervention strategies that support individuals with specific needs
4. Understand strategies for coping with challenging behaviours associated with specific needs.
LO1 Understand perceptions of health, disability, illness and behaviour
A learner must need to understand health, disability and behaviour and to address that a learner has to develop clear concept. The factors which are included in this are language and terminology, images and models. Oppression, labels and rights are different perceptions which are also required to address by the learners. To learn about attitude learners need to gain knowledge on medical and technological advancement. More benefit could be added if relevant legislations are applied such as Human Rights Act 1998 and different health and social care act.
LO2 Understand how health and social care services and systems support individuals with specific needs
Health and social care service helps a lot to support individual and learners need to understand how it is helpful to address an individual need. Overall need has been divided in three different parts which are care needs, Organizations and system related needs and service needs. Care needs address physical, social, language and emotional needs. On the other hand, voluntary and self-help are part of organizational need. Whereas, education and transportation, financial are part of service needs.
LO3 Understand approaches and intervention strategies that support individuals with specific needs
Only addressing the needs of individual is not enough, at the same time learners need to understand about the strategy. Important approaches related to this are autonomy and empowerment, risk management and choices of therapist. Learners also get a clear insight on potential tension and this revolves around right versus self and others as well. Therefore, learners need to read about that. Cost benefit analysis is also an important part of this. Medical and technological advances are required to emerge along with the requirement.
LO4 Understand strategies for coping with challenging behaviours associated with specific needs
Different behavioural challenges and related strategies are addressed in this unit. The patients went through different challenges such as learning and physical disabilities and the best method to get rid of this is excellent communication strategy. The boundaries are required to address by understanding the legal and professional framework.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
| Learning outcomes On successful completion of this unit a learner will: | Assessment criteria for pass The learner can: |
| LO1 Understand perceptions of health, disability, illness and behaviour | analyze concepts of health, disability, illness and behaviour in relation to users of health and social care services assess how perceptions of specific needs have changed overtime analyse the impact of legislation, social policy, society and culture on the ways that services are made available for individuals with specific needs |
| LO2 Understand how health and social care services and systems support individuals with specific needs | analyse the care needs of individuals with specific needs explain currentsystems for supporting individuals with specific needs evaluate the services available in a chosen locality for individuals with specific needs |
| LO3 Understand approaches and intervention strategies that support individuals with specific needs | explain the approaches and interventions available to support individuals with specific needs evaluate the effectiveness of intervention strategies for an individual with specific need(s)discuss the potential impact of emerging developments on support for individuals with specificneeds |
| LO4 Understand strategies for coping with challenging behaviours associated with specific needs. | explain different concepts of challenging behaviour describe the potential impact of challenging behaviour on health and social care organisations. Analyse strategies for working with challenging behaviours associated with specific needs. |
Links
This unit has links with, for example:
- Unit 1: Communicating in Health and Social CareOrganisations
- Unit 10: Safeguarding in Health and SocialCare
- Unit 21: Supporting Significant LifeEvents.
Links may be drawn to National Occupational Standards in Mental Health though it is stressed that the unit is not intended to contain all underpinning knowledge.
- MH2: Enable people with mental health needs to access and benefit fromservices/systems
- MH3:Workwithserviceproviderstosupportpeoplewithmentalhealthneedsinwayswhich promote theirrights
- MH15: Refer individuals to mental health and/or otherservices
- MH19:Coordinate,monitorandreviewserviceresponsestomeetindividuals’needsand circumstances
- MH24:Implement,monitorandevaluatetherapeuticinterventionswithinanoverallcare program.
This unit also has links with the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care. See
Annex B for mapping.
Unit 16 Understanding Specific Needs in Health and Social Care also has links with the National Occupational Standards in Leadership and Management for Care Services. See Annex C for mapping.