ACCESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES - 550 Words

ACCESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES (Essay Sample) Content: Student's Name Professor's Name Health Care DD Month YYYY ACCESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES Before I started working with JG, I had to get permission from his parents. He gave me the authorization to advocate for JG and support his ways of interacting with the community. On the care plan, I outlined the goals of the program. I recorded how would support and make him feel accepted. This would be achieved by building a close personal relationship with him. The care plan also showed the responsibility of each person in J's life. Since each person's treatment is different, it was necessary to outline these responsibilities and make the concerned people know of their duties in J's life. This would eventually help him improve his social interaction skills. Regarding baking, initial risk assessment has been carried out with JG to minimize the possibility of allergy, or accident in the kitchen. Those obstacles have been reduced by choosing the appropriate ingredients, so the risk of allergy could be avoided. I have also tried to go for the simplest recipes such as rice and cakes which do not involve high baking temperatures. This is to make JG feel a sense of accomplishment and make him not to lose interest in cooking. According to the Health and Safety at work Act 1974, it shall be a duty of the employee to take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of himself and of other people who may be affected by his acts. Therefore, it was necessary to ensure the safety of JG during baking. The company's policy of risk assessment is to prevent accidents and cases of work-related ill health by maintaining health and safety risks in the workplace. Instructions are given to each employee to make sure that they are competent to doing their work safely. I explained to JG this policy so that he would know why it was necessary for me to maintain safety standards. Before that, JG was asked about such activities. His response was positive, and there was no sign of anxiety or agitation. Although he could reply to their question, he still had a communication problem because he could only use me as a medium of communication. This was a significant improvement, and the care program was seeming to be working. The only reason why he could communicate with me is that he had become fond of me. The communication style which had been established in the care plan for JG was rewarding him with access to the desired activity. I would reward him by dancing since he enjoyed it.It also included the use of gestures by pointing or nodding. JG received a comprehensive assessment when he first moved in. His neuropsychological functions, contextual factors like the family functioning and quality of life, language and intelligence were examined (Ozonoff, Goodlin Solomon 523-540). The parents and school officials were involved in this assessment to provide information about JG. When interacting with service users, I maintain trust and confidence between them and myself. This is achieved by making sure I document all my interact...