HND Assignment Brief Session: February 2016 General Guidelines • The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source. • Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information. • There is a glossary at the end of the assignment that will help you understand the command words used for the assignment. • Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use readily understandable English. • Wherever possible use a word processor and its "spell-checker". Internal verifier Mr Pindurai Makufa Signature (IV of the brief) Pindurai Makufa Date 20/9//2015 Programme title CPK 36 Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Health and Social Care Unit number and title Unit 10 Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Assignment number & title 1 of 1 The importance of Safeguarding all service users from harm Unit Leader Dr. Taghi Doostgharin Assessor(s) Ms. Amanda Jones; Mr Enayet Sarwar; Dr. T Doostgharin Issue Date March 7, 2016 Final assignment submission deadline 30 May -04 June 2016 Late submission deadline 06 -11 June 2016 The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4 – 7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. They should also refer to Merit and Distinction criteria that require evidence of meeting agreed timelines and ability to plan and organise time effectively without which the learner may not expect to receive a higher grade. Resubmission deadline TBA Feedback In-class feedback will be available from draft submissions on a task- bytask basis as a formative and also for initial submission. Final feedback will be available within 2 – 3 weeks of the assignment submission dateP a g e 2 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care ICON College of Technology and Management Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care Unit 10: Safeguarding in Health and Social Care (L4) Session: February 2016 Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500 This Unit will be assessed by assignment only You are strongly advised to read "Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document" before answering your assignment. ASSIGNMENT Introduction and background notes (vocational context) You are a senior student of health and social care at ICON College in East London. After graduation you have gained employment working with vulnerable groups in a health and social care. You are confident that you have developed an understanding of the factors of abuse, and that you have studied the working practices and strategies to reduce and prevent its occurrence. Task 1A: LO1 Understand the factors that contribute to the incidence of abuse and harm to self and others (950 recommended words) Mary lives in Tower Hamlets and contacted social services with concerns about her mother's wellbeing. Her mother who is Mrs P, is a widow in her early 80's, and Muslim was diagnosed with dementia in 2011. Her son and daughter assisted her in making Lasting Power of Attorneys (LPA) in relation to both her Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare, with her children acting jointly. At this time, there were no concerns about Mrs P's capacity to make these LPAs. Both adult children had contact with their mother, and Mary assisted her mother with online shopping, home maintenance and arranging carers to assist her mother as and when required. Mary became concerned about her mother when her brother unexpectedly moved in with Mrs P and his family and began to make changes. The brother removed photos of Mary and her contact details and would not allow Mary to see or speak to her mother. He threw things away without asking, including furniture and personal possessions, rearranged the layout of the home and changed the locks so that Mary could not access her mother's home. The family of four who moved in after she had spent almost two decades living alone overwhelmed Mrs P. Mrs P became stressed and anxious because her son told her that Mary wanted her to go into a care home, which was completely untrue and would make derogatory remarks about Mary to Mrs P. Mrs P's appearance was also affected. Her appearance including her clothes was always dirty and her hair was not combed. She appeared to have bruises on her arms as well. Mary was also concerned about her mother's finances, and evidence later showed that her brother was spending her mother's money as if it were his own, making no contributions to utility bills or groceries and withdrawing cash using Mrs P's debit card for unknown purchases for his family. Mrs P became more anxious and confused by the situation and Mary alerted Social Services to these safeguarding concerns. Mary did not believe that her mother's best interests were being metP a g e 3 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care by her brother and felt that her mother's dementia had worsened, so she wanted to know what she could do to protect her mother from harm. What you must do Scenario You are a social worker for the borough of Tower Hamlets where Mrs P lives and have been assigned to meet with Mary and Mrs. P and produce a report to include the following questions below. Apply your answers to the case study as well. 1.1 In the first section of the report you should explain why particular individuals such as Mrs P and groups may be vulnerable to abuse and/or harm to self and others. [P1.1, M1] 1.2 In the second section of the report you should review risk factors which may lead to incidence of abuse and or harm to Mrs P and others. [P1.2, M2]  To achieve M1 an effective approach to study and research has been applied when reviewing risk factors that may lead to incidence of abuse and harm to self and others such as found in the case scenario.  To achieve M2 complex information/data has been synthesised and processed when explaining why particular individuals such as Mrs. P and groups may be vulnerable to abuse and or/harm to self and others. Task 1B: LO1 Understand the factors that contribute to the incidence of abuse and harm to self and others (Up to 750 words) continuing from the case scenario in Task 1A What you must do In the third section of your report, linking your answers to the case scenario give a clear analysis of the impact of social and cultural factors on different types of abuse and/or harm to self and others. [P1.3]P a g e 4 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care Task 2: LO2 Understand current legislation, policy and professional involvement regarding abuse in health and social care contexts (950 recommended words) During the last few years high profile serious case reviews and criminal trials have been concluded, which all involved a mother killing one of her children despite the involvement of several agencies in the child's life. The first was the case of Daniel Pelka, a four-year-old living in Coventry who was singled out for abuse and neglect by his mother and her partner until his death from a blow to the head in March 2012. The second was the case of Keanu Williams, a toddler living in Birmingham who died with 37 separate injuries on his body, inflicted by his mother in early 2011. The last was the conviction of Amanda Hutton in Bradford Crown Court for the severe neglect and manslaughter of her four-year-old son, Hamzah Khan. The boy's mummified remains were found in his cot in September 2011, two years after his death in the squalid flat where other children were living Using the case studies highlighted above to answer the following questions in a report: 1. Analyse the strengths and weaknesses in current legislation and policy relating to those vulnerable to abuse in the case studies above. Cite relevant legislations and policies relating to the case studies. [P2.1] 2. Explain what the role of different professionals involved in protecting vulnerable service users from abuse in the case studies above. You will need to do some more research on the internet about each case. You can also apply your own relevant workplace experience. [P2.2, D1] .  To achieve D1, conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified when explaining the role of different professionals who are involved in protecting vulnerable service from abuse.P a g e 5 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care Task 3: LO3 Understand working practice and strategies used to minimise abuse in health and social care contexts (850 recommended words) Scenario What you must do Safe working practices One of the key functions of the Safeguarding Children's Board is to ensure that there are multi-agency policies and procedures for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This includes dealing with allegations against people and the recruitment and selection of adults who work with children. There is a responsibility for agencies, groups and volunteers who are engaged in any work with children and their families, to have policies, systems and processes in place that support these multi-agency safeguarding arrangements. You are to present a report at the next meeting at your local East London Safeguarding Children's board. 1. In the first section of your report you must explain what are existing working practices and strategies designed to minimise abuse in health and social care context using the case studies in LO2. [P3.1, D3] 2. In the next section of your report, you must evaluate the effectiveness of working practices and strategies used to minimise abuse in a health and social care setting using the case studies in LO2. [P3.3, D2] 3. Finally, in the next section of the report you must discuss what possible improvements to working practices and what strategies exist to minimise abuse in a health and social care setting using the case studies in LO2. [P3.3, M3]  To achieve M3, the appropriate structure and approach has been used when discussing what possible improvements to working practices and what strategies exist to minimise abuse in a health and social care setting using the case studies in LO2  To achieve D2, complex information has been synthesised and processed when evaluating the effectiveness of working practices and strategies used to minimise abuse in health and social care settings.  To achieve D3 convergent and lateral thinking have been applied explain what are existing working practices and strategies designed to minimise abuse in health and social care context.P a g e 6 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care Relevant Information 1. Outcome of the Unit On successful completion of this unit a learner will: Assessment criteria for pass: To achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate; Questions reflecting the Learning Outcome LO1 : Understand the factors that contribute to the incidence of abuse and harm to self and others 1.1 explain why particular individuals and groups may be vulnerable to abuse and or harm to self and others. 1.2 review individual risk factors, which may lead to incidence of abuse and/or harm to self and others. 1.3 analyse the impact of social and cultural factors on different types of abuse such as physical, emotional, sexual and alcohol and drug abuse TASK 1A & TASK 1B LO2: Understand current legislation, policy and professional involvement regarding abuse in health and social care contexts 2.1 analyse the strengths and weaknesses in current national and local legislations and policies relating to those vulnerable to abuse. 2.2 explain how a range of professionals are involved in the protection of individuals and groups vulnerable to abuse. TASK 2 LO3: Understand working practice and strategies used to minimise abuse in health and social care 3.1 explain existing working practices such as communication skills and others and how strategies are designed to minimise abuse in health and social care contexts. 3.2 evaluate the effectiveness of working practices and strategies such as working in partnership with users of health and social care services and others are used to minimise abuse in health and social care contexts. 3.3 discuss possible improvements to working practices such as anti-discriminatory practices etc. and also strategies to minimise abuse in health and social care context. TASK 3P a g e 7 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care 1 Grading Criteria for Merit and Distinction of this coursework Merit (M1, M2, M3) Distinction (D1, D2, D3) Descriptors Indicative characteristics Descriptors Indicative characteristics M1 Identify and apply strategies to find appropriate solution Pass requirements achieved  complex problems with more than one variable have been explored  an effective approach to study and research has been applied D1 Use critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions Pass and Merit requirements achieved  Conclusions have been arrived at through synthesis of ideas and have been justified M2 Select/design and apply appropriate methods/techniques  Complex information/data has been synthesised and processed D2 Take responsibility for managing and organising activities  Substantial activities, projects or investigations have been planned, managed and organised M3 Present and communicate appropriate findings  Coherent, logical development of principles/concepts for the intended audience  The appropriate structure and approach has been used D3 Demonstrate convergent/ lateral/creative thinking  Convergent and lateral thinking have been applied 3. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document a. All coursework must be word processed. b. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch). c. Font size must be within the range of 10 point to 14 point including the headings and body text (preferred font size is 11). d. Standard and commonly used type face such as Arial should be used. e. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered. f. Material taken from external sources must be properly refereed and cited within the text using Harvard standard g. Do not use Wikipedia as a reference. 4. Plagiarism and Collusion Any act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the College regulations. In this context the definition and scope of plagiarism and collusion are presented below:P a g e 8 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care Plagiarism is presenting somebody else's work as your own. It includes copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort. Collusion is copying another student's coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the college procedure. (For details on Plagiarism & Collusion please see the student hand book) 5. Submission a. Initial submission of coursework to the tutors is compulsory in each unit of the course. b. Student must check their assignments on ICON VLE with plagiarism software Turnitin to make sure the similarity index for their assignment stays within the College approved level. A student can check the similarity index of their assignment three times in the Draft Assignment submission point located in the home page of the ICON VLE. c. All Final coursework must be submitted to the Final submission point into the unit (not to the Tutor). A student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final submission. d. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that form part of the coursework must be submitted as an attachment to the assignment with all documentation. e. Any portfolio for a unit must be submitted as a hardcopy to examination office. f. The student must attach a tutor's comment in between the cover page and the answer in the case of Resubmission. 6. Good practice a. Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, memory stick etc.) to avoid distress for loss or damage of your original copy. 7. Extension and Late Submission a. If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using an Exceptional Extenuating Circumstances (EEC) form available from the College examination office and ICON VLE. Please note that the lecturers do not have the authority to extend the coursework deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension. The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you being sick. b. Late submission will be accepted and marked according to the college procedure. It is noted that late submission may not be graded for Merit and Distinction. c. All Late coursework must be submitted to the late submission point into the unit (not to the Tutor). A student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final submission. 8. Submission deadlines Online to the ICON VLE only Formative feedback Week 11 Final Submission 30 May – 04 June 2016 Late submission 06 – 11 June 2016P a g e 9 | 9 Department of Health and Social Care 9. Glossary  Explain: When you explain you clarify a topic by giving a detailed account as to how and why it occurs, or what is meant by the use of this term in a particular context. Your writing should have clarity so that complex procedures or sequences of events can be understood; defining key terms where appropriate, and is substantiated with relevant research.  Review: When you review you survey and critically examine a subject.  Analyse: When you analyse you identify separate factors, say how they are related and how each one contributes to the topic  Evaluate: When you evaluate you review the information then bring it together to form a conclusion. You give evidence for each of your views or statements.  Discuss: When you discuss you present key points