Assignment title: Information
SSession: September 2016
HND Assignment Brief
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 where possible in text citation and a bibliography at the end of your
document. You must give all your sources of information using
Harvard referencing system.
• There is a glossary at the end of the assignment that will help you
understand the command words for the assignment.
• Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use correct
grammar.
• Wherever possible use a word processor and its "spell-checker".
Internal verifier Dr Tosin Alo
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the brief) Dr Tosin Alo Date 20/08/2016
Programme title
CPK36 Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Health and Social Care
Unit number and title Unit 2 Principles of Health and Social Care Practice
Assignment number and
title 1 of 1
Health and Social Care Practice in Great Britain
Unit Leader Mr Morris A. Anglin
Assessor (s) Mr Ben Maher; Ms. Sheila Counihan; Mr Pindurai Makufa, Morris A.
Anglin
Issue Date September 29, 2016
Final assignment
submission deadline
09 – 14 Jan 2017
Late submission deadline
16 – 21 Jan 2017
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 as well as summative feedback in the form of
initial submission.
Final feedback will be available within 2 weeks of the submission date.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
This Unit will be assessed by assignment.
You are strongly advised to read "Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document"
before answering your assignment.
Number of tasks
Task1: (LO1) Report on Case Scenario
Task 2: (LO2) Referenced webpage
Task 3: (LO3) A seminar paper based on theories, social processes
and interprofessional working
Task 4: (LO4): Appraisal document
Assignment
Introduction and background notes (vocational context)
As a health worker and social care practitioner you have developed a thorough understanding of the
values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. This
includes the theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal
and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workplace,
including strategies that can influence the performance of others.
Task 1: LO1
Understand how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice
(Link to Unit 4)
What you must do
(Recommended 1000 word)
Scenario
Angela is a 45-year-old woman with moderate learning disabilities. She lives at home with her
elderly parents Mary and Andrew, and attends a day center five days a week in the mornings.
Angela's support worker, Jo has noticed a change in Angela's behavior over recent weeks. Her
behavior has become more challenging and is increasingly argumentative with the other service
users. When Jo speaks to Angela it is apparent that she is very unhappy and complains that she
wants to live in her own place. Jo organises a case conference to discuss Angela's needs with her
parents and members of the multidisciplinary team. At the meeting, when Jo mentions that Angela
has expressed a wish to live on her own, Mary becomes very angry, accusing Jo of putting ideas
into Angela's head. Angela also gets very upset and accuses her mother of not wanting her to have
her own life. Jo manages to calm the situation and agrees to speak to Angelas's parents separately,
with Angela's consent.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
At the meeting with Mary and Andrew it emerges that Andrew's health is deteriorating and Mary is
increasingly unable to rely on him to help in caring for Angela. Instead, she finds herself needing to
care for both of them. Andrew used to take Angela out for long walks most afternoons, while they
were out; Mary used the time to relax in the afternoons. However, due to Andrew's health issues,
the walks have gradually stopped and Mary is finding it difficult having both Andrew and Angela
'under her feet' all day.
Using the case scenario above apply your answers to the following in a fact sheet for AC
[1.1] For AC [1.2, 1.3 1.4] write a report.
In the first section present your answers in a fact sheet. You must explain with examples how
principles of support are applied to guarantee that Angela and her parents are cared for in Health
and Social Care practice. In your answers, you could use examples such as dignity, choice,
respecting diversity, privacy, independence etc. In addition you can use examples from the
knowledge gained in Unit 4 (Personal and Professional Development in HSC) and experience
gained from your HSC workplace practice to support your answer to the question. [P1.1]
In this second section you must outline in a report what are the procedures for protecting clients
such as Angela and her parents, as well as work colleagues from harm. For example in your outline
you could focus on confidentiality, policies about sharing information etc. Again use examples from
knowledge and experience acquired from Unit 4 (Personal and Professional Development in
HSC) and your workplace practice to support your answer. [P1.2]
In this section, you should analyse the advantage of using a person centred approach with users
such as Angela of health and social care services. [P1.3, M1] Give some examples to demonstrate
your understanding of how you used a person centred approach with service users in health and
social care using knowledge and experience acquired from Unit 4 (Personal and Professional
Development in HSC) workplace practice in health and social care: You could include in your
analysis why it is important to support the preferences of the service users such as Angela; why is it
important to support service users' rights and maintain their dignity and why is it important to
support others to make informed choices about the services they need. [P1.3, M1]
In the final section of your report, summarise a short case study by explaining how ethical
dilemmas and conflicts may arise when providing care, support and protection to users of health
and social care. For example, you could incorporate into your discussion concepts such as
protection from risk of harm; rights of individuals to take risks etc. Your answers should also reflect
an ethical dilemma you have experienced when delivering care and how those were resolved. This
is linked to your workplace practice experience. [P1.4]
Ø To achieve M1, an effective approach to study and research has been applied with an in-depth analysis of
the advantages of person centered approach as applied to the case scenario and also using examples
from your own health workplace setting.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
Task 2: LO2 Understand the impact of policy, legislation, regulation, codes of practice and
standards on organisation policy and practice
What you must do
(Recommended 700 words)
Scenario
You are working as an Independent Consultant. An Advocacy organisation in your local area
supporting Children in Local Authority Care has commissioned you to produce a web page giving a
detailed account of legislations and guidelines that relate to the provision of care, support and
protection for vulnerable children and the general principles of safeguarding service users defined
as 'vulnerable' This health care information web page needs to contain quality (in-text) referenced
sources using relevant information in the field and details of localised policies and protocols.
In the first section of the webpage you must explain the implementation of policies e.g.
confidentiality, safeguarding, Every Child Matters) legislations (e.g. The Children Act 2004, The
Care Act 2014) regulations by Care Quality Commission (CQC codes) and codes of practice i.e.
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) that are relevant to the research that you have been
asked to undertake. You can relate your own experience of working with vulnerable service users
and safeguarding [P2.1]
In the second section, you must explain how local policies and procedures can be developed in
accordance with national and policy requirements. Ensure that you undertake and cite research
from your own locality and also from your own workplace setting. [P2.2]
Finally you must evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, regulation and Codes of Practice on
organisational policy and practice with respect to the principles of Safeguarding and also the
promotion of well-being in looked after children. You can relate your answers to your own workplace
setting [P2.3, D2]
Ø To achieve, D2, substantial activities or investigations have been organised using your own relevant
health and social care experience to evaluate the impact of a specific policy, legislation, regulation and
codes of practice on organisational policy and practice with respect to Safeguarding of children.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
Task 3: LO3 Understand the theories that underpin health and social care practice
(Recommended 700 words)
What you must do
Scenario
CQC recently published the findings following an inspection of services provided at a Tower
Hamlets Care Home and the report was discussed in Board meeting. The report concludes that
there was a systemic failure to protect people or to investigate allegations of abuse. There are
allegations of poor care and mistreatment of the elderly residents for example underfeeding of the
residents, left soiled in their beds and unexplained bruising. There had been some cases where
residents were given wrong doses of medication, and in one case staff falsified medical records
after realising a patient had been overdosed and shredded the evidence.
Targeting the provision of effective care and support, it is important for new newly recruited care
workers to have a good understanding of the theories which underpin professional practice, impact
of social processes and effectiveness of inter professional working. Your line manager has asked to
carry out research and deliver seminar paper on theories which underpin health and social care
practice, for the care workers. Produce a handout for care workers.
In the first part of your handout that will be given out at the seminar you need to explain theories that
underpin health and social care. For example, you could explain the ideas of human growth and
development using theorist (i.e. Erikson, Freud, etc.), managing stress (Elisabeth Kubler Ross) and
behaviour and use examples from own workplace in the context of health and social care to buttress
your explanation. [P3.1]
In the second part of your seminar paper, analyse with examples the impact of social processes,
e.g. poverty, unemployment, social exclusion, marginalisation etc. in health and social care in a
diverse society. How does these social processes combine to shape the life of an individual [P3.2,
M2]
Finally, in your seminar paper, evaluate the effectiveness of inter professional working. You are
expected to give examples from experiences from own workplace to show the effectiveness of inter
professional working. [P3.3, D1]
Ø To achieve M2, relevant theories about social processes have been applied giving examples of how
they combine to have an impact on the service users.
Ø To achieve D1 you must critically evaluate your work and draw conclusions. You must be critical of
ideas put forward during the seminar on inter professional working and offer justification on how the
conclusions have been developed.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
Task 4: LO4 Be able to contribute to the development and implementation of health and
Social care organisational policy
(Recommended 700 words)
What you must do
As preparation for a yearly staff appraisal, your line Manager has requested that you submit a
written document, detailing how you exercise your responsibilities as an employee in your work role.
They have requested that you place particular understanding of the concept of accountability,
indicating in what ways you are accountable as an employee and how you address this in your
work.
In the first section of your report you must explain your own role; your own responsibilities;
accountabilities and your duties in the context of working with those within and outside the health
and social care workplace. Here you are to produce a list of your own roles, responsibilities
accountabilities and duties within your workplace. Use your own workplace setting to buttress your
understanding. You are to provide evidence based in the form of a signed witness statement from
your workplace to support your answer. [P4.1] This form is available on the ICON VLE and must
be filled out by you and your line manager. Upload your signed witness statement when you
submit your final work.
Secondly, you must evaluate your own contribution in your health and social care workplace
practice to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy. Use
Gibbs reflective cycle to support your answer. [P4.2, D3]
Finally, in your report you must make recommendations on how to develop your own contributions
to meeting good practice requirements. [P4.3, M3]
Ø To achieve D3, ideas have been generated and decisions using Gibbs reflective cycle of your own
contribution in your health and social care workplace practice to the development and implementation of
health and social care organisational policy.
Ø To achieve M3, logical development of recommendations have been given and justified to how to develop
your own contributions to meeting the good practice requirements of your HSC workplace for the intended
audience.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
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
Outcome
LO1 :
Understand how
principles of support are
implemented in
health and social care
practice
1.1 explain how principles of support are applied to ensure
that individuals are cared for in health and social care practice.
1.2 outline the procedure for protecting clients, patients, and
colleagues from harm.
1.3 analyse the benefit of following a person centred approach
with users of health and social care services.
1.4 explain ethical dilemmas and conflict that may arise when
providing care, support and protection to users of health and
social care services.
TASK 1
LO2:
Understand the impact of
policy, legislation,
regulation, Codes of
Practice and standards
on organisation policy
and practice
2.1 explain the implementation of policies, legislation,
regulations and codes of practice that are relevant to own work
in health and social care
2.2 explain how local policies and procedures can be
developed in accordance with national and policy
requirements.
2.3 evaluate the impact of policy, legislation, regulation and
codes of practice on organisational policy and practice.
TASK 2
LO3:
Understand the theories
that underpin health and
social care
practice
3.1 explain the theories that underpin health and social care
practice
3.2 analyse how social processes impact on users of health
and social care.
3.3 evaluate the effectiveness of inter -professional working.
TASK 3
LO4:
Be able to contribute to
the development and
implementation of health
and social care
organisational policy
4.1 explain your own role, responsibilities, accountabilities and
duties in the context of working with those within and outside
the health and social care workplace.
4.2 evaluate your own contribution to the development and
implementation of health and social care organisational policy.
4.3 make recommendations to develop own contributions to
meeting good practice requirements.
TASK 4ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
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
v an effective judgement
have been made
D1
Use critical reflection to
evaluate own work and
justify valid conclusions
Pass and Merit requirements
achieved
v Conclusions have been
arrived at through synthesis
of ideas and have been
justified
M2
Select/design and
apply appropriate
methods/techniques
v Relevant theories and
techniques have been
applied
v A range of methods and
techniques have been
applied
v Complex information/data
has been synthesised
and processed
D2
Take responsibility for
managing and organising
activities
v Substantial activities,
projects or investigations
have been planned,
managed and organised
v Activities have been
managed
v The importance of
independence has been
recognised and achieved
M3
Present and
communicate
appropriate findings
v logical principles have
been applied and justified
D3
Demonstrate convergent/
lateral/
creative thinking
v Ideas have been generated
and decisions taken
v 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 typeface 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.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
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:
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 handbook)
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.ICON College of Technology and Management
Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Health and Social Care (QCF)
Unit 2: Principles of Health and Social Care Practice (L5)
Session: September 2016
Recommended Word limit: Maximum 3,500
Department of Health and Social Care
8. Submission deadlines Online to the ICON VLE only
Final Submission 09 - 14 January 2017
Late submission 16 - 21 January 2017
9. Glossary
v Explain: 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.
v Assess: Weigh up to what extent something is true. Persuade the reader of your argument by
citing relevant research but also remember to point out any flaws and counter arguments as
well. Conclude by stating clearly how far you are in agreement with the original proposition
v Discuss: Essentially this is a written debate where you are using your skill at reasoning, backed
up by carefully selected evidence to make a case for and against an argument, or point out the
advantages and disadvantages of a given context. Remember to arrive at a conclusion.
v Analyse: Break an issue into its constituent parts. Look in depth at each part using supporting
arguments and evidence for and against as well as how these interrelate to one another.
v Plan: A proposed or intended course of action
v Evaluate - when you evaluate you judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of
something; assess
v Recommend - when you recommend you are suggesting something would be good or
suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done