oppression and marginalization are closely linked to the social problem of substance abuse (Nelson, 2012; Room, 2005; Hyman 2005 & Reinarman, 2005 as cited in Graham, Young, Valach & Wood, 2007). My thesis statement for this essay is that, an anti-oppressive perspective is crucial to address systemic inequalities that contribute to the social problem of substance abuse among youth in Canada (Nelson, 2012; Graham et al., 2007 & Smye et al., 2001). This essay will discuss the topic of substance abuse among
Focussing on characteristics of inter-professional practice within the care sector this essay will discuss the importance of communication within professional practice and will attempt to define what it means to be a professional within the context of caring for others with reference to collaborative care. The following section offers a discussion which will outline the principles of ethical and anti-oppressive practice. A reflective account and assessment of my communication skills using the Inter-professional
This essay describes what professional behaviour and professional boundaries are in nursing in today’s day and age. The Code of Conduct is a set of standards put in place for nurses by the Nursing Council of New Zealand to provide ethical and safe scope of practice to health consumers. This essay also outlines the main aspects of professional behaviour, such as respect, partnership and integrity and the importance of professional boundaries in nursing scope of practice. The nursing profession demands
This essay will look at how collaborative working in health and social care can impact service user experience. Collaborative working is defined as multiple organisations working towards a common goal, in this cases the goal being to improve service user experience in the Cambridge Business English Dictionary, 2011. Lack of collaborative working or ineffective team work can have a detrimental effect on service user experience. Lord Laming (2003) suggested that in the case of Victoria Climbie if there
The purpose of this essay is to highlight and discuss the importance of using an individualised person centred approach when caring for the older adult. The opening section of this essay will discuss the definition and understanding of the older person or elderly. The second section will explain the meaning and application of individualised patient centred care. The third section will outline the importance of the application of individualised patient centred care when interacting with the older
In this essay I will be discussing the social factors that influence health care and describe how effective the NHS has been in reducing health inequalities in the UK. There are four models of health, World Health Organisation; health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease. Biophysical, health is the absence of disease and infirmity. Social, health is the state of optimum capacity of an individual for the effective role and tasks for which
This reflective essay on Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Case Conference, based on problem solving scenario which aim to provide Inter-Professional (IP) team with knowledge of real clinical environment. The essay examines my individual role within the team as physiotherapist, my performance and how to improve upon my leaning needs. It will scrutinise the roles played by two IPs, the District and Diabetes nurses. It then progresses to reflectively examine the roles of health and social care professionals
The ability to communicate effectively is essential when referring to the health and social care sector. Communication implies much more than transferring and receiving information. It represents a vital part in developing and maintaining relationships and everyone uses it as a method to express feelings and emotions. The essay presents the factors that influence effective communication and methods to improve it. I will focus on the skills required for achieving it by explaining the importance of
ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status (.........). The expand on it to nail the specifics that you are going to discuss - basic strategy and uses up words Social class (or simply "class"), as in a class society, is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the upper, middle, and lower classes
This essay will seek to critically explain and define the importance of working positively in partnership with others in health and social care. Working in partnership is a very important element of practice within health and social care. The concepts of power sharing, consultation and joint ways of working are essential for effective service provision. As Health and social care professionals we need to understand the importance of promoting autonomy with individuals. We also need to be aware of