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Unit 12 - Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs (Assignment 1)
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A workbook for unit 12 containing P1, M1 AND D1 and achieved a distinction grade.
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Unit 12: Supporting Individuals with Additional NeedsLearner Workbook for P1, M1 and D1
Name: Sumaiya Begum
,Unit 12: Main Introduction
In any society, there are both adults and children who need extra help to get through the
everyday struggles that are a part of their life. Some of these difficulties result not from a
disability but rather, from how society views children and adults with disabilities.
In the case of this report, I will have specific case studies that I will be focusing on. They are
Rebecca Brown and Ben Grace, a child and adult with disabilities.
Case study one, Rebecca, is 8 years old and has a physical disability (tetraplegia) which is a
condition meaning that “she has no movement below her cervical spine,” sustained in an
accident 3 years prior. She is enrolled at a school that accommodates those with special needs;
she has a teaching assistant and carer who assist in her personal care at school. Along with her
12-year-old elder brother Michael, Rebecca resides with her parents, Sue and David. A
housing association provides the family with a “not wheelchair friendly," upstairs flat.
Ben Grace, our second case study, is 56 years old with a severe learning disability that shows
as Ben has the mental age of an 8-year-old. Not only this, but he also has type 2 diabetes
however, his blood glucose is unstable as he is secretly consuming sweets and not following
his diet plan. He resides with several adults with learning disabilities.
Colour Code:
My Own Words
Criteria (P1, M1, D1)
Case Study Reference
“Quoted Referencing”
Introduction to P1, M1 and D1
P1: “Explain diagnostic procedures to determine additional needs for one child and one adult
with different additional needs.” I will be explaining the procedure to diagnose an individual’s
needs through the examples of my case studies, Rebecca Brown, and Ben Grace. They each
have different support needs. There are various terms that will be used including diagnose,
which is to “identify the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the
symptoms” according to the official Oxford dictionary, diagnostic assessment (all types of
measurements and tests that are used to evaluate a patient’s condition (NICE, 2023)), and
procedure – “a written set of step-by-step instructions for how a specific activity is to be
conducted.” (Access, 2023)
M1: “Assess the requirements of one child and one adult with different additional needs.”
During my M1, I shall ensure that I am assessing the needs of Rebecca and Ben. As they have
different disabilities, their needs will differ, e.g., Ben may need to diet for his type 2 diabetes,
but Rebecca can eat any food. An additional need refers to “a health or developmental
condition that is impacting on their everyday life.” (NorfolkCYP, 2023)
D1: “Evaluate the significance to the individuals, their families and society of a diagnosis of
additional needs.” In the distinction criteria, I will be focusing on the importance of diagnosing
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, additional needs as well as its effect on the individual, their family and their friends. To
diagnose is the “process of identifying a disease, condition, or injury from its signs and
symptoms.” (NIH, 2023) This can be shown as Rebecca shows the ‘symptom’ of being unable
to move any body part below her cervical spine, hence she was diagnosed with tetraplegia.
Case study 1: Rebecca Brown (Child Study)
Rebecca Brown is 8 years old and is a wheelchair user, following a road traffic accident when
she was five years old. Rebecca requires one to one personal care due to her physical disabilities,
as she sustained a fractured spine in the accident, meaning that she has no movement below her
cervical spine (tetraplegia).
Rebecca attends a school for children with additional needs, where she has a designated teaching
assistant and a carer who provides her with personal care during the school day.
Rebecca lives with her parents. Sue and David, and her older sibling, Michael who is 12 years of
age. The family lives in an upstairs apartment provided by a housing association, which is small
and not ‘wheelchair friendly.’
Sue has a part time job at a local day nursery but must stay at home during the school holidays in
order to care for Rebecca and Michael, reducing the family income.
David works full-time at a local factory, working long hours for a low
wage.
The neighbourhood where the Brown family live are not tolerant of
Rebecca’s ‘difference’, and the family have received unpleasant
comments as they pass neighbours in the street, causing them to avoid
going out whenever possible.
Case Study 2: Ben Grace (Adult Study)
Ben Grace is fifty-two with Down’s syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Ben has a learning age of
eight and requires support with all aspects of daily living. Ben lives in a group setting with five
other adults who have learning difficulties and who also require additional support. Ben
previously lived with his mother, but following her death last year, Ben moved to the residential
setting.
Ben has always enjoyed going shopping, but since he has moved into the residence, he prefers to
stay in his room which is a concern for the staff, following an incident with some local youths
who shouted at Ben when he went shopping with the residents and carers. Recently Ben was
refused entry to a local funfair by the manager who stated that Ben’s appearance could prevent
other people wanting to attend.
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, Ben is refusing to keep to the special diet required to control his type 2 diabetes and staff have
found bags of sweets under his pillow when making his bed. His blood glucose levels are
unstable, resulting in Ben feeling unwell. Ben has become withdrawn.
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