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2024 BTEC Level 3 Health and Social care: Unit 5 - Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs - (Learning aim C at Distinction level) (ALL YOU NEED TO GET A DISTINCTION) (Criteria met Learning Aim C - P4, P5, M4, D2)
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Unit 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs (References document included )
Learning aim C: Investigate the principles behind enabling individuals with care and support needs
to overcome challenges.
C1: Enabling individuals to overcome challenges.
C.P4: Explain the strategies and communication techniques used with individuals, different needs
to overcome different challenges.
C.M4: Assess the strategies and communication techniques used to overcome different challenges
faced by individuals with different care and support needs.
BC.D2: Justify the strategies and techniques used to overcome ethical issues and challenges
experienced by individuals with different needs when planning and providing care.
6 Challenges:
Awareness and Knowledge
Some individuals may not be aware of the funding help available if they need to move into a care
home, and so may be worried about how they can afford this type of care. Similarly, if service
providers are not aware of the latest guidance or do not consistently refer to it, they will not change
their way of working, so those they care for will not benefit from the guidance.(1)
Valerie is unlikely to know about the support groups and charities that can help her lose weight, i.e.
Rethink Mental Illness which can help her overcome her mental ill-health barriers and improve her
health and wellbeing too by offering services such as Walking groups where Valerie can improve her
health by walking in the fresh air and socialise with others which will help her open up and create
more connections with new friends who have the same goal.(99) If Valerie is not referred or given
information on charities such as Rethink Mental Illness, which can help her, then it can lead to her
health deteriorating as she may not receive support to lose weight, i.e., she may not be driven
enough or given resources to lose weight without the help of Rethink Mental Illness or other support
groups.
Tremayne is severely autistic so he may not understand the treatment and importance of it. That is
maybe why he keeps on taking the cast off. Tremayne should be constantly reminded and told that if
he repeatedly takes of the cast then his leg will not heal properly. In the long-term, it could lead to
implications, such as him not being able to walk again on both legs. Therefore, Tremayne must be
supported to stop himself from taking the cast off, perhaps by calming him as he could be taking the
cast off because he is frustrated about something, by giving him something relaxing to do such as
listen to calming music.(100)
Practical challenges
Some individuals may find it increasingly difficult to cook meals or wash themselves as they become
less mobile. A service provider may find it cannot offer the best care possible because it does not
have the resources to do so.(1)
Valerie may not leave her flat due to her obesity and because she is worried about being bullied,
which could make her reluctant from accessing healthy organic food, doing exercise by going
outside, and accessing the health and social care services that she needs. Therefore, there should be
a support worker to support Valerie when she needs to go outside to access health food, so exercise
or access health and social care services. If Valerie is not helped in overcoming this challenge, then it
,could lead to heal her health deteriorating as she may starve herself by not going out to get health
food, instead starve herself to lose weight which can be very dangerous to her health and lead to her
having a long-term eating disorder, which should be fixed and solved in the present moment.(101)
Tremayne may need help getting around because he has a broken leg. Therefore, the occupational
therapist working with him in the community hospital must provide him with a wheelchair or
crutches to improve his mobility and promote independence, i.e., with a wheelchair or crutches he
will no longer need somebody to support him to go to the toilet as he can go independently. If he is
not supported, then it can lead him to lose his independence over time as he will be more reliant on
others to support him as there will be times where he will have to support himself independently.
Skills challenges
Someone who is elderly and has mobility issues may want to find out what help is available but
doesn’t have the ICT equipment or skills to find the relevant phone numbers or to research online.
Likewise, service providers may need time to learn and practice new ICT skills.(1)
Valerie may not have the skills to prepare and cook healthy meals. Therefore, the dietician working
with her, should help Valerie create a meal plan and provide her with recipes to follow and
ingredients to buy to cook healthy meals when she is discharged, for example. This will make Valerie
feel more supported and boost her self-esteem as she knows that she can rely on someone for help
when she faces a challenge such as cooking healthy meals. If she is not supported in overcoming this
challenge, then it can lead to her condition deteriorating and slip off track into her bad eating habits
as she will not have the skills to cook something healthy, thus buy processed food which is bad for
her weight but easy to prepare, such as frozen pizzas.
Tremayne will find it harder to learn skills as he is autistic. For example, he may struggle to simply
use crutches with the cast on his broken leg. This will be a struggle for him as he will have to get
used to it. Therefore, Tremayne should be supported by a occupational therapist to overcome this
challenge. If he is not supported then it could lead to him not being able to walk with crutches
independently, thus have to rely on others to support him which can make him gradually lose some
independence.
Acceptance and belief challenges
Someone who has lost most of their mobility may find it hard to accept that they can no longer
manage on their own and may feel that they have lost their independence. An individual with certain
beliefs may find the challenge of the approach of the end of life easier to deal with due to their
religious beliefs. Similarly, a service provider’s response to new guidance is affected by whether they
think the change is right, or whether they believe they can adapt to it.(1)
Valerie has not accepted that if she does not lose weight then she is more at risk of being faced with
health problems and more likely to be bullied. Therefore, Valerie may not go out which can result in
isolation and loneliness. She should be supported in losing weight and in accepting that should does
have to overcome this challenge, which is just one of thousands of challenges she will face and must
overcome throughout her life. A dietician should support Valerie by providing sufficient advice on
healthy foods which can help lose weight based on Valerie’s specific body type and health condition
as some foods may not suit her body but will be suitable for someone else’s in losing weight.
Secondly, a clinical psychologist should support Valerie by helping her accept that she is obese and
therefore needs to take the road to recovery one step at a time, by first accepting that she does
have obesity and needs to plan what she is going to do about it, may be start off by changing her
,habits. For example, wake up early and sleep early, this will give her time to exercise in the morning
and in the day which will be beneficial in weight loss. Also, by waking up early she can plan how she
will plan the day for success, perhaps by making a plan of what healthy meals she will prepare, when
and where she will go for a walk with her local walking group when discharged, any appointments
she has, etc.
Tremayne may not have accepted that his leg was broken that is why he keeps taking the cast off. He
should learn to accept to stop taking cast off as it will impact the healing process of his leg.
Therefore, he should be supported by the nurse working with him or his carers when he is
discharged by telling him that he must do something to become better and support him in accepting
his leg must heal to enable him to walk properly again. They could try to help Tremayne think long-
term, that if he heals his leg now and listens to them, then it will mean that his leg will be much
better in the long run.
Motivational challenges
A person who is morbidly obese may find it very hard to find the motivation to start what they see as
the very long task of trying to lose weight.(1)
Valerie could be demotivated to lose weight as she does not appear to have any support from
friends and family. Therefore, Valerie should be supported by the health and social care
professionals working with her in the community hospital by being given information and advice on
how to take small steps to lose weight such as easy to prepare but healthy meals by the
dietician/nutritionist. This would make this enormous and daunting task of losing weight, into
something achievable. By following these small and easy steps which she should to daily in order to
lose weight gradually over months since she is obese. This will motivate Valerie to get started on her
weight loss journey. If she is not supported, then it can lead to her health deteriorating as she may
not ever get started on losing weight and therefore eat more processed food and stick to her bad
habits.
Tremayne should be motivated to keep his cast on. He should be told that it will heal his leg better
and quicker. He should be supported, by professionals, by being informed on the benefits of keeping
the cast on. For example, when his leg gets better then he can play outside or go out trips/shopping
which will be enjoyable. If Tremayne is not supported, then it can make him feel less motivated to
keep the cast on and therefore make the situation worse as his leg will not health properly.
Communication challenges
An older person may start to lose their sight or hearing or become very hesitant in their speech and
find it increasingly hard to communicate with others. A person who provides a service may also have
communication difficulties, either because they have a disability or develop a problem.(1)
Valerie has got an undiagnosed hearing impairment. This means that when the nurse talks to her
that she does not understand what they are saying properly. Therefore, there must be a hearing
loop installed so that Valerie can hear properly, or professionals could support her by talking louder
and slower so that Valerie can hear properly. If Valerie is not supported, then it could lead to poorer
quality of care as she may mishear some important information.
Tremayne has a learning disability which means it is difficult for him to communicate and harder for
him to understand. Therefore, professionals must support him by using Makaton which Tremayne
may understand and thus use to communicate. This will also help him practically as well as he will
learn to not take cast off. If Tremayne is not supported, then it could lead to Tremayne not being
, able to express his needs and preferences which could help nurses to better suit their care for his
needs.
Methods of identifying challenges:
Observation
This skill will help you identify problems quickly, so they can be addressed before they get any
worse. Observing and identifying patterns of behaviour, and any changes, may point to a developing
problem that needs attention: for example, a change in the way a person walks, signs of abuse or
negligence, or noticing any areas of care that could be improved, such as hand washing.(1)
The Health Care Assistant on the morning shift who is responsible for helping Valerie to get ready in
the morning observed that she was out of bed quite early. This was most unusual as she usually
wakes up after a while to ensure that she is well-rested and has had a good night’s rest. The Health
Care Assistant was concerned that Valerie may be worried/anxious about something and therefore
was not able to get a good night’s rest. Therefore, the Health Care Assistant must ensure that they
speak to Valerie for a little while to see what has happened and see if she can help her in any way. If
Valerie is not given this support, then it could lead to her mental health deteriorating as she would
be worried about something but having not spoken to anyone about it, it can lead to Valerie being
upset more but by speaking to someone, then the professional could emotionally support by
empathising with her or they could both find a solution if Valerie were upset over a problem she is
facing, i.e., hearing. This would help to overcome communication challenges as it would help Valerie
overcome the challenge of actually opening up and expressing her ideas and what she is thinking
with the HCA.
The nurse working with Tremayne could notice that he is pale in colour. This could indicate that he is
ill or that he might have eaten something that has gluten in it which could have triggered and allergic
reaction and thus cause him to become ill. Tremayne should be supported by being given medication
and sufficient rest so that he becomes better. He should be monitored regularly so that his condition
does not deteriorate further. If he is not supported, then this could lead to Tremayne continually
eating the wrong foods which can make him ill in the future. Leading to poorer quality of life. This
would help to overcome communication challenges as Tremayne is autistic and thus have poor
communication skills so by observing him physically, it would communicate to professionals working
with him that he is ill as he is pale in colour even if he cannot verbally tell them properly.
Focus groups.
A focus group is a small group. They are invited to discuss a particular issue, such as introducing new
early intervention services, in a session run by a facilitator/an assistant. The group explores issues
rather than reaching decisions. The data gathered is used to clarify situations and identify
challenges. Health & social care services can then provide the services needed to meet these
challenges.(1)
Tremayne and Valerie are part of a focus group to discuss visiting time. They complain to the
hospital manager because they are not happy with visiting times. The visiting times mean that they
have less visitors as they clash with the visitor’s work times. This in-turn affects their mental health
and makes them anxious and upset as no family and friends have been able to visit them. This would
overcome practical challenges as more visitors will come to visit them and also motivational
challenges as Valerie and Tremayne would be more motivated to become better and be more
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