Personal Values and Experiences in Health and Social Care

Health and Social
Care Question -
Thinking about
yourself

Table of Contents
1) INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3
2) Personal values relating to health and social care ................................................................3
3) Personal experiences ........................................................................................................... 4
4) Link between personal values and experiences and theories and codes of practices.............4
5) CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 5
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................... 6

·1) INTRODUCTION
The present report is a reflective writing about the ways in which personal experience,
values and principles show consistency with the professional requirements that health and social
care sector has. The report will describe personal values related to health and social care. It will
then provide details about the relationship between personal experiences and health and social
care (HSC). Further, link between the personal experiences and theories has also been provided.
This will include reference to Healthcare and professions council (HCPC) code of conduct and
Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
l壱2) Personal values relating to health and social care
There are various personal values which related to HSC. They are equality, creativity,
dignity, compassion, empathy etc. I feel that my personal values that are strongly related to HSC
are dignity and empathy. These values are important as they exert significance influence on the
clinical decisions and behavior (Tuzzio and et.al., 2021). By developing an understanding these
values, patent centered decisions making can be greatly improved.
The value of dignity indicates the state of being worthy of respect and honor. This is my
personal value that I feel is strongly connected to the HSC area. Dignity in care is concerned
with provision of care in a manner that offers support to the self – respect of the service users. It
includes recognizing the ambitions and capabilities of the patient and avoiding any action which
undermines it. There are various ways in which I ensure to maintain the dignity of the patient I
am caring for. These include involving them in the decisions related to their care and addressing
them properly with due respect. Further, the personal value of dignity also requires that I handle
the hygiene activities in a sensitive manner. Small gestures like letting the service users choose
their clothing also assists in maintain their dignity while caring for them.
The value of empathy is related to HSC as it includes the ability to develop an
understanding about the experience of the patient irrespective of developing a bonding with
them (Luciani and et.al., 2020). I consider empathy as strongly related to HSC because it is
highly effective in building patient trust. It also assists in calming the anxiety of the service users
which results in better health outcomes.
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