Working Practices to Minimise Abuse in Health and Social Care

This document discusses the existing working practices and strategies designed to minimise abuse in health and social care contexts. It explores the use of technology, anti-discriminatory practices, and effective communication. It also discusses possible improvements and evaluates the effectiveness of these practices.

3.3 Discuss possible improvements to working practices to minimise abuse in health
and social care
Various practise can be followed and implemented along with certain measures to minimise abuse
in society. It will help in providing effective support and improving quality of services. Also, it
will lead to effective management of professionals and social workers. These all will have a great
impact on individual behaviour enabling it to change. Besides this, some improvements that can be
made in social and health are discussed below: -
 Creating an online website through which people can share their views and ideas. It will
help in providing solution in quick time. Also, it can be used or access by professionals
to provide support to them. Website will help in giving social support to people by
communicating with them.
 Providing or creating an effective environment in which people feel safe and secure.
This can be done by implementing healthy conditions. It will help in giving positive
atmosphere to abused people where they can freely communicate with others.
 Moreover, various legal measures can be implemented that will help in managing and
handling situations in better way. Also, it will help in improving quality if practise and
measures that are provided to people.
3.1 Explain existing working practices and strategies designed to minimise abuse in health and social care contexts
It is very essential to stop or prevent individuals from getting abuse. For this there are several policies and practices that can be followed. It will help in minimising abusive activities and
providing social and emotional support to people. There are some practices that are designed in this context. It is as follows: -
Use of IT- technology is being highly used in health and social care. Tools like social media helps in better communicating with people. This provide social support to them.
Anti discriminatory practices- The workers and employees at health and social care will look after the practising of suitable and effective measures to avoid anti discriminatory practices that will help in better
management of various activities and functions.
Using written and oral communication – It is the best way of providing care to people. By regularly communicating their feeling can be shared that helps in understanding behaviour. Also, it helps in identifying
their needs that can be fulfilled.
Moreover, assessment of care cycle planning of patients will help in identifying their needs so that it can be fulfilled. It improves work efficiency of social worker in providing care.
3.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of working practices and strategies used to minimise abuse in health
and social care
Practises and measures needs to be evaluated so that its effectiveness and efficiency can be increased.
It will help in providing quality care to individuals who are being abused. The services that are followed is very
effective. It helps in minimising risk of activities such as abuse and harm. Also, it provides effective care and
support to people by using advanced technological techniques. It has raised quality of service and care.
The anti discriminatory practices that are been followed in health and social care will help in the
better management of various operations and preventing any sort of misunderstanding among employees as well
as patients. Besides this, better handling of IT tools will help in effective understanding and identification of
various abuses and practices preventing it effectively.