Supporting Individuals Through Significant Life Events

SUPPORTING
INDIVIDUALS THROUGH
SIGNIFICANT LIFE
EVENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Discussion of potential and actual impact of life events that have occurred at different ages
and stages in the lives of different individuals............................................................................1
Discuss impact of highlighted events on individuals, their families, friends and wider social
networks.......................................................................................................................................2
Critical discussion on theoretical principals and the effect family, friends and wider social
networks have in relation to significant life events.....................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Comparisons of internal and external organisations used for individuals going through
significant life events...................................................................................................................2
Discuss roles of the individuals of the healthcare team in providing support and assistance to
the individual affected by a significant life event........................................................................3
Critical analysis of difficulties to partnership approaches for the individual and family affected
by significant life events..............................................................................................................4
Critical reflection on organisational effectiveness to promoting co-ordinated support for the
individual affected by significant life events...............................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
3A Aspects of policies and procedures that help to support individuals affected by significant
life events and ways in which policies and procedures support individuals and their social
networks through Significant life events.....................................................................................5
3B critical reflective review of staff knowledge and skills to support individuals experiencing
significant life events...................................................................................................................5
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
Reflecting upon people who have faced life events are required support in the care of service
provision......................................................................................................................................6
REREFENCES................................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Significant life events are different kinds of events that can result in bringing substantial
chances within individual’s lives (Bleidorn, Hopwood and Lucas, 2018). Some of the main life
evets are employment, loss of someone close, increase or decrease in wealth, health related
events etc. Doe this assignment significant life event focused upon is loss of someone close.
TASK 1
Discussion of potential and actual impact of life events that have occurred at different ages and
stages in the lives of different individuals
There are various kinds of significant life events that have different impact upon
individuals at different age and stages of life Each individual has different impact of significant
life events upon themselves. Such events can impact both physical and mental health of an
individual. Impact of these events upon different stages of individuals are:
 Birth and infancy: Life events can directly impact fulfilment of needs of individuals. At this
stage.
 Childhood: impact of life events at this stage can impact learning ability of children (Pocnet
and et. al., 2016).
 Adulthood: Most of the life events at this stage majorly impact mental health of an
individual. For example: Sudden loss of someone close can impact mental health of
individual can result in increasing depressions, stress and many times this depression can
lead to addition of substances like alcohol, drugs etc.
 Late adulthood: At this stage life events can majorly impact physical and mental health of
individual. Like loss of someone can result in certain critical diseases like high BP, diabetes
etc.
Life event Stages of individual Potential impact
Loss of someone close Birth and infancy fulfilment of needs
Childhood impact learning ability
Adulthood increasing depressions, stress
Late Adulthood critical diseases like high BP,
diabetes
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