Supporting Significant Life Events

Unit 21 –
Supporting Significant
Life Events

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
1) Explain the impact of important life events on people......................................................2
2) Examine group responses to life events that has occur to one of its members..................4
3) Evaluate the impact for others in organisation when an individual is affected.................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
1) Assess the effectiveness of organisational policies and procedures in supporting individuals
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2) Describe how social networks provides support to individuals who are experiencing
significant life events..............................................................................................................7
3) Assess the suitability of external sources of support for those who are affected...............8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
1) Examine organisational responses to need and support of individuals..............................8
2) Reflect on own personal contributions to the support of individuals.................................9
3) Describe recommendations in order to improve the support by organisation for individuals
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CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
The significant life events are certain events that develop various changes within a life of a
person. This includes the circumstances and changes that has suddenly occur which cause a
potential impact in life of people. These events impact on both networks of social and
individuals. The events refers to the changes that has occurred within circumstances of a person
from their life is affected and does not never be same again after it. The significant life events
include both expected unexpected events that cause a significant impact on individuals. This
event also caused varies from individuals according to their behavior on it. In this assignment,
the impact of significant life events are discuss that please their potential impact on a life of an
individual (Coll and Fortinsky, 2019). There are various groups who provide their responses to
these events that is occur to one of their member. From these events, the others also impacted
who are in health and social care. In addition to this, there are various processes and policies are
occur in NHS organization that provides effectiveness in supporting the individuals who are
affected by these is significant life events. There are some social networks that provide support
to people who are experiencing sudden circumstances within their life. The support from external
sources also provides suitability to individuals who are affected from it. Moreover, the possible
responses from organization also provide support to individuals and contribution to their
experiencing of significant life events. Lastly, the recommendations are also discussed with this
report from which support can be improved in an organization.
TASK 1
1) Explain the impact of important life events on people.
The individuals faces lots of pain after losing someone who is special for them and facing
any significant event that cause and potential impact on their mind. The events can occur as
misfortunes which are faced by individuals that develop changes in the mood of individuals.
These events cause negative impact on life of an individual from which the does not properly
perform their activities and daily routine (Jacobs and Mynatt, 2017). These events cause various
effects on their health. As these events illnesses, diverse, injuries, etc. The occurrence of
significant life events causes negative impact such as stress, society and depression. The
individuals face various problems regarding their health as various changes start developing
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within their body due to negative impact of events. As there are some impact of these events are
occur which are described below.
Physical impact- when the significant life event occur in the life of an independent then
person start feeling pain that cause impact on their physical body. The changes in physically can
cause various problems within our health as it positive impact on the sleeping capacity of
individual that leads to the development of other issues in their health (McKissock, 2017). From
such events, stress and anxiety also developed within the behavior and health of an individual.
So it is necessary to provide proper treatment and services to those people who are suffering
from significant life events in their life. Without services and treatment, the events can cause
distress and society which makes individual fishing other issues with their life.
Bereavement- this impact occur when the changes within circumstances suddenly e in a life
of individual who are highly connected to their people. The individual feels from inside various
changes within their emotions and feelings. Due to suddenly develop of circumstances it cause
various changes in emotion that highly affects the individual that makes them numb. This is
highly caused due to the sudden death of family member or any tragedy that has occurred with
related one (Hackenthal, 2019). Within this, individual faces lot of emotional changes which
developed loss in emotions that may develop negative step and action by them. These types of
situations impact potential on the mind that individual are not take appropriate action and
behavior among others. This also cause bad behavior among others from which harsh action has
develop with the behavior of individuals.
Social impact- there are various changes occur when socially develops the potential impact
on the life of an individual. The changes within socially cause various issue such as doubtful and
aggressive behavior. These changes within behavior of individual can be improved by providing
proper support to them. This can be provided by friends and family who can provide support in
the changing behavior of an individual so that developing issues can be minimized properly. The
proper communication and other strategies can also help individuals from which they can
overcome from there and society and distress condition that can impact negatively on their
health. As the impact of socially does not occur potentially on the mind and behavior of
individual. So, the changes occur within the life of individual due to significant life events.
The three significant life events include:
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