BTEC Level 5 HND: Supporting Significant Life Events Report Analysis

This report analyzes the impact of significant life events, specifically focusing on a case study of an individual with Alzheimer's disease, Jacqui. It explores the physical, psychological, and social impacts of such events on individuals and examines potential responses from various groups, including organizations, families, and the public. The report evaluates the effectiveness of organizational policies and procedures, the role of social networks, and the suitability of external support sources. It further discusses organizational responses to support individuals, reflects on personal contributions to support, and provides recommendations for improving support within a health and social care organization. The report concludes with a discussion of the challenges faced by individuals experiencing significant life events and the importance of comprehensive support systems.

SUPPORTING
SIGNIFICANT LIFE
EVENTS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Affect of significant life events on individuals................................................................1
1.2 Analysing potential group responses to significant life events........................................2
1.3 Impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences significant life
events......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Effectiveness of organisational procedures and policies of and solutions in support of
sufferers..................................................................................................................................4
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................4
2.2 How others in social networks could provide support to individuals..............................4
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................4
2.3 Suitability of external sources of support for those affected by significant life events. . .4
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Possible organisation responses to the need to support individuals experiencing a
significant life event...............................................................................................................4
3.2 Reflection on own personal contributions to the support of individuals..........................5
3.3 Recommendations for improving support available in a health and social care
organisation............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
When the basic conception of any language is concerned , the word 'individual' itself
shows a feeling of difference. Thus, the individuals react, behave and act differently for several
situations in their lives (Newman and Newman, 2017). Yet, there are some ordinary conditions
that is faced by each and every individual in their life periods like bereavement. As highlighted
before, individuals might react to bereavement in variant manner because of their social, physical
and psychological differences. The present report is based on the case study of Jacqui's story
who is suffering from a diseases such as Alzheimer, dementia, etc. In this project, the influence
of significant life events on individuals has been explained. In addition to this, evaluation of the
effectiveness of several organizational policies and processes in order to support persons and
their societal networks impacted by significant life events.
TASK 1
1.1 Affect of significant life events on individuals
According to the given case study, Jacqui is an artist who works mostly with mosaics.
She was diagnosed with a severe disease known as Alzheimer before some years. She is also
suffering from terrible bouts of insomnia. Due to these, she was losing his memory power on a
consistent way. Besides this, he has responsibility of her teenage daughter. Therefore, it can be
said that there are so many implications that is affecting adversely on his life. Several impacts
are discussed below :
 Physical impact : As Jacqui was facing bereavement, she is losing her general level of
living energy. Hence, it will be hard and challenging for her to do common physical
activities (MacQueen and Frodl, 2011). Some of the major physical impact of
bereavement can be considered as sleeping difficulties, headaches, dizziness, apathy,
exhaustions, avoiding or overdosing meals, etc.
 Psychological impact : There is also a great physiological affect as well. She was not in
her own sense and remains always in confusion. Even she was forgetting various day to
day activities such as eating, getting dressed, etc. Therefore, her life become too
challenging , and because of this reason her mental balance got totally annihilated. Thus,
she needs more care and there is necessity for her to live with their parents so that she
receives proper attention and guardianship.
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 Social affect : Due to her severe diseases, the social life of Jacqui get totally destroyed.
She was not able to even look after or take care of her own daughter as her own life
become so critical that she always remain unconscious. Thus, she was not able to attend
any communal parties and can not engage herself in any social group actions like
marriage ceremony, meetings, etc.
1.2 Analysing potential group responses to significant life events
There are large number of people who are suffering from different types of diseases or
sickness. Such type of civilians requires adequate care and treatments. As in this case, Jacqui is
suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease, due to this she was losing her consciousness
and day after day her life has been becoming hell. Some of the important responses that can be
taken by possible groups in order to support her are listed below :
Organisational responses :
 Applying procedures and policies : Every venture needs to apply some key rules and
regulations in context to the health problems of their workers. For example, they should
provide medical treatment to them. Even in the case of sudden injuries, first aid ought to
be offered to the victim (Li, Dey and Forlizzi, 2011). Managers should provide healthy
working environment to all work forces so that they do not fall sick instantly and
continue their work properly. In the case of Jacqui, it is the duty of managers to know
about her health conditions and prove her leave so that she can take treatment properly
and recover from her present state.
Families responsibilities :
 This is the duty of her family members to take care of herself adequately so that she does
not feel alone and gain some confidence (Hareven, 2013). Her parents should give her
medicines at correct time and also look after about the timing of her meals so that she do
not get physically too weak.
Common people obligation :
 This should be the responsibility of all common public to provide support or help to the
needy patients like Jacqui. If some one recognise any ill or sick people, then should ask
them for any assistance and give them as well.
In – spite of above mentioned positive responses, patient like Jacqui also receives negative
responds from common public like any type of abuse, neglect - ion, which would be reflected by
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her mental and physical reactions. In those situations, instantaneous police services can include
and give her direction for applicable health and social care works immediately. These services
can also be provided by various health professionals as they can give proper treatments and
medicines by examining their conditions appropriately.
1.3 Impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences significant life
events
As mentioned in case study, some of the reactions can be foreseen from Jacqui in context
with social, psychological and physical level. This was her personal problems. Coming to the
other individuals like family members, workers or colleagues, neighbours, society, common
civilians, etc. ; these people also get impacted due to individual who is suffering from dementia
and bereavement. Some of the key impacts for others are discussed below :
 Family members : Due to her habit of forgetting things, all the members present in
family may get some time irritated and behave in poor way to them. This is the main
reason that brings distances among certain members. But even they also realise their fault
and come back to patient and treat them again in caring way (Fjorback and et.al., 2011).
 Friends : Friends also get impacted when Jacqui is experiencing significant life events as
they get alone after that as she also refuses to recognise them also most of the time. This
creates a feeling of pain in their heart as she is very close to her and now even she is not
in such a condition to identify them at least.
 Colleagues : In addition to above members, workers or her associates also get greatly
impacted due to this reason as most of the time she forgets significant work. This causes
great loss to not even them but also to the overall organisation (Etkin and Schatzberg,
2011).
 Neighbours : Besides this, those people who are living in neighbours are getting
influenced from the behaviour or disease of Jacqui. Individuals get irritated and starts
keeping distance from her.
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TASK 2
2.1 Effectiveness of organisational procedures and policies of and solutions in support of
sufferers
Covered in PPT
2.2 How others in social networks could provide support to individuals
Covered in PPT
2.3 Suitability of external sources of support for those affected by significant life events
Covered in PPT
TASK 3
3.1 Possible organisation responses to the need to support individuals experiencing a significant
life event
Different firms consist of different set of responsibilities for an individual who is facing a
significant life events. Apart from this, their reaction or response is a lot that is dependent on the
way they have developed attitude towards those individuals and sufferers. First and foremost
duty will be of government agencies (Entringer and et. al., 2011). They should give their
contributions and offer several services to those types of people who are facing diseases like
bereavement, dementia, etc. They would offer them guidance, treatment, counselling options so
that they receive proper care and can be able to recover easily.
The second type of response is nothing but the fast sorting of the situation and as per that
they should provide guide to such sufferers and show them right or correct care centres. This can
be done by the clinics, ordinary practitioners and hospitals who is responsible for diagnosing the
people. They will be capable of assessing the requirements of sufferers in a correct way and after
that they can suggest them as per their level or intensity of diseases (Cohen and Janicki‐Deverts,
2012).
Third type of response would come from care giver ventures like ECS that could offer
supportive treatments and palliative caring to those patients. Apart from this, they should also
provide psychological help to them so that they remain comfortable and get pain free as soon as
possible.
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3.2 Reflection on own personal contributions to the support of individuals
I think my personalised contribution in order to help such individuals who are
experiencing diseases or significant life events is yet in a developmental state. I am learning the
basics or fundamental activities in order to offer them support and their families as well. In
addition to this, I have learned the significance of not just offering words of affinity or sympathy
but also learnt to give them authentic concerns and non – verbal body linguistic communication
supporting their actions. I think that my skills of conveying things is so good and that is why I
can connect with the Jacqui and also from her family on the level of psychological very easily.
This may be because of the fact that I have also experienced or faced the situation of losing my
family members due to these diseases only.
Apart from this, I can also help her in its personal life by supporting her financially. This
would be a great aid as she can now become able to take proper medical treatments. In addition
to this, I can help her at social or psychological level also by taking her outside and learn them to
feel free and enjoy the life effectively. I can take her to join yoga and meditation classes so that
she can remain stable even in critical situation.
3.3 Recommendations for improving support available in a health and social care organisation
After examining the current situation of Jacqui, some of the recommendations in order to
improve the support or assistance available in health and social care system for individuals and
their social networks are stated below :
 There should be special and standard operational procedure in case of Alzheimer’s
disease so that the patient can recover from her current situation appropriately.
 Their social as well as friend circle ought to be engaged and have to be informed
regarding how they ought to be behave and how these individuals should not be
excessively protective for these sufferers (Bono and et. al., 2013).
 Workers must to be offered regular training and development activities or programmes so
that they can provide effective treatments and cares to them.
 Each and every employees working in health care firm should be familiar or known by
the updated information or conditions of all the patients who are admitted in their acre
homes. By this way, health professionals can take correct decisions at last as overall life
of the sufferer is dependent on only his decisions of providing treatments.
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CONCLUSION
From the above based report, it can be concluded that there are numerous of people in
this world who are suffering from various types of diseases. These section of people ned proper
attention and care. In this present report, case of Jacqui has been described who is facing a
disease named as Alzheimer. In this situation, she is being in a critical condition where in she is
losing her sense of mind or memory. In addition to this, she faces difficulties in sleeping. She
even forget the time of eating and is getting weak day by day. Therefore, in order to recover from
this condition, various things has been discussed in this assignment like roles of others,
organisations and families' member in her life. Apart from this, effectiveness of important
organisational procedures and norms has also been discussed in this context.
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