Evaluating Support Systems for Bereaved & Dementia Individuals

This presentation outlines the support systems available for individuals experiencing significant life events, focusing on the effectiveness of organizational policies and procedures, the role of social networks, and the suitability of external support sources for bereaved individuals and those suffering from dementia. Organizational policies, such as counseling, respect for dignity, malpractice reporting, effective care plans, and staff training, contribute to the quality of care provided. Social networks, including friends, family, social media, and support groups, offer crucial support to bereaved individuals. External resources like healthcare specialists and the Alzheimer’s Society provide additional assistance. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of these support systems in improving the quality of life for individuals facing challenging life events. Find more solved assignments and study resources on Desklib to enhance your understanding.

Supporting Significant
Life Events

Table of content
Introduction
Effectiveness of organizational policies and procedures in providing support to individuals
Manner in which social networks provide support to the bereaved individual
Evaluation of the suitability of the external sources of support available to bereaved individuals
and individual suffering from dementia
Conclusion
References

Introduction
Policies and procedures play a vital role as these provides support to the individual
facing a significant life event and to the families of the individual.
Different organizations adopted different policies and procedures for supporting the
individual.
Different individuals need to focus on providing support to the individual so as to
help them in coping with the significant life event.
There are different external sources which provides support to the individuals.

Effectiveness of organizational policies and
procedures in providing support to individuals
Different policies and procedures are being adopted by the organizations with a
motive to provide support to the individuals suffering from significant life event
such as dementia. These policies and procedures include:
Counselling
Maintaining respect and dignity
Reporting of malpractices
Effective care plans

Cont…
Adopting values
Updating knowledge of staff
Interaction with the family of the patient

Manner in which social networks provide
support to the bereaved individual
Different social networks provide support to the bereaved individual. These social networks
include:
Friends
Family
Social media
Work colleagues or health and social care users
Care workers
Support groups
Self-help groups

Evaluation of the suitability of the external sources of
support available to bereaved individuals and
individual suffering from dementia
Different external sources provides support to the bereaved individuals and individuals suffering
from the dementia. These external sources include:
Health and social care specialists
Alzheimer’s Society
Self-help groups

Conclusion
Thus, policies and procedures have contributed towards the quality of the services offered to
the dementia patient.
Different social networks are providing support to the bereaved individuals and these social
networks are discussed in this presentation.
It has also discussed the suitability of the external sources in providing support to the
individual facing the significant life event.

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