Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND: Unit 21 Report on Supporting Life Events

This report examines the impact of significant life events on individuals, particularly focusing on the case of Jacqui, who is experiencing Alzheimer's disease. The report analyzes the psychological, physical, and social impacts of such events, and explores the expected responses from various groups, including family, friends, and health and social care professionals. It evaluates organizational policies and procedures, such as implementing health-related rules, providing medical treatment, and ensuring a safe working environment. Furthermore, the report delves into the roles of family members, friends, and the community in providing support. It also offers recommendations for improving support within health and social care settings, including standard operating procedures for Alzheimer's cases, and the importance of financial and emotional support. The report emphasizes the significance of empathy, communication skills, and financial aid in assisting individuals facing challenging life circumstances.

Supporting Significant Life
Events

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Affect of important life events on an individual..............................................................3
1.2 Examining expected group response to important life events..........................................4
1.3 Effect for others in health and social care when a person experience importance of life
events......................................................................................................................................5
M1 Applied strategies to find appropriate solutions..............................................................5
M2 Designs of appropriate method........................................................................................6
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................6
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Possible organisation responses to the need to support individuals.................................6
3.2 Reflection on own personal contributions to the support of individuals.........................7
3.3 Recommendations for improving the support available in a health and social care firm 7
M3 Present and communicate appropriate findings...............................................................8
D2 Managing and organising activities..................................................................................8
D3 Critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions...........................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The word individual presents there different significance when the general language's
basic conception is concerned. Hence, the reaction of individual act, behaviour are different on
distinct situation in their lives. Yet, a person also face some ordinary situation in their lives
within some specific time period like bereavement. According to the highlighted, person might
give response of bereavement in different ways cause of their psychological, physical and social
differences (Bono and et. al., 2013). This report is linked with the Jacqui's story which is
suffering from various issues and diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer etc. who need more care
and services for his better health. In this respect, this report will analyse various process, policies
which help in supporting one is managing social network through important events of life.
TASK 1
1.1 Affect of important life events on an individual
As per the given case study, Jacqui who is an artist works mainly with mosaics. She was
diagnose with different types of disease known as Alzheimer's before few years. Also she is
suffering from fearful round of sleep disorder. Due to this, she was losing his memory ability in
consistent manner. Apart from this, he has responsible for her adult adult daughter. Thus, it can
be said that there are many expression which directly impact adversely on his existence. There
are various impact which are discussed as follows: Psychological impact - It will create some psychological affect on him. She was not in
her own sense and always remain in confusion. Also she will forgetting his regular
activities such as eating, dressing, sleeping etc. Thus, in his life various issues and
problems she need to deal with and by this reason her mental balance get totally
eliminated. Therefore, she require more care and there is necessity for her to live with
their parents so she receives proper attention and protection in proper manner (Cohen and
Janicki‐Deverts, 2012). Physical impact - Jacqui was facing bereavement, so she is losing her broad level of
surviving force. Thus, it will be hard and challenging for her is to mutual physical
functions and activities. There are certain major physical impact of bereavement that can
be considered such as dizziness, apathy, sleeping difficulties, headaches, exhaustions,
overdose and avoiding nutrition etc.
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 Social affect - By her severe diseases, the social life of Jacqui get wholly demolished. Sp
she was not able to look towards after or take care of her daughter who is very important
for her life. Due to this, she was always remain unconscious. Therefore, she was not able
to attend any common party and does not engage herself in such social group activities
such as meetings, marriage occasion, etc.
1.2 Examining expected group response to important life events
There are large number of people who suffer from various types of diseases or illness.
These type of disputes and conflicts need to take care and do proper attention. According to this
case, Jacqui is mainly suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's disease, by this she was losing his
state of mind and on the regular basis he has becoming hell. There are some important respond
which can be taken by suitable teams for supporting her that are discussed as under:
Organisational outcome: Implementing process and policies - Every firm require for applying certain key rules
and regulations in regards to the health issues of their employees. For example, they need
to provides some medical treatment to them. In this case of emergent harms, first aid will
provided to the victims. Company managers should give healthy and safe working
environment to all workforce so that they do not fall illness immediately and continue
their working in proper manner. In the case of Jacqui, it is the responsibility of managers
for know about her health situations and prove her to leave so she can take proper
treatment and must be recover in this present time period (Entringer and et. al., 2011).
Families responsibilities: It is the duty of her family members for take care of herself in accurately so that she do
not feel lonely and increase some self-confidence. Also her parents provides her
medicines at right time and look after regarding timing of her meals so she do not get
physically very weak.
Common people obligation:
 This should be more responsible for all mutual people for giving them support towards
their needy patients such as Jacqui. If some one identified any type of suffering of people
then he should ask them for any help and provide them.
In despite of this, above mentioned positive respond, patients like Jacqui also receives
negative response from mutual people such as any type of neglect, abuse which directly reflected
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by her physical and mental reaction. In such situations, instant police services can be provided
and also give her right direction for relevant health and social works at appropriate manner. Such
services can be provided by different health professionals so they can presented proper attention
or take care and medicines by analysing their current state effectively.
1.3 Effect for others in health and social care when a person experience importance of life events
According to this case study, some of the response can be seen from Jacqui regarding
with social, physical and psychological level. This was her personal issues and problems. An
individuals such as employees or colleagues, family, neighbours, society, community, mutual
civilians etc. such people also get affected some individuals who are primarily suffers from
dementia and bereavement. The key impacts for others are discussed as under:
 Family members - Due to suffer from her forgetting habit, all the family members exist
in family which may get some time irritated and behaviour in poor manner. It is the main
reason which brings distances among some members. But still, they have to realise their
fault and come back to patient for treat them in proper manner (Etkin and Schatzberg,
2011).
 Friends - Friends get impacted when Jacqui is experienced the importance of life events
so they feel alone and she can refuses for recognise them for most of the time. It will
creates feeling of pain in their heart when she was very close to her and even now she
was not in such state for identify any person.
 Colleagues - Along with the members, employees or her subordinate will greatly affected
due to this reason as major time she forgetting important work. This will cause loss not
only to them but also to the entire organisation performance.
 Neighbours - Apart from this, such people who are lived closer to their neighbours which
are also getting affected from their behaviour or habit of forgetting things that caused by
Jacqui. A person get irritated and starts to maintaining distance from her.
M1 Applied strategies to find appropriate solutions
There are different life events which have a great impact in the performance of an
individual. These can be eliminated using certain solutions. Psychological problems can resolve
by concerning a counsellor who will tell her about appropriate solutions for problems which she
is facing. Physical and social impacts can be eliminated by joining workshops like yoga or
meditation through which she can work in mental peace.
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M2 Designs of appropriate method
All these things can be eliminated by implementing new policies and plans which are
appropriate as per the health issues faced by an employee. Proper take care of patient is required
so that she can get well on time. These designs are used for the better functioning of patients and
operations which is organised by the health and social care for their workers.
TASK 2
Covered in PPT
TASK 3
3.1 Possible organisation responses to the need to support individuals
Various organisation includes various duties and responsibilities for a person who is
recently coping up with various important events of life. Apart from this, their respond and
reaction is may which is depend on the manner they has improved attitude in rearguard of their
suffers.
The prior and foremost responsibility will be of the agencies of state. They should
participate and play a role in offering various services to those individual types who are dealing
with such issues and diseases such as dementia, bereavement and many other. They would be
rendering some treatment, guidance, options of counselling so that individual will receive
accurate care and will be able to meet and recover in convenient way.
The second major types of response quick situation sorting and according to this,
organisation should render proper term and lead to such experience and presents hem accurate or
right centres of care. It can be made through ordinary practitioners, clinics and hospital for
diagnosing individuals. People are able enough for requirements evaluation of sufferers in
accurate manner as well as later which they can advice them according the disease intensity and
level of their problems.
The third kind of feedback would be coming from the ventures or care provider such as
ECS which could render some treatments or caring palliative support to their individual or
support. Beside this, they should be deliver some psychological assistance so that individual can
remain convenience and meet pain free along with possibilities.
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3.2 Reflection on own personal contributions to the support of individuals
According to my contribution to the people who are suffering such disease, the events of
life is indispensable for them which is still in development state. This is teaching me the
fundamental practices and basics for offering them proper families support and improvement in
condition.
In the respected case, I have understand the importance of affinity words and sympathy to
people but also learned non-verbal communication and body linguistic in order to support actions
and activities in proper ways. I think my conveying skills and abilities of things is better which is
why I can easily connect with Jacqui along with her family which have strengthen the interaction
ways. Maybe the reason behind this understanding among us is losing my family members cause
of the same disease only that have created some experience.
Beside the above mentioned aspect. Through supporting financially to Jacqui, I can
support her and her personal life. It may help in great way as treatments would take a lot of
financial asset along with the daughter which is a teenager pursuing her studies. In this addition,
this can aid her in meeting the psychological and social level through making her visit at park,
roads and give her feel of joy and happiness in impressive manner. I can make her join Yoga
classes and the course of meditation which can help in stabilising the critical condition which can
aid her in impressive manner.
3.3 Recommendations for improving the support available in a health and social care firm
After evaluation from Jaqcui's recent condition, few recommendations types to develop
their support or guidelines available in care system of health and social sector for their networks
and individual which is mentioned under:
 There must be standard and certain procedure of operations in Alzheimer's disease case in
order to recover the patients from recent situation in effective way.
 After evaluation from Jaqcui's recent condition, few recommendations types to develop
their support or guidelines available in care system of health and social sector for their
networks and individual which is mentioned under:
 There must be standard and certain procedure of operations in Alzheimer's disease case in
order to recover the patients from recent situation in effective way.
 There friend and social services require to be engaged and should be informed about the
behaviour and these people must not excessively safeguarding for their sufferers.
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 Employee should be delivering the proper learning and training programs in order to
manage the effective care plans and treatments to the service users.
 Some of the patients are suffering from issues of pain which can be helped through
organising therapies and treatment cure by worker in order to improve the level of their
health.
 Whole worker performing in organisation of home care should be aware of information
and situation who are agreed in their home cares. Through this manner, professional
health can make accurate decision in the last as whole sufferer is relayed on making the
decision of rendering treatments.
M3 Present and communicate appropriate findings
Thus, Jaqcui's condition can be improved through the proper care and support in order to
reminding her occurred activities. An organisation can also look of person-centred approach for
rendering and supporting individual or patients in order to enhance their situation. One can meet
the desired outcome through implementing proper planned activities and execute them
accordingly.
D2 Managing and organising activities
The managed activities and organised practices can help the organisation in meeting
desired outcome in effective manner. Through organising proper mediation for Jacqui, social and
health care corporation can meet their desired outcome and can able to seek the impact on his
health in managed way.
D3 Critical reflection to evaluate own work and justify valid conclusions
According to Cohen and Janicki‐Deverts (2012), through implementation various
activities, the health maintenance of Jacqui would be managed. This is require to implement the
activities in best ways in order to emphasis the situation of patients. Also through the help of
person centred approach, the cure of patients can be coordinated in the recent case study.
CONCLUSION
This can be summarised from the stated report that the word individual presents there
different significance when the general language's basic conception is concerned. Various
organisation includes various duties and responsibilities for a person who is recently coping up
with various important events of life. This is teaching me the fundamental practices and basics
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for offering them proper families support and improvement in condition. After evaluation from
individual's recent condition, few recommendations types to develop their support or guidelines
available in care system of health and social sector for their networks and individual.
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