Supporting Individuals Through Significant Life Events: A Report

This report examines the impact of significant life events, such as dementia and bereavement, on individuals and their social networks. It analyzes the physical, psychological, and social impacts of these events, using case studies to illustrate the challenges faced. The report further explores group responses and the role of health and social care services in providing support. It evaluates the effectiveness of organizational policies and procedures, as well as the suitability of external support sources. The analysis includes recommendations for improving support systems and addresses the needs of both individuals and their families within the context of health and social care. The report also provides an overview of how others in social networks may provide support to individuals experiencing significant life events. It also analyses possible organizational responses to need to support individuals experiencing a significant life event.

Supporting
Significant
Life Events
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Explain impact of significant life events on individuals..................................................3
1.2 Analyze possible group responses to significant life events that occur to one of its
members.................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Analyze impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences
significant life events..............................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Evaluate effectiveness of organisation policies and procedures in supporting individuals
and their social networks affected by significant life events..................................................5
2.2 Explain how others in social networks may provide support to individuals experiencing
significant life events..............................................................................................................6
2.3 Evaluate suitability of external sources of support for those affected by significant life
events......................................................................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Analyse possible organisational responses to need to support individuals experiencing a
significant life event...............................................................................................................8
3.2 Reflection.........................................................................................................................8
3.3 Recommendations............................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Life event through which an individual go through impact on their personal as well as
their social network. Supporting significant life event is define as study of health and social
issues which an individual go through which may also leads to lose of belongingness (Rodin,
2014). Along with this these life events are normative or non normative events that can be
unusual and expected events or unexpected, unpredictable and significant events accordingly.
Topics include in this report are understanding of significant life events which affect on
individual and their socialist network. Moreover it also explain about experience of significant
life events on a person as well as it will also explain about analysis of response made by health
and social care services in order to support individual experience who is suffering from life
event. These all topics are based on case study which are provided and it is related to two live
experience i.e. dementia and bereavement.
TASK 1
1.1 Explain impact of significant life events on individuals
There are various life event go through in an individual life which impact them on
various aspects such as physical, psychological and social. Due to which they not able to live
their life in effective manner as well as this may also leads to loss of their love one. There are
some impact major impact on their significant life event on an individual, some major of them
are explain below:-
Impact of dementia-
The respective disease impact an individual on major three aspects i.e. Physical,
Psychological and Social. There are various physical issues face by an individual who are
suffering from respective disease such as they face difficulties in using bathroom, difficult for
them to swallow lack of sleep and many more (Bitetti and et.al., 2018). It will affect
psychological aspects of a person such as loss of memory, depression, loss self confident and
many others. Along with this dementia also impact on an individual social life in several aspects
such as facing difficulties in communication, ask repetitive question due to which other get
frustrated, sometime these peoples get aggressive and many more. These are some major impact
which an individual face who is suffering from dementia.
Impact of Bereavement-

It is describe as a situation in which an individual get suffer from bereavement issues that
is related to loss, sadness, disappointment, depression and so on. It is general cause when
someone loss their loved one (Smith and et.al., 2018). This situation will also impact on a person
social, physical and psychological health. Physical impact of respective issues is that an
individual get suffer from shortness of breath, loss of sleep, loss of appetite, impact on proper
diet and so on. It will also impact on social factors like isolation, conflict situation arise, feel
withdrawal from group and so on. Along with this it will also impact on physiological factor
such as person feel loneliness, sad, loss interest, avoid interacting peoples and many more.
1.2 Analyze possible group responses to significant life events that occur to one of its members
It is essential for a group to respond in effective manner when they are communicating to
any individual who is suffering from bereavement situation or any other ill health issues. So in
this situation group or society must understand their issues and make them feel comfortable as
well as cheerful so that they can fight their issues properly. There are several specific group
respond which must be based or depend upon medical situation. Some major of them on the
basis of Bereavement and ill situation are mentioned below:-
Bereavement:
In this situation person loss their love on due to which they feel disappointment, sad,
lonely and many morel. So it is essential for group as well as society to support them in various
ways such as talk to them calmly and gently so that they fell comfortable, explain them that
death is also a part of life, make them fell comfort by holding hand, cuddle and hugs. Along with
this they a person can also provide suffered peoples some special blankets, cuddly tops so that
they feel comfortable. An individual also must not try to separate from peoples because due to
this they may feel loneliness.
Ill health:
It is also essential for a group to cheer up ill peoples so that they not feel loneliness, sad,
depression for which an individual can adopt several ways which help them in handling ill
peoples in effective manners (Cogin, 2012). Such as person must list to them and respond
positively due to which they feel connected and comfortable, their family and friends member
can also take on their to do list which they want to fulfill because by this they fell happy. Along
with this an individual should bring their favorite snacks, food and drinks so that they feel
comfortable and happy.

1.3 Analyze impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences
significant life events
If an individual is suffering from any disease it will directly and indirectly impact on
others life. This is so because they also feel bad and sad for suffered person such as when an
individual is suffering from dementia and bereavement then it will also impact on other persons
in several way. Such as according to case study Jacqui is suffering from dementia due to which
her teenage daughter is suffering things as well as their their office colleagues also face issues.
This is so because Jacqui is not able to remember things due to which many time forgot to
conduct work or eat or getting dressed. Same in respect of Gemma she is suffer from
bereavement because she lost her mother. Due to which she crying all the time which impact on
their GP life so they contact to Cruse Bereavement Care. Along with this there are several other
factors which will impact on other peoples at health and social care when they are dealing with
some individual who is suffering from life event experience (Samerojf and et.al., 2014). Such as
they have to understand their issues and then interact them accordingly so that they feel
comfortable. They also need to communicate with these peoples in calmly and gently manner
every if they get frustrated. This is so because if they not do so it will impact issues for
individual who are suffering from life event experience. Moreover another person also need to
consider suffered person while making decision related to anythings such as food, drinks and so
on because at respective situation suffered person required special treatments.
TASK 2
2.1 Evaluate effectiveness of organisation policies and procedures in supporting individuals and
their social networks affected by significant life events
There are several organization policies and procedures in health and social care which
must be adopted by respective sector corporation in order to provide effective services to ill
person and to individual who are suffering from live experience (O'Dell, McCall and Groark,
2015). Along with this, there are several effectiveness of policies as well as procedures which are
adopted by heath and social care organisation in respect to support dementia and bereaved
individuals, some major effectiveness are mentioned below:-
Policies:

 Keeping things confidential- It refers to policy of health and social care centre that they
must kept record of their patients confidential who are suffering from live experience of
dementia and bereaved. This is so because due to if everyone know about it they will ask
to the patient due to which they may feel bad and it will leads to increase in issue. So
keeping things confidential leads to safe environment for person suffering from live
experience.
 Health and safety- It is essential for health and social care organization to adopt health
and safety policy because through it every patients get proper health services and care
which improve their health (Rego and et.al., 2012). It is also effective of dementia and
bereaved suffering peoples because by adopt these issues peoples able get proper health
services.
Procedure: Understand situation of patient- By adopting this procedure health and social care centre
able to understand situation of dementia and bereaved patents which help doctors or an
other professional to treat them in effective manner which improve their health.
 Conduct proper examination- It is effective to conduct appropriate examination of
patient because by it doctors able to understand condition of patients or individual
suffering from dementia and bereaved live issues in proper manner which help them in
operating in proper manner.
In a health and social care centre it is necessary to adopt these policies as well as
procedures because through it they able to provide effective and proper services to their patients.
2.2 Explain how others in social networks may provide support to individuals experiencing
significant life events
If an individual is experiencing life events then it is essential for other peoples to provide
support to them so that they feel better and connected (Wilson and et.al., 2018). This will also
help them in improving their mental and physical health condition in effective manner. There are
several ways which can be adopted by group or society in order to resolve problems of individual
who are suffering from live experience. Some major of them are explain below:-
 Physical Support: If an individual get suffer from dementia and bereavement they
required physical support because these peoples get weak and not able to walk properly
so they required physical support. Such as in respect of Jacqui she is suffering from

dementia disease due to which she not able to remember things so in this respect other
people may help them in conducting their day to day activities. On the other hand in
respect of Gemma she is suffering from bereavement due to which she need therapies in
order to get physical support from other peoples.
 Spiritual Support: It is one of the effective support which can be provided by another to
an individual who is suffering from live experiences such as dementia and bereavement.
In respect of this situation, health and social care can yoga as well as meditation so that
an individual get support and understand the situation in effective manner (Boles, 2013).
Such as in the case of Gemma as well as Jacqui they both need to conduct yoga and
meditation so that they able to overcome situation and live experiences through which
they are going.
There are also some other ways which can be adopted by health and social care center in
order to provide support to those peoples who are suffering from dementia as well as
bereavement such as psychological support, social care and so on.
2.3 Evaluate suitability of external sources of support for those affected by significant life events
External sources define as use of entire sources as well as help other peoples in
experiencing live events by comforting them by adopting diverse ways. The aim of these peoples
are it to take care of those peoples who are suffering from different different diseases. Along
with this another major purpose of respective source is to analysis and identify issues which are
face by an individual who are suffering from live experience during the time of treatment. This is
effective for health and social care centre because thorough this they able to develop proper
strategy which help in treating patients in effective manner. There are some external sources
which used in respective sector, some of them are mentioned below:-
 Give and take treatment: According to this external source it is necessary that patients
should trust on their doctor so that doctor can provide effective services to them. This
will also encourage and make patients comfortable so that they can share their medical
issues in effective manner (Sirgy, 2012). By getting such trust also encourage doctor to
provide most effective treatment to their patients.
 Meditation: It is one of the major external source which is used by professional in order
to treat ill individual. This is so because through this peoples able to relax their mind as
well as body which help them in healing more effectively. Along with this regular

meditation as well as yoga help peoples in improving their health in more effective
manner.
By adopting these external sources health and social care centre able to provide effective
treatment to their patients which help them in improving their health issues in effective manner.
TASK 3
3.1 Analyse possible organisational responses to need to support individuals experiencing a
significant life event
It is a duty and responsibility of health and social care centre that they must provide
effective services as well as respond to individuals who are suffering from live experiences. In
respect of this they may develop various strategies as well as methods which leads to effective
treatment of patients. Some major of them are given below:-
 It is essential for health and social care centre to train their their staffs so that they
conduct their work in effective manner (Okwumabua and et.al., 2016). By which they
able to treat its individual who are ill in properly.
 They must also analysis situation of each and every patients that help in providing proper
services as well as it will also help in identifying complex situation. That help in taking
fast and effective decision so that patient get treated in proper time.
 Along with this health and social care centre must conduct proper check up of their
patients so that they can identify exact condition of patients then accordingly they can
provide treatment. It will also helpful in identifying that their patients is healing properly
or not.
By adopting or conducting these responses health and social care centre able to service or
treat their patients in effective manner.
3.2 Reflection
While I am treating person who are suffering from live experience I get to know various
things about them related to their physical as well as mental condition. I also able to know that
there are various type of impact of live experience through which a person go and it will impact
on their health as well as social life such as dementia and bereavement. I studied cases of both
issue and understand that in the situation of dementia people lost their memory and day by day
they also going through various other physical problems. In this case peoples also lose their

sleeping habit as well as they also forget to eat and dressed. On the other hand, in respect of
bereavement, it is define as situation when an individual lose their loved one. Due to this they get
suffered from depression, lack of sleep, health issues and many more. But as a health and social
care professional I conduct various activities in order to support peoples who are suffering from
dementia as well as bereavement. For example I interact with them on regular basis and try to
understand their situation, by this they able to feel comfortable with me as well as they also able
to treat them properly. Along with this, in order to support these type of peoples I also conduct
spiritual support to them by arranging yoga as well as meditation classes. But while treating
these peoples I also face several issue such as at starting stage individuals suffering from live
experience not feel comfortable in sharing their issues. So for which I have to conduct my extra
efforts, at last I am happy that I these cases because it will enhance my knowledge as well as as
skill which is essential for me as a health and social care professional.
3.3 Recommendations
There are various factors or ways which can be adopted by health and social care centre
in order to improve their facilities in respect of those peoples who are suffering from live
experiences such as dementia and bereavement. Some major recommendations which can be
provided by analyzing above situation are explain below:-
 Enhance quality of care: It is define as a strategy or recommendation in which health
and social care can enhance the quality of their services or care which are provided to
individuals who are suffering from live experiences (Cogan, 2014). For which these type
of centers can provide training to their employees so that effectively treat their patients.
 Tele care and support group: It can be recommended to health and social care center
that must provide their patients tele care serveries as well as support group. In this
respective care center provide telecommunication services to those patients who not able
to come to care center. As well as they must also provide a support group who will visit
to patients home after a particular time duration.
 Provide long term practices: According to this recommendation health and social care
services must provide their services for long time duration in order to ensure that patient
is healing day by day (Cuzzocrea and et.al., 2014). This will also help them in conducting
proper medical treatment so that individual face live experience get heal properly and
effectively.

By adopting these recommendation health and social care able to enhance quality of their
services which help them in treating peoples suffering from live experience in appropriate and
efficient manner.
CONCLUSION
By evaluating above discussed point it can be summarised that there at various type of
live experience through which an individual go through and this will impact on their physical as
well as mental health. Along with this it will also impact on life of other peoples as well as group
because they have to take of these peoples so that they get overcome from their issues. For this
there are also several policies as well as procedure which must be adopted by an organization to
social and health care centre so that they can provide proper services. There are also several
ways which are used by an individual or group in order to provide support to individual who is
suffering from live experience such as Physical, Spiritual, Psychological and Social. Moreover
there are also several factors which must be consider by organization in order to support suffered
individuals.

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