Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND: Supporting Significant Life Events Report

This report delves into the multifaceted aspects of supporting individuals through significant life events, focusing on a case study of an Alzheimer's disease patient named Jacqui. It explores the social, physical, and psychological impacts of such events, analyzing how they affect individuals and their social networks. The report examines possible group responses to these events, including support from family, friends, and healthcare professionals. It also evaluates the effectiveness of organizational policies and procedures in providing support, highlighting the roles of healthcare professionals and the importance of communication, confidentiality, and empathy. Furthermore, the report discusses personal contributions to supporting individuals, emphasizing the importance of effective communication, care planning, and the development of strong social networks to mitigate the challenges associated with significant life changes. The report concludes with recommendations for improving the support available within health and social care organizations, emphasizing the need for comprehensive and empathetic care.

SUPPORTING SIG LIFE EVENTS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Affect of significant life events on individuals.....................................................................1
1.2 Possible group responses to significant life events...............................................................2
1.3 Affect for others in health and social care when person experiences significant life events3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Covered in PPT...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Organisation responses to need to support individuals experiencing...................................4
3.2 Personal contributions to support of individuals experiencing.............................................5
3.3 Recommendations for improving the support available in a health and social care
organisation.................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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INTRODUCTION
Supporting individuals means when people experience some of the significance
development as well as changes in their livelihood. Supporting significant life events affects on
the persons and also their social networks. Under this, main changes in circumstances of a person
which impact on their life. This research report is based on the case study of Jacqui's story which
is a Alzheimer’s disease patient 1. Significant life event leaves a life time affect on the life of
person. Under this given report mentions about the affect of significant life events on the
individuals. An effectiveness of policies and procedures of firm supporting individuals and also
their social networks impact will be described in this report. There will be a discussion about the
organisational responses to need to support individuals a significant life events. Improvement o
support which is available in health care for individuals and also social networks will be
described under this assignment as well.
TASK 1
1.1 Affect of significant life events on individuals
Life events can be regarded as changes which occur in individual's life in sudden and also
in abrupt manner. Those individuals which are suffering from the tough moments as well as pain
in their life after losing any special things and this type of persons are portraying as
Bereavement. In this, person forget to do its necessary things 2. As per the case study of Jacqui
that she was suffering from the Alzheimer’s disease from many years. She began to lose sense
that was necessary and what was real. After some time she was disoriented and also confuse
about doing the things. Under this social, physical and also psychological affect of life events on
persons are given below as above:
Social impact- Under this, there will be some changes happen socially which may come
in bereavement life but it is necessary for Jacqui to maintain her social relation with other
people. An understanding, friends, love by her family whose are her to her can change her life in
a easy manner. For more social support, Jacqui went to her parents home top live with them.
1 Baetens, and et. al., . "Non-suicidal and suicidal self-injurious behavior among Flemish
adolescents: A web-survey." Archives of Suicide Research 15, no. 1 (2011): 56-67.
2 Berzin, Stephanie Cosner, and Allison C. De Marco. "Understanding the impact of
poverty on critical events in emerging adulthood." Youth & Society 42, no. 2 (2010): 278-300.
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Physical impact- Jacqui is very upset from her dementia and also bereavement affect. In
this, she forget every thing and also confused about what she should do and want is important to
her. She stated forget to get dressed, eat properly 3. Loss of aptitude is a physical impacts which
can be impact on experience. From bereavement, person get physically irritated and mentally
disturbed. Under this, Jacqui is unable to do her things in a well manner.
Psychological affect- There is an unconventional emotions and also feeling arise inside
a persons which are facing bereavement problems and acts as the roller coaster due to those
emptions which get change from changing circumstances. A per the case study of Jacqui that she
had the terrible insomnia bouts and slowly slowly she started to lose her sense of thinking. It
impact on her thinking abilities and also her mind. She is disturb and also confused that what is
going on what she should need to do.
1.2 Possible group responses to significant life events
A person which is suffering from the bereavement and also dementia receives various
kins of response from family, friends, soviet and also loved ones. In the case study of Jacqui that
her family provides moral support to her. In bereavement, important critical aspects for a
beavered individual is of support which they can be receive from various people or groups which
are related with such kind of concepts. There are several kinds of groups which looks to support
her. It involves friends, family members, colleagues, community etc. In context to this, it is
necessary for those people to support her to overcome from this problems 4. It impacts on the
mind of Jacqui because she forgot every thing like eat, wear dresses, drink etc. The colleagues
and friends giver her emotional as well as moral support in order to handle this memory loss
problem of Jacqui. In Dementia problem. she lost to perform her every day activities and also her
abilities to work reduced. Under thus thinking as well as social symptoms which interfered by
Jacqui with daily functioning activities. This problems will be reduced when the communication
between members will be positive as well as clear.
3 Colman, Ian and et. al., . "Early development, stress and depression across the life
course: pathways to depression in a national British birth cohort."Psychological medicine 44, no.
13 (2014): 2845-2854.
4 Dimond, Jill P., Erika Shehan Poole, and Sarita Yardi. "The effects of life disruptions on
home technology routines." InProceedings of the 16th ACM international conference on
Supporting group work, pp. 85-88. ACM, 2010.
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Daughter and parents of Jacqui support her to provide her an emotional response as well
as support. She need positive support as well as response from external environment in order to
recover from her siltation. It will be helpful in get over from memory loss. It is necessary that her
parents will help her in remembering necessary things which she needs to do 5. If in case Jacqui
receives the negative response instead of positive then it will cause danger to her and also impact
on her metal as well as physical reaction. From this her life will be impacted. So, it is necessary
for the family, friends and also society to regularly increase her mobility or also give her moral
support.
1.3 Affect for others in health and social care when person experiences significant life events
Bereavement is an important aspect of social and health care and also individual which is
impact on other people associated in a significant manner. In addition to case study of Jacqui that
she confused to do her daily things, eat and these badly impacts on her physically as well as
mentally. There are some other people which involved in bereavement case and those are
counsellors, doctors, boss, nurses and some others. They all faces some problems due to the life
of an individual. Doctor of Jacqui provide better treatment to her so that she can get over from
her problems or memory loss in a better manner and do her daily activities in a systematic way.
In context to this, her boss was think that she was taking some drugs which cause the problem of
memory on her mind. When she passed out on building site and can round then she confused as
well as disordered and these things are not go away 6. Her neurologist supports her a lot in
provide better treatment to recover rapidly. She took medical translator with her. But after some
time, she began to lose her hair. So, in order to this she needs more support and came to her
mother's home. Her parents helped her more to remember every thing and also try to develop
more social networks. It will develop a positive impact on her mind. From this kind of disease
she lost every things and not remember about all people which can connected with her. In her life
doctor, her parents are more important and these people supports her to overcome from the
5 Korte, J. and et. al., . "Life review therapy for older adults with moderate depressive
symptomatology: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial." Psychological medicine 42, no. 6
(2012): 1163-1173.
6 Madge, Nicola, and et. al., . "Psychological characteristics, stressful life events and
deliberate self-harm: findings from the Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE)
Study." European child & adolescent psychiatry 20, no. 10 (2011): 499.
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memory loss 7. If her social networks will be good, then she will meet new people and remember
to old persons which are important in her life.
TASK 2
Covered in PPT
TASK 3
3.1 Organisation responses to need to support individuals experiencing
Various organisations gave various set of the responses for people which are
experiencing the significant life event. When a person experience some life changing event, it
impacts on efficiency and development of people in an effective or proper manner. It is
necessary that those staff members which are working in health care organisations are need to
give an intimate care to patients through providing them good support and better treatments of
firm. In context to support individuals, general awareness is necessary to develop about need of
support a person which are going by some life events. It is necessary that health care
organisations should provide the better and effective treatments to their patents in order to make
their health better. As per the case study of Jacqui that she continuously takes treatment to
neurologist about her problem of bereavement and in period of 12 months she had almost 40
appointments from the brain scans to the sleep studies 8. She has a problem of memory loss and
she has no idea that what was happening around her? To overcome from her problems, her
doctors and medicals problems regularly help and give her better treatment.
Various organisations where specific person facing significant life vent require to more
concerned regarding supporting persons in every condition. A person has tendency of losing
memory on normal balance in their life, so in context to this they needs some support which are
need by her family and friends.
There are some responses of organisation given below as above:
7 McIntosh, Emily, David Gillanders, and Sheelagh Rodgers. "Rumination, goal linking,
daily hassles and life events in major depression." Clinical psychology & psychotherapy 17, no.
1 (2010): 33-43.
8 Roca, M. and et. al., . "Stressful life events severity in patients with first and recurrent
depressive episodes." Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 48, no. 12 (2013): 1963-
1969.
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1. Response includes communication, confidentiality and many others. These shows that
firms is not permit to share all information and data with anyone outside but allowed to
interact with staff members so from they they will feel very relaxed.
2. Managers and labours are responsible to give sympathy with staff members regarding
minimization of workers workload which are facing difficult situations.
For an example- If in case an individual is suffering due to utterly occurrence undesirable
experience of life, then it must be stressed and to cope up its metal stress, medical professionals
on that in an effective or better manner. It will helps patients to over come from problems.
3.2 Personal contributions to support of individuals experiencing
To support a person who has some life changing event, it is necessary to deal in an
effective or better manner 9. My experience is deal with that situation where I deal that person
who are suffering from the memory loss problems and does not remain any things. My senior
doctor and I deal with that individual in a proper manner and give them medicines as well as
advised that what to do and want not to do? I think that my contribution towards the people
support experiencing a significant life is in the development phrase. From my organisation, I
learn many things about dealing with ill people. I believe that my communication or interaction
skills are good and I can communicate with my patients as well as their families in an effective
manner. On the other hand, health care professional can be secondary and primary. The
secondary care giver is drive from the external social firm and primary is from family. I am a
part of external care giver, so it is necessary for me to know about my whole roles and
responsibilities and also profile of Jacqui and I notice that she is suffering from dementia
problem from many years 10. So, in context to this, it is necessary for me to plan about the
treatment of dementia patients after arranging a care plan in a systematic manner. The patients of
dementia lose their metal abilities as well as memory with time. This kind of condition needs
more support so for change or support Jacqui moved to her parents home. She needs more care
9 McIntosh, Emily, David Gillanders, and Sheelagh Rodgers. "Rumination, goal linking,
daily hassles and life events in major depression." Clinical psychology & psychotherapy 17, no.
1 (2010): 33-43.
10 Roca, M. and et. al., . "Stressful life events severity in patients with first and recurrent
depressive episodes." Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 48, no. 12 (2013): 1963-
1969.
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top get mental condition to the normal. It is necessary for her to meet with her friends and
develop a better social network which will encourage Jacqui reduce her isolation.
According to my point of view that, my contribution towards support of person
experiencing a significant life is at development phrase. Regarding this, I leaned about basic
support which is giving to persons and also their families. I taught about importance of giving
sympathy but also the genuine concern which help in support an action. When Jacqui is suffering
from memory loss problem then I recommend some of the necessary technical instruments which
can be helpful in keeping her memory good.
3.3 Recommendations for improving the support available in a health and social care
organisation
It is necessary that for a ill person an idea physical and mental medicine is regarded as
family instead of the any external participant. It has been recommend that health care
organisations should provide better and effective training to staff members so that they can deal
with the patients in an effective or better manner. Improving individuals support face life altering
experience is necessary and they are impacted through life vents by social networks and it will be
helpful in building trust, experience as well as respect for groups and diverse individuals.
Regarding the problem of dementia, to remember things, it is necessary for neurologist of Jacqui
to provide her some technology as well as give her an idea to start medication. It will helpful in
making the memory sharp 11. It has been recommanded that care solution is a necessary factor in
order to focus on training, directing the family members about rebuild relationship which can be
the best medicine for dementia person. It is important that neurologist of Jacqui should give her
regular counselling and tell her necessary things which will help her to do things or remember
daily activities. Jacqui should develop better social contacts with other people and also engage
her many different social activities. It will develop positive impact on her mind.
There are some recommendations are mention below:
11 Sirgy, M. and et. al., . "How does a travel trip affect tourists’ life satisfaction?." Journal
of Travel research 50, no. 3 (2011): 261-275.Thomsen and et. al., . "The emotional content of
life stories: Positivity bias and relation to personality." Cognition & emotion 28, no. 2 (2014):
260-277.
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 In health care organisation, there should be standard and particular operating process in
the case of serious disease. There is a need to family and rinds of patients should be
included.
 Managers should provide training to staff members so from this they can give proper
treatment to patients and get engaged in support them in a better manner.
 The care provider should create an approach of family centric where the family members
should be informed regarding support and treatment and also make a necessary part of
care taker team.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the given report that health and social care services are
beneficial for maintaining the life of people. Under this given report studied about the
bereavement problem from which person confused bout doing things and also loss memory. The
health care organisations develops many different policies to maintain health of people. Under
given report discuss disregard social networks which provide the support top people in their life
events. There are several life changing events experience through individuals which affects on
efficient and working of people. Personal contribution for support bereavement people about
their life events studied under this given report.
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REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Baetens, and et. al., . "Non-suicidal and suicidal self-injurious behavior among Flemish
adolescents: A web-survey." Archives of Suicide Research 15, no. 1 (2011): 56-67.
Berzin, Stephanie Cosner, and Allison C. De Marco. "Understanding the impact of poverty on
critical events in emerging adulthood." Youth & Society 42, no. 2 (2010): 278-300.
Colman, Ian and et. al., . "Early development, stress and depression across the life course:
pathways to depression in a national British birth cohort."Psychological medicine 44,
no. 13 (2014): 2845-2854.
Dimond, Jill P., Erika Shehan Poole, and Sarita Yardi. "The effects of life disruptions on home
technology routines." InProceedings of the 16th ACM international conference on
Supporting group work, pp. 85-88. ACM, 2010.
Korte, J. and et. al., . "Life review therapy for older adults with moderate depressive
symptomatology: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial." Psychological medicine 42,
no. 6 (2012): 1163-1173.
Madge, Nicola, and et. al., . "Psychological characteristics, stressful life events and deliberate
self-harm: findings from the Child & Adolescent Self-harm in Europe (CASE)
Study." European child & adolescent psychiatry 20, no. 10 (2011): 499.
McIntosh, Emily, David Gillanders, and Sheelagh Rodgers. "Rumination, goal linking, daily
hassles and life events in major depression." Clinical psychology & psychotherapy 17,
no. 1 (2010): 33-43.
Roca, M. and et. al., . "Stressful life events severity in patients with first and recurrent depressive
episodes." Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 48, no. 12 (2013): 1963-
1969.
Sirgy, M. and et. al., . "How does a travel trip affect tourists’ life satisfaction?." Journal of Travel
research 50, no. 3 (2011): 261-275.
Thomsen and et. al., . "The emotional content of life stories: Positivity bias and relation to
personality." Cognition & emotion 28, no. 2 (2014): 260-277.
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