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Manage Health and Social Care Practice to Ensure Positive Outcomes for Individuals

Unit summary

The purpose of this unit is to assess the learner’s knowledge, understanding and skills required in the process of planning and achieving positive outcomes that underpin the personalisation agenda. This unit covers a range of the key areas of practice that support the implementation of personalisation.

The unit also explores the role of the manager/senior worker in providing a supportive environment for individuals to achieve positive outcomes.

Learning outcomes

1 Understand the theory and principles that underpin outcome-based practice

2 Be able to lead practice that promotes social, emotional, cultural, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing

3 Be able to lead practice that promotes individuals’ health

4 Be able to lead inclusive provision that gives individuals’ choice and control over the outcomes they want to achieve

5 Be able to manage effective working partnerships with carers, families and significant others to achieve positive outcomes

1.1 Explain ‘outcome-based practice’

1.2 Critically review approaches to outcome based practice

1.3 Analyse the effect of legislation and policy on outcome based practice

1.4 Explain how outcome-based practice can result in positive changes in individuals’ lives

2.1 Explain the psychological basis for wellbeing

2.2 Promote a culture among the workforce of considering all aspects of individuals’ wellbeing in day-to-day practice

2.3 Review the extent to which systems and processes promote individual wellbeing

3.1 Demonstrate the effective use of resources to promote good health and healthy choices in all aspects of the provision

3.2 Use appropriate methods to meet the health needs of individuals

3.3 Implement practice and protocols for involving appropriate professional health care expertise for individuals

3.4 Develop a plan to ensure the workforce has the necessary training to recognise individual health care needs

4.1 Explain the necessary steps in order for individuals to have choice and control over decisions

4.2 Manage resources so that individuals can achieve positive outcomes

4.3 Monitor and evaluate progress towards the achievement of outcomes

4.4 Develop a plan to ensure the workforce has the necessary training to support individuals to achieve outcomes

4.5 Implement systems and processes for recording the identification, progress and achievement of outcomes

5.1 Analyse the importance of effective working relationships with carers, families and significant others for the achievement of positive outcomes

5.2 Implement systems, procedures and practices that engage carers, families and significant others

5.3 Use appropriate approaches to address conflicts and dilemmas that may arise between individuals, staff and carers, families and significant others

5.4 Explain how legislation and regulation influence working relationships with carers, families and significant others

5.5 Implement safe and confidential recording systems and processes to provide effective information sharing and recording