Reference no: EM133907492
Questions
1. Describe three of your major obligations when working with older people or people with disabilities and how you apply them to your work.(3 obligations and statutory legislation and each(how this is applied to your work)
2. Describe three legal responsibilities and each(how this is applied to your work)
3. Identify three examples of what you do to ensure you comply with your duty-of-care obligations and each( how this is applied to your work
4. Describe your thoughts of what is meant by 'ethics' and 'ethical practice'?
5. Explain why it is crucial that confidentiality is maintained in all your dealings with clients. Provide examples of this.
6. List five of the varying forms of abuse that could be experienced by a client/resident residing in an aged care facility?
7. If you suspected a resident was being abused, identify how you would respond by answering the following:
-Identify the signs abuse has taken place:
-Identify the urgency of the situation
-Who would you report a situation of abuse
8. Explain the principles of access and equity.
9. Describe why is it necessary to seek the agreement of the client/resident prior to providing services?
10. Identify the rights clients/residents have and what are you required to do to uphold these rights?
11. Explain why communication is so important when working with people from diverse cultural and linguistic and religious backgrounds. Provide three (3) examples of the strategies you as a coordinator should follow to foster effective communication between staff and culturally and linguistically diverse clients.
12. Identify the award an aged care worker is employed under and what are some of the basic conditions of this award?
13. Why is it necessary that employees perform work according to the policies, procedures and protocols of the organisation for which they work?
14. In your role as an educator how can you be involved in the review and development of policies and procedures?
15. Explain what a discriminatory act is and provide an example that would relate to aged care.
16. Briefly explain your role if you witnessed or were made aware of a discriminatory act in the workplace.