How would you assist carol to identify her own strengths

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Case Study D: An Individualised Care Plan

Carol is a 44-year-old woman who lives with her husband Nick and daughter Evie 7. She was diagnosed with MS three years ago and has received some home modifications to aid her independence (e.g. stair lift, handrails and shower room). Carol has support from carers occasionally when her symptoms flare-up.

She enjoys taking her daughter to school which is close-by and uses a wheelchair to prevent fatigue. She uses an adapted car to drive to the shops and take part in activities like swimming (which is a hobby of hers) with a friend and fellow parent.

Carol has recently had a bad flare-up of symptoms, including partial sight loss which has been put down to optic neuritis. She has been prescribed steroids to speed up the recovery of her sight loss, which the Doctor says should show signs of recovery in a few weeks time. She needs some help from support workers during this time to wash, dress and eat, but Carol is worried about losing her independence.

A plan has to be established to give Carol the extra support she needs until she recovers and is able to live independently again. It will help her to carry on living as normally as possible.

Question 1 You are Carol's support worker, how can you make it safe for her to go swimming? Look at the information in the case study and the strategies in place (in the previous activity) and identify how to follow them.

Question 2 How would you assist Carol to identify her own strengths? What are two goals Carol could make to assist in ongoing skill development?

Question 3 Carol would like to be able to prepare meals as usual but is worried about using the hob or oven as she isn't confident enough and thinks it is too risky.

As her support worker using a client-based approach what should you do?

a. Persuade Carol to prepare a meal using the hob or oven

b. Suggest she prepares something which doesn't require heating, e.g. a bowl of cereal

c. Ask her what she would like to do instead.

Question 4 Carol would like to be able to make meals, but she is not confident in her kitchen because it is complex to navigate and poses lots of risks, e.g. burning and cutting herself.

Using Carol's strengths from the previous activity, support Carol to identify two resources which compliment her strengths and could help her.

Question 5 List all the types of support you might need to give Carol when she is attempting to prepare a simple pasta dish for her family with a sauce from a jar. Explain how you would use each.

Carol has to:

Wash and dry her hands
Find the equipment; talking scales, label reader, pan, wooden spoon, colander, serving bowls and cutlery
Use the hob to boil water in the pan
Find and measure the pasta
Pour the pasta into the pan
Drain the pasta when it is ready
Pour in the pasta sauce and heat through
Serve in the bowls.

Question 6 Carol undertook the cooking task with enthusiasm and managed to cook the meal. She forgot a few times to put the spoon back in the same place, so she knew where it was when she wanted to stir the pasta, and she rushed at times which meant she dropped some of the pasta when transferring it to the pan.
How would you provide Carol feedback in an appropriate and respectful way

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