Values and Principles Which Underpin Planning and Support
Task 1: Values and principles which underpin planning and support
“Explain how the application of relevant principles and values will enable professionals to provide holistic support for individuals who use social services.” (P1)
Holistic support is providing care by a holistic approach to improve an individual’s quality of life not only physically but also intellectually, emotionally, socially, culturally and spiritually.
Values are beliefs people are about what is important and morally right or wrong. The values people obtain are often learnt from parents/carers and they may change constantly throughout life. Principles are based on values; they are the basic guidelines individuals follow about what is the correct way to act. In other words it’s an individual’s own personal code of conduct. Certain principles and values are used by professionals to enable them to provide holistic support for the individuals who use the social care value base, as it helps to provide a positive care environment that health and social care workers need to provide. Empowerment of individuals is one of these values and principles.
To empower service users is to inform them with the relevant, correct information they need in order for them to make an informed decision or choice about their life and health care. By professionals applying the principle and value of empowerment to the service user, it ensures the user gets holistic support. Empowerment ensures holistic support because by enabling users to make their own informed decisions and listening to their feelings and opinions provides a better chance for their care needs to be met in all areas, even the ones that are not clear and the main priority to the professional for example their social needs.
Promotion of choice is another value and principle that is applied by professionals to enable holistic support for individuals. Promotion of choice enables and encourages individuals to choose what they need/want in order to
“Explain how the application of relevant principles and values will enable professionals to provide holistic support for individuals who use social services.” (P1)
Holistic support is providing care by a holistic approach to improve an individual’s quality of life not only physically but also intellectually, emotionally, socially, culturally and spiritually.
Values are beliefs people are about what is important and morally right or wrong. The values people obtain are often learnt from parents/carers and they may change constantly throughout life. Principles are based on values; they are the basic guidelines individuals follow about what is the correct way to act. In other words it’s an individual’s own personal code of conduct. Certain principles and values are used by professionals to enable them to provide holistic support for the individuals who use the social care value base, as it helps to provide a positive care environment that health and social care workers need to provide. Empowerment of individuals is one of these values and principles.
To empower service users is to inform them with the relevant, correct information they need in order for them to make an informed decision or choice about their life and health care. By professionals applying the principle and value of empowerment to the service user, it ensures the user gets holistic support. Empowerment ensures holistic support because by enabling users to make their own informed decisions and listening to their feelings and opinions provides a better chance for their care needs to be met in all areas, even the ones that are not clear and the main priority to the professional for example their social needs.
Promotion of choice is another value and principle that is applied by professionals to enable holistic support for individuals. Promotion of choice enables and encourages individuals to choose what they need/want in order to