2.1 Explain Theories And Values That Underpin Own Practice

Professional practice in adult care settings

1. Explain theories and values that underpin own practice
There are many theories and values that underpin own practice.
• Duty of Candour - Hold your hands up when something has not gone the way it should, or you have done something you should not have done.
• Duty of Care – Everyone has a duty of care to ensure they follow policies and procedures and standards that are in place to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of everyone.
• CQC – Are an independent regulator who come out to inspect health and social care services to ensure they are following the standards and meeting all the requirements and kloes (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led).
• Policies and Procedures – It is important

Explain what it means to have a ‘duty of care’ in own work role
It is where we have a responsibility to maintain the health, safety and wellbeing of others. Providing a safe working environment and conditions, offering constructive feedback, to work in a safe and compassionate way to protect others from harm, abuse, and neglect. To promote the wellbeing of others and to also support co-workers and others.
Putting the individuals needs and interests at the centre of their care, ensuring the individuals needs are met and met to a high standard. To treat individuals with respect and to also promote independence, supporting everyone to keep safe.
To ensures that all individuals are listened too, for everyone to be working meeting legal requirements.
For all staff to maintain and complete all training, and to ensure all staff are carrying out their job role to the best of their ability.

2.2. Evaluate how duty of care contributes to safeguarding or protection of individuals and support individuals’ rights and choices.
Duty of care requires you to promote the safety and wellbeing of individuals and prevent them from coming to any harm. Duty of care ensures that healthcare workers act only in the best interest of the

Duty of care plays a big part in the way policies are carried out in a setting.
With Duty of care and safeguarding also comes risk assessments. Risk assessments are carried out and then reviewed if needs change or reviewed yearly.
With having policies and procedures, they set out clear rules and boundaries ensuring that both adults and children know how to conduct themselves within the setting.
It is everyone’s responsibility to conform and follow legislation by adhering to laws such as health and safety and safeguarding.

3.1. Explain why conflicts may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights.
Conflicts may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights as it’s finding the happy balance between the individual and the task at hand. Sometimes the individual may not be aware that the task they would like to carry out may impede on themselves and others and could potentially cause harm. This is where talking to the individual, expressing concerns, raising the risks of the positive and negative of carrying out this task and working with the individual to meet a mutual ground so they can carry out the task