CHCCCS025
Support relationships with carers and families
Please put reference for every answer.
1. Question 1 Write a definition of the phrase “context of caring”.
Question 2 Carers are people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or drug issue or who are frail aged. (https://www.carersaustralia.com.au/about-carers/)
https://www.carersaustralia.com.au/about-carers/statistics/
Give examples of an age and gender demographic of carers in Australia.
Question 3 Identify two misconceptions, myths or stereotype about being a carer and explain why these are not true.
Question 4 What is one reason that a person who is a carer may begin using a respite service?
Question 5 Give two examples of different family patterns and structures and their impact on the person with support needs.
Question 6 Why is it important to recognise and support the carer’s relationship with and knowledge about the person with support needs?
Question 7 Outline why it is important that the support worker understand the rights, roles and responsibilities of different people in the care relationships.
Question 8 Give two examples of policies and/or procedures of a service provider that relates to carers and families.
Question 9 Give two examples of types of life cycle transitions.
Question 10 An elderly person recently moved into residential care and out of the family home. What could be a positive and negative impact of this life cycle transition on the elderly person’s carer?
Answer 1. Positive impact
2. Negative impact
Question 11 Using the same scenario in Question 10, what could be a positive and a negative impact of this change to the care relationship on the elderly person?
Answer 1. Positive impact:
2. Negative Impact:
Question 12 Nora lives with and cares for her elderly grandparents and recently her grandmother passed away. She is now left to care for her grieving grandfather.
Give an example of a physical and a psychological risk to Nora’s grandfather due to the change in the care relationship.
Answer 1. Physical risk:
2. Psychological risk:
Question 13 Using the same scenario in Question 12, give an example of a physical and a psychological risk to Nora due to the change in the care relationship.
Answer 1. Physical risk:
2. Psychological risk:
Question 14 Why is it important that the support worker understands about life cycle transitions?
Question 15 Give two examples of current service delivery philosophies and/or models.
Answer Example 1: Person centred approach.
Example 2: Inclusion.
Question 16 Outline the basic principles of person-centred practice.
Question 17 Outline the basic principles of strengths-based practice.
Question 18 Outline the basic principles of active support when providing support services.
Give two examples of strategies to work positively with families, carers and friends.
Strategy 1
Strategy 2
Give two examples of your legal and ethical requirements with regard to privacy and confidentiality when working with carers and families.
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Question 21 Give two examples of your legal and ethical requirements with regard to disclosure when working with carers and families.
Question 22 Why is it important that support workers understand their legal and ethical obligations when working with carers and families?
Question 23 Give two examples of your legal and ethical obligations with regard to discrimination when working with carers and families.
Question 24 Why is it important that you comply with legal and ethical requirements related to your work role boundaries, responsibilities and limitations?