Provide a critical response to current policy imperatives which impact upon health and social care delivery.

Co-ordinating Care for Complex Health Needs NRS 705

Module Assessment Level 7

Word Count: 3500

Title: Co-ordinating the care of a patient with complex health needs

1. Provide a critical response to current policy imperatives which impact upon health and social care delivery.
2. Demonstrate a critical response to existing theoretical discourses around the principles of partnership, collaboration and interagency working
3. Demonstrate a deep and systematic understanding of care coordination for complex needs

4. Demonstrate a deep and systematic knowledge of legislation pertinent to care co-ordination

Essay Guidelines

This essay should showcase your specialised area of knowledge and understanding of how care is co-ordinated for complex health needs in a Child, Adult or Mental Health case. You should select a patient which represents this group from scenarios created within the module. Explain why their health needs require long term health interventions/inputs to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of partnership, collaboration and interagency working. You are required to analyse the relevant policy and legislation in relation to care co-ordination and critically evaluate the extent to which their care is co-ordinated. Your work should have a strong evidence base, include references from a wide range of sources, recognising the complexities and alternative approaches in the literature.

Please note: this work is about care co-ordination not the condition.

Your assignment should be 3,500 words (no 10% allowance +/-).

You can normally expect your provisional mark (which is subject to change at the subject panel) four weeks after your hand in date

Why do you believe the issue exists and why was it able to occur

This discussion board will relate to a women’s issue story that you retrieved from a reliable media source (newspaper, TV, radio, etc.). The story must be considered a balanced report of the issue, therefore, your media source must be well-known and respected, such as New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, US News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, local news channels, local newspapers, and so forth.

You may not use  Immaculee Illibagiza or the Rwanda genocide for this discussion board. It must be an international story not a story about something that happened here in the US.

An international social welfare issue regarding women must be addressed. The issue should be one that was discussed in your text, in the video you watched and/or the material you read in the pdf file.

Just as you did in previous discussion board assignments, you will start a new thread. You must attach a link to the story (this is required).  Your story  should be current, that is, not more than two months old.

You must provide answers to the following questions/topics:

1. A brief summary of the story/issue
2. What women’s social welfare issue is presented
3. Why do you believe the issue exists and why was it able to occur
4. What can be done to address and stop the issue.

Your discussion board will be graded on conscientiousness, clarity, analysis and insights.

Write an academic paper which examines the meaning and implications of anti discriminatory practice in counselling psychology.

Anti-discriminatory Academic Paper

This unit requires an academic paper which examines the meaning and implications of anti discriminatory practice in counselling psychology.

You should situate yourself in relation to the issues discussed and the paper should focus on one area of discrimination and be illustrated by specific examples (3000 words).

You need to demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of counselling psychology practice.

A comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship and to demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline.

You will also have a conceptual understanding that enables you to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the discipline; to evaluate methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. These attributes should influence how you approach your learning and the preparation of your academic paper.

The following is a technical description of what the academic paper must include. Part of the expectation of work at this level is that they will be able to integrate these factors into their academic paper in a coherent way.

The paper must include, but may not be limited to, examination of the following areas:

• Theoretical and practical understanding of ‘internalised oppression’;
• Personal, cultural and structural analysis;
• Philosophical, value and ethical bases of anti-oppressive practice; and
• Management of inherent tensions and complexities

The following competencies need to be included:

• Develop knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversities and how to work affirmatively to promote social inclusion in your clinical practice;
• Value social inclusion and demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities; understand issues of power, discrimination and oppression, the psychological impact of these, and how to work with these issues psychologically;
• Develop an understanding of the importance of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and an awareness of difference including visible, less visible, and mixed backgrounds, and be able to work from a knowledge base of different cultural frameworks;
• Have an understanding of the major religious beliefs and practices, spirituality, and how to work with these in clinical practice;
• Understand the diversity of forms of relationships and families in gender and sexual minority clients; be knowledgeable of the diversity of sexual and gender minority identities and practices;
• Work affirmatively with gender and sexual minority clients, understanding contemporary models of gender and sexuality, internalised oppression, and the impact of stigmatising beliefs; recognise that attitudes towards sexuality and gender are located in a changing socio-political context, and reflect on your own understanding of these concepts;
• Be mindful of the impact of socioeconomic status and disadvantage and limited access to resources and services;
• Be aware of attitudes towards disabled people and the social construction of disability, and appropriate models for practice;
• Understand the principles and requirements of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults; and understand human development across the lifespan and the issues of discrimination and disadvantage that can arise

Who would be the ideal candidate(s) from whom to elicit information during the requirements gathering and analysis phase of the database project? Explain why.

Description

DQ1 Who would be the ideal candidate(s) from whom to elicit information during the requirements gathering and analysis phase of the database project? Explain why. DQ2 Typically, a patient staying in a hospital receives medications that have been ordered by a particular doctor. Because the patient often receives several medications per day, there is a 1:M relationship between patient and order. Similarly, each order can include several medications, creating a 1:M relationship between order and medication. Identify different entities from this scenario. Create an entity-relationship diagram illustrating 1:1 and 1: many relationships. Compare your ERD with another classmate’s and discuss the differences each of you had.

develop some thoughts about how you would approach group processes in the future, and/or some issue(s) that require further thought, in about 250 words.

Adaptation: becoming aware and active in group dynamics

(Record at least one example in at least one of these tables)

Reflection on action – transferable lessons about group processes

(Based on your insights above, develop some thoughts about how you would approach group processes in the future, and/or some issue(s) that require further thought, in about 250 words.)

I believe myself to be a mature, assertive and resourceful individual with broad life experiences acquired over years of being an operational XYZ, a manufacturing operations manager and then an operations director in a prominent Scottish business. I was experienced, I had proven I could problem solve, present and lead teams. So, why was it I felt so pensive about commencing this module, in a work group that would be assigned to us?

Daniel Goleman (Goleman, D., 1998) suggests that whilst toughness, intelligence and determination are required of successful leaders, they are not sufficient in themselves and that emotional intelligence, encompassing a plethora of interpersonal skills, is the key differentiator in determining greatness. Already familiar with Goleman’s theory, I thought I possessed a ‘sufficiently’ high Emotional Quotient – moving through four primary schools as a child develops your social antenna! – to operate at a high level, so there was something different going on here.

The MBA cohort like any group can subconsciously resort to Groupthink (Whyte, W.H., 1952) , a result of the ongoing chat around work group selection and grades. I was definitely worried that his new group couldn’t be better than my last group, and that my marks would suffer accordingly. Happily this was not the case!

Our group quickly, and satisfyingly, settled into a professional rhythm manifested by evidence of procedural justice (Rawls, J., 1971) in our willingness to view from the perspective of others, and also what appeared to be an MBA team culture paradigm (Schein, E.H., 1984) that best ideas come from the team, not necessarily the individual. We turned out to be consultative and reflective practitioners (Schon, D.,1983) who constructed what we believed to be an effective solution for the problem we faced.

My initial impression of how this team would operate was way off the mark, and I should have known better from the outset.

Identify the current Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for the nutrient for an average adult.

Description As you may recall, nutrients are divided into the following six (6) categories: Carbohydrates Lipids (Fats) Proteins Vitamins Minerals Water For this assignment, you will need to develop an informative PowerPoint presentation that could be used to teach your classmates about a variety of nutrients from the nutrient categories (above). Your PowerPoint presentation should: Have a title slide.  Contain at least 6 content slides. Reflect proper spelling and grammar. Cite at least 2 credible references and present the sources in APA format on a References slide. Choose five (5) specific nutrients from within the nutrient categories listed above. You may choose either: a mixture of five (5) macro and micro nutrients For example, you can use 2 macronutrients (such as lipids and carbohydrates) and 3 micronutrients (such as specific vitamins and minerals) five (5) different vitamins or minerals For example, 2 vitamins (such as A and D), 2 major minerals (such as sodium, calcium, and potassium), and 1 trace mineral (such as zinc). For each of the nutrients you selected, create content slides that address the following: a) Explain the function(s) of the nutrient within the body. b) Describe how the nutrient is metabolized (where primarily digested, absorbed, and transported) within the body. c) Identify the current Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for the nutrient for an average adult. Please can be worded simply. Please provide web links with references.

What are the top considerations in implementing this strategy in your community?

Description According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of deaths in the United States, equating to about 1 in every 4 deaths. In 2018, the CDC published updated best practice strategies to help decrease cardiovascular disease risks. Initial Post View Best Practices for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs. On this website, select one of the best practice strategies. Within each practice strategy, you will find three tabs: evidence of effectiveness, evidence of impact, and implementation considerations. In your initial post, use these key categories to address the following question: How effective is this practice? What kind of impact does this practice have? What are the top considerations in implementing this strategy in your community? Be sure to support your positions with APA formatted in-text citations and references from the assigned resource. Make sure to include web link for any other added references. Second Post In your reply post, select another practice strategy, state whether the practice you researched is more or less effective, impactful, and implementable than the second one selected . Support your position with the assigned resource, as well as your observations in your community. Be sure to support your positions with APA formatted in-text citations and references from the assigned resource. Make sure to include web link for any other added references. Reference(s) for posts CDC. (2018). Best Practices for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs. https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/guides/best‑practices/index.htm

What factors will a court take into account in determining whether a defendant’s confession is admissible evidence?

Exam replacement assignment

This assessment consists of two sections. Candidates must complete both.

The total word count for BOTH sections is 2000 words.

Section A (50 marks): Pre-seen problem. Answer in full.

Section B (50 marks): Essay questions. Answer one question from a choice of four.

Students should carefully read the questions below and consult the following documents:

• Task-specific assessment criteria (appended to assessment handbook)
• Guidance on late submissions (appended to assessment handbook)
• Guidance on plagiarism and word limits (appended to assessment handbook)
• Oxford System for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA referencing system): Quick guide

Section A: Problem scenario

Alan is charged with possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. The prosecution would like to adduce the following evidence:

• A small bag of cocaine that Alan sold to Bronagh, an undercover police officer. Bronagh had approached Alan unsolicited in a nightclub and asked if he knew where she could purchase cocaine.
• A series of text messages sent to Alan’s phone from various numbers, involving requests for drugs or expressions of approval about drugs.
• Alan’s statement to police that he had taken drugs into the nightclub with the intention of selling them. Alan now wishes to retract this statement, saying that he was heavily intoxicated during his police interview and made it up believing he was an actor in a crime drama. There is no published scientific research linking the drugs Alan had taken with this kind of delusion, but Colin, a first-year PhD researcher, is exploring a possible connection.
• A sealed packet, which on examination turns out to contain a large number of sachets of cocaine, and a shoebox filled with banknotes, both of which were found in the same drawer in Alan’s bedroom. Alan says the money is his, but that he had no idea what was in the other packet, which he had agreed to take delivery of for a friend.
• A previous written statement from Dominika, Alan’s former housemate, that people regularly came to the house to purchase drugs from Alan.

Dominika had agreed to testify should Alan’s case reach trial but now says she is afraid to do so.

Ellie is accused of sexual assault and assault by penetration following a complaint by Françoise. Françoise is Alan’s girlfriend and had been in the club with him on the night of his arrest. This left her with no way of getting back to Alan’s house, where she had been planning to stay, so she accepted an offer from Ellie to stay at Ellie’s flat, sharing the only bed. The defence would like to cross-examine Françoise on the following matters:

• Claims that Françoise has had a string of ‘one-night stands’ with various friends and acquaintances, both male and female.
• Ellie’s statement that Françoise has previously said she had no way of getting home as a pretext to go to Ellie’s flat after a night out and engage in sexual activity.

Advise Alan and Ellie on the relevant evidential rules and how they are likely to apply should their cases come to court. You are not required to advise or speculate on the likely outcome of the case(s).

Section B: essay

Choose one question from the following options

1. What factors will a court take into account in determining whether a defendant’s confession is admissible evidence? Was the European Court of Human Rights justified in its conclusion that it can be ‘appropriate’ for the safeguards surrounding confession evidence and the treatment of suspects in police custody to be relaxed in ‘exceptional’ cases where there is a threat to public safety (Ibrahim v UK [2015])?
2. Outline the changes in the law governing the admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal courts that took place in the early 2000s. Explain why the reforms were deemed necessary and provide an assessment of the compatibility of the law on hearsay with the right to a fair trial.
3. Using examples from case law, explain what factors courts will take into account when determining whether police investigations involving searches and/or surveillance are compatible with articles 8 and 6 ECHR. Do you agree with Hyland and Walker that these kind of operations are governed by

‘underwhelming’ laws?

4. How much has the law governing the use of evidence obtained by entrapment between the leading cases of Sang [1979] and Looseley [2002]? Does the law as it stands strike an appropriate balance between the defendant’s right to a fair trial and the public interest in ensuring serious offences can be successfully prosecuted?
5. To what extent has the suspect or defendant’s privilege against selfincrimination been eroded since 1998? Do sufficient safeguards remain around the drawing of inferences from silence to ensure the fairness of criminal trials?

Critically analyze the differences between leadership and management development and apply a range of approaches for identifying individual, group and organizational needs across varying global contexts

Description Identify a case study organization and critically explore the ways in which they provide leadership and management development opportunities for staff. Structure: 1) Introduction (approx. 150 words) – You should introduce the organization in some detail providing relevant information and evidence about its products, services, location, staff numbers. You should also provide some indication of the kind of industry and competition this organization faces such as whether it is market leader or a new start-up. This section should clearly identify its sources and draw on independent, reputable sources as well as company reports and websites. 2) Description of LMD activities (approx. 400 words) – In this section, describe in as much detail as you can the LMD offering provided by this organization. Take note of where these activities take place, how long it lasts for, who is offered access to them, and what is the outcome they are offered such as a qualification. 4/7/2022 Writers Hub – Freelance Writing https://www.writershub.org/writer/orders/853321#instructions 2/2 3) Analysis (approx. 800 words) – Critically analyze the approach taken to LMD using relevant concepts from units 1-6. • You might consider whether the designed LMD activities appear to focus on Leadership or Management and how you are discerning the difference. • You might include an assessment of whether any informal development takes place in addition. • You might compare their approach with competitors. 4) Initial Evaluation (approx. 300 words) – Identify potential ways in which you could review the effectiveness of this LMD approach. Consider the main features of the scheme and whether there are any gaps or obvious benefits. What further information would you require to make a more reasoned judgement about the effectiveness of the LMD scheme in this organization? Additional guidance on focus points: • Critically evaluate contemporary research in the field of leadership and management development. • Critically analyze the differences between leadership and management development and apply a range of approaches for identifying individual, group and organizational needs across varying global contexts. • Critically evaluate leadership and management development strategies and implement ethically appropriate methods to develop, train, educate and retain leaders and managers in global organizations. Similarity should not exceed 15%

Advise Roy regarding the legal options available to him as a social worker in these circumstances.  

Coursework Assignment

You are required to complete a written coursework assignment. The assignment has a maximum word limit of 4000 words and will take the form of answers to THREE questions from the choice of 6 below. If any question has more than one part you must do all the parts of any question you choose to do.

All questions will carry equal marks. There is no word limit for individual questions – you may distribute the 4000 total word limit for the assignment amongst the three constituent answers as you see fit (so long as the assignment as a whole does not exceed 4000 words).

1(a) Nina and Paula are same sex partners who have been living together for about five years. Recently Nina bought Paula a ‘commitment ring’ [valued at £20,000] to demonstrate their relationship. They began to plan a wedding. They went ahead and booked a well known and very expensive band to play at what their wedding. People began to give them presents in advance and Nina’s mother Ruby gave Nina a plot of land on which to build a house, although it is in Nina’s name only. Nina’s mother even said to Nina that if she wanted to, she could sell the plot and use the money in relation to another house: ‘it was up to her’. Cash gifts also came flooding in from Nina’s family (as they are much wealthier than Paula’s). In total there is £40,000 in cash and luxury items and presents. However, their relationship has ‘hit the rocks’ and now Nina has broken it off and wants the ring back, while Paula says she won’t give it back, and wants her ‘share’ of the land and the cash and the gifts, and says that Nina should reimburse her for the loss of her deposit which she paid when she booked the band which was £5,500.00

Advise Nina.                                                                                                 (50 marks)

1(b) Mary and Ben were living together for 20 years, ever since Mary move

into Ben’s house. She has never worked and spent her time as the homemaker

looking after their one son. Now that their son has grown up and left home.

Ben wants the relationship to end and wants her to move out. He feels the

relationship has run its course. Mary wants to know whether she can claim any

share of their home and whether she can get any financial support from Ben.

She is concerned that she will struggle to get a job at her age (50 years old). She

also wants to know whether he can just force her out. Indeed, she would like to

know whether she can get him to move out, even though it is his house as that

would ‘serve him right’.

Advise Mary                                                                                       (50 marks)   

2(a) Bobby and Peter have been going out for 3 months. They live in Dungannon. They have decided that they want to get married right away. Bobby is 20 years old and Peter is 17 years old. A friend who knows about these things has told them that they can’t have a same sex marriage in Northern Ireland. They are disappointed about this as they had intended to have their friend Malcolm who has a great speaking voice (although no formal qualifications) marry them. They intended to get married in their neighbours designer gazebo. They want to get married next week as they are madly in love. They are very private people so they don’t want anyone else at their ceremony just the two of them and Malcolm.

Advice Bobby and Peter.                                                                              (50 marks)

2(b) Wendy married Alexander nearly 3 years ago and is now having second thoughts. She wants to urgently get out of this marriage. At the time of the marriage she says she felt confused and didn’t really grasp what was going on. Wendy has from childhood suffered with anxiety and depression. In addition Alexander comes from a wealthy family. Wendy’s parents told her this marriage was a brilliant idea and that she must go ahead with it. When she told them she was a bit confused about the whole thing they told her to be quiet and get on with it and warned her that if she even thought about backing out of the wedding “she would regret it”. Since marrying Wendy has been sending regular payments from her and Alexander’s joint bank account to her family at their request and without Alexander knowing.

Advice Wendy                                                                                                (50 marks)

3. 3. John has been married to Ruby for 10 years. They have 1 daughter Stella aged 4. Their marriage has been troubled from the start. Shortly after they got married Ruby displayed signs of a bad temper and started to drink heavily. John would confront Ruby about her behaviour which would result in violent arguments. After a very bad row John decided he had had enough and he left the matrimonial home and went to stay with his parents. He stayed there for 3 months before reconciling with Ruby and moving back into the matrimonial home. He now wants to divorce Ruby. The couple own the matrimonial home jointly – it is in both of their names. There is a mortgage on that property and John thinks there would be about £100,000.00 of positive equity in the property. John works as a Surveyor and has a good work pension. He also owns a number of rental properties in his own name which he had before he got married. Ruby has never had anything to do with those properties. John has also just inherited £50,000.00 from his late Aunt’s estate. Ruby has never worked and has always stayed at home looking after their daughter. John now wants to commence divorce proceedings and if possible he would like to give Ruby half of the equity in the matrimonial home only. He does not believe she is entitled to anything else.

Advise John                                                                                             (100 marks)

4(a) Roy is a an in-experienced social worker with Northbrook Health and Social Service Trust. He has received a number of complaints to Gateway concerning a local family Rebecca White and her children Josh (aged 11) and Eleanor (aged 2). The children’s father is a local man called Stanley Price who has never been involved in the children’s lives. Neighbours have advised that Josh does not attend school on many occasions and is seen looking dirty and unkempt sitting out in the garden my himself at all hours of the day and night. In addition, some neighbours have reported seeing Rebecca out with the younger child walking along the road with the child in her stroller when Rebecca appeared drunk and staggering. When some neighbours intervened to speak to her to see if she was alright they report that Rebecca swore at them and they could detect the smell of intoxicating liquor from her breath.

Advise Roy regarding the legal options available to him as a social worker in these circumstances.                                                                                      (50 marks)

4(b) Paddy is the father of Luke (13), James (11) and John (9), all of whom live with their mother, Maureen. At present Paddy has no face-to-face contact with any of his children following an incident in which he allegedly assaulted Maureen in front of the children. (He only has limited telephone contact.) Since then she has denied him access to them. Paddy wishes to have as much contact with them as possible, and in particular he would like an overnight contact with the older two boys.

In respect of John, he wishes to be informed of his progress in school, something which Maureen will not agree to because, she says, he is simply being manipulative. There is another disputed issue between Paddy and Maureen, namely that Paddy wants John to have corrective surgery on his ears which Paddy feels ‘stick out’, whereas Maureen thinks the risks of something going wrong are too great and that the advantage to be gained by the operation is limited. Paddy also expresses concern about Maureen’s new live-in lover, Sammy, whom he claims has physically abused his children. Paddy says that John texted him about an incident in which Sammy ‘slapped him across the head and put him outside for hours.’ Paddy feels that Maureen is deliberately blocking contact with the children against their wishes.

Advise Paddy                                                                                           (50 marks)

5(a) Zabine wishes to return home to Poland from Northern Ireland with her 5 year old daughter having spent the last 6 years here. Her former partner and the father of her child Jake (also Polish) is opposed to this and considers that he will never see his daughter again. Jake is happy in Northern Ireland, has a good job and wishes to stay. Zabine says that she wishes to marry her new boyfriend – whom she met in Belfast and who is Polish and wants to return to Poland to her extended family to ‘start again’ as she says she is fed up with Northern Ireland.

Advice Zabine                                                                                                         (50 marks)

5(b) Barney has been living with Julie for four years. They live in a home which they jointly own. Julie lost her job 1 months ago and since then she has been treating Barney terribly. She shouts at him all the time, throws things at him and on one occasion she slapped him across the face. Julie blames Barney for her losing her job saying that he didn’t support her enough. Julie’s father has started to text Barney with verbal abuse and has turned up at his work 7 times in the last week making a scene. Barney wants to get Julie’s behaviour to stop and wants to get her out of the home they share. He also wonders if there is anything which he can do about Julie’s father’s behaviour.

Advise Barney                                                                                                        (50 marks)

6. 6. Susan married Thomas within 3 months of meeting him following a world wind romance. Susan and Thomas are both 22 years old. Susan married Thomas in secret without telling any of her family. It was all very romantic. Her family were furious when Susan told them about the wedding because they normally help her with all her big decision making as sometimes she doesn’t think clearly. Susan and Thomas realised immediately that their marriage was a bad idea when they had a huge row after the wedding. The marriage has never been consummated. Nevertheless the pair get on very well. They moved in together after the wedding and have been living together as ‘good friends’ since. In fact the pair just recently found out that they might actually be distant relatives. They have lived together for 4 years. They even bought a house together in joint names and have a dog called Pooch. Susan didn’t disclose that she had actually married someone else in another world wind romance 12 months before this wedding. She is in the process ‘of getting all that sorted out’ with her Solicitor at the moment. Susan has heard that she might be able to get a Decree of Nullity and seeks your advice on whether or not that is correct in her circumstances.

            Advise Susan.                                                                                               (100 marks)