1/ Explain why it is important to recognise and respect an individual's heritage



2/ Compare the experience of dementia for an individual who has acquired it as an older person with the experience of an individual who has acquired it as a younger person


3/ Describe how the experience of dementia may be different for individuals – who have a learning disability – who are from different ethnic backgrounds – who are at the end of life

Hi Dann221,

1 Think how you would feel if you were being cared for by people from a different culture who forced their beliefs and ways on you ie their religion, food, gender attitudes, music and entertainment etc.

2 See here:

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=164

3 See these:

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=103

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/sshm/scwru/events/ageing/MoriartyEthnicityandDe mentia23Sep10.pdf

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/files/briefing35.pdf

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=809&pageNumbe r=3

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=101

Hope that helps

Aunty Sue

hi can you help me please. create a guide for the new social care worker about how to reflect to reflect on their practice. the guide must include the headings listed with an explanation of each?

A) what is reflective practice?
B) why is reflective practice important?
c) how reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision?
D) how standards can be used to help a social care worker reflect on their practice?

thank you if you can help me