This film gives us an insight into people’s lives and the way they want to maintain their surroundings. It illustrates how good personal hygiene and helping people to look their best is an important part of maintaining dignity. It shows examples of the personal care provided to residents living at Wren Hall Care home which help to improve their wellbeing, such as: a manicure, having your hair your hair done or being complimented on the way you look, among other things, can play a central role in providing dignity.
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This film gives us an insight into people’s lives and the way they want to maintain their surroundings. It illustrates how good personal hygiene and helping people to look their best is an important part of maintaining dignity. It shows examples of the personal care provided to residents living at Wren Hall Care home which help to improve their wellbeing, such as: a manicure, having your hair styled, foot care, and using moisturiser to keep the skin hydrated. The film also highlights the importance of providing personal care in a way that people want. Howard, who also lives at Wren Hall, prefers to have a wet shave. Helping people look their best and take pride in their appearance, helps boost their confidence and makes them feel better about themselves. The film makes a case that getting your hair done or being complimented on the way you look, among other things, can play a central role in providing dignity.
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Subject terms:
dignity, older people, care homes, environment, wellbeing, person-centred care;
It is important that privacy is respected in all care settings so that people can maintain their dignity. This includes privacy regarding personal information; rooms; using the bathroom; post; phone calls; and relationships. These are some of the things that this film looks at when discussing privacy and its role as a major contributor to providing dignity in care. The film shows that if staff need to see someone's mail for administrative reasons, that event is signed and dated. Privacy in practice can mean making sure that a confidentiality policy is in place and followed by all staff; making issues of privacy and dignity a fundamental part of staff induction and training; and making sure that only those who need information to carry out their work have access to people's personal records
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It is important that privacy is respected in all care settings so that people can maintain their dignity. This includes privacy regarding personal information; rooms; using the bathroom; post; phone calls; and relationships. These are some of the things that this film looks at when discussing privacy and its role as a major contributor to providing dignity in care. The film shows that if staff need to see someone's mail for administrative reasons, that event is signed and dated. Privacy in practice can mean making sure that a confidentiality policy is in place and followed by all staff; making issues of privacy and dignity a fundamental part of staff induction and training; and making sure that only those who need information to carry out their work have access to people's personal records or financial information.
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Subject terms:
privacy, dignity, confidentiality, service users, access to information, interpersonal relationships;
Good communication can help people to maintain their dignity. It is vital that staff develop other ways of communicating with people who have a cognitive impairment or limited speech. This film provides an example of communicating with Matthew, a young man with Down's Syndrome Matthew is encouraged to use a diary so that he knows what he's going to be doing on any particular week. It's a good way
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Good communication can help people to maintain their dignity. It is vital that staff develop other ways of communicating with people who have a cognitive impairment or limited speech. This film provides an example of communicating with Matthew, a young man with Down's Syndrome Matthew is encouraged to use a diary so that he knows what he's going to be doing on any particular week. It's a good way for staff to find out what's been happening in Matthew's life. The film also shows how, for older people, past memories of being at the beach can be used as a useful communication tool. Communication in practice can mean asking people how they prefer to be addressed and to respect their wishes; giving people information about the service in advance and in a suitable format; and not assuming that you know what people want because of their culture, ability or any other factor.
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SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, CASS Elaine, et al
Publisher:
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Publication year:
2013
Place of publication:
London
This guide had been designed for people who want to make a difference and improve standards of dignity in care. It provided information for service users on what they can expect from health and social care services, and a wealth of resources and practical guidance to help service providers and practitioners in developing their practice, with the aim of ensuring that all people who receive health and social care services are treated with dignity and respect. Originally published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 9. Originally published in 2006. Updated in 2009 and 2013. Completely relaunched in 2020.
This guide had been designed for people who want to make a difference and improve standards of dignity in care. It provided information for service users on what they can expect from health and social care services, and a wealth of resources and practical guidance to help service providers and practitioners in developing their practice, with the aim of ensuring that all people who receive health and social care services are treated with dignity and respect. Originally published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 9. Originally published in 2006. Updated in 2009 and 2013. Completely relaunched in 2020.
Subject terms:
service users, social care provision, standards, access to services, carers, health care, dignity;
Journal of Adult Protection, 24(1), 2022, pp.3-14.
Publisher:
Emerald
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the concept and practice, of dignity as understood and experienced by older adults and district nursing staff. The paper adds a new, nuanced, understanding of safeguarding possibilities in the context of district nursing care delivered in the home. Design/methodology/approach: The research used an ethnographic methodology involving observations of care between community district nursing clinicians and patients (n = 62) and semi-structured interviews with nursing staff (n = 11) and older adult recipients of district nursing care (n = 11) in England. Findings: Abuse is less likely to occur when clinicians are maintaining the dignity of their patients. The themes of time and space are used to demonstrate some fundamental ways in which dignity manifests. The absence of dignity offers opportunities for abuse and neglect to thrive; therefore, both time and space are essential safeguarding considerations. Dignity is influenced by time and how it is experienced temporally, but nurses are not allocated time to "do dignity", an arguably essential component of the caregiving role, yet one that can become marginalised. The home-clinic exists as a clinical space requiring careful management to ensure it is also an environment of dignity that can safeguard older adults. Practical implications: District nurses have both a proactive and reactive role in ensuring their patients remain safeguarded. By ensuring care is delivered with dignity and taking appropriate action if they suspect abuse or neglect, district nurses can safeguard their patients. Originality/value:
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Purpose: This paper aims to explore the concept and practice, of dignity as understood and experienced by older adults and district nursing staff. The paper adds a new, nuanced, understanding of safeguarding possibilities in the context of district nursing care delivered in the home. Design/methodology/approach: The research used an ethnographic methodology involving observations of care between community district nursing clinicians and patients (n = 62) and semi-structured interviews with nursing staff (n = 11) and older adult recipients of district nursing care (n = 11) in England. Findings: Abuse is less likely to occur when clinicians are maintaining the dignity of their patients. The themes of time and space are used to demonstrate some fundamental ways in which dignity manifests. The absence of dignity offers opportunities for abuse and neglect to thrive; therefore, both time and space are essential safeguarding considerations. Dignity is influenced by time and how it is experienced temporally, but nurses are not allocated time to "do dignity", an arguably essential component of the caregiving role, yet one that can become marginalised. The home-clinic exists as a clinical space requiring careful management to ensure it is also an environment of dignity that can safeguard older adults. Practical implications: District nurses have both a proactive and reactive role in ensuring their patients remain safeguarded. By ensuring care is delivered with dignity and taking appropriate action if they suspect abuse or neglect, district nurses can safeguard their patients. Originality/value: This paper begins to address an omission in existing empirical research regarding the role of district nursing teams in delivering dignified care and how this can safeguard older adults.
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Subject terms:
district nurses, dignity, older people, staff views, user views, safeguarding adults;
Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 20(8), 2021, pp.2891-2915.
Publisher:
Sage
Background: Supporting human dignity is the essence of delivery of care. Dignity is one’s sense of self-value that is influenced by the perceived value attributed to the individual from others. Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at risk of violations of their dignity, due to their diminished autonomy, the alteration in their sense of self, the loss of meaningful social roles, and their limited interactions with peers and confirmation of identity. Objectives: A scoping review was conducted to explore the state of art regarding the dignity of individuals with ADRD. Methods: A search was conducted using CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO. Relevant articles were analyzed and organized based on the themes they addressed, and a narrative description of findings was presented. Results: Twenty-six articles were included in the review. Findings highlighted characteristics of care that affected the dignity of these individuals. Researchers found that care was task-centered, depersonalized, and lacked a genuine connection. Individuals with ADRD experienced embarrassment, lack of freedom, and powerlessness, which contributed to feelings of being devalued, and threatened their dignity. Studies testing interventions to enhance dignity were either inconclusive, lacked rigor, or had no lasting effect. Conclusion: The dignity of individuals with ADRD may be violated during healthcare interactions. More research is needed to objectively measure the dignity of these individuals and examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting dignity.
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Background: Supporting human dignity is the essence of delivery of care. Dignity is one’s sense of self-value that is influenced by the perceived value attributed to the individual from others. Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at risk of violations of their dignity, due to their diminished autonomy, the alteration in their sense of self, the loss of meaningful social roles, and their limited interactions with peers and confirmation of identity. Objectives: A scoping review was conducted to explore the state of art regarding the dignity of individuals with ADRD. Methods: A search was conducted using CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO. Relevant articles were analyzed and organized based on the themes they addressed, and a narrative description of findings was presented. Results: Twenty-six articles were included in the review. Findings highlighted characteristics of care that affected the dignity of these individuals. Researchers found that care was task-centered, depersonalized, and lacked a genuine connection. Individuals with ADRD experienced embarrassment, lack of freedom, and powerlessness, which contributed to feelings of being devalued, and threatened their dignity. Studies testing interventions to enhance dignity were either inconclusive, lacked rigor, or had no lasting effect. Conclusion: The dignity of individuals with ADRD may be violated during healthcare interactions. More research is needed to objectively measure the dignity of these individuals and examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting dignity.
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Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25(4), 2021, pp.490-506.
Publisher:
Sage
Place of publication:
London
... of dignity and choice in a day program to facilitate empowerment, higher levels of satisfaction and self-confidence.
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Individuals assessed as having an intellectual disability often spend a significant amount of time in day treatment/day habilitation programs after they graduate from school. The quality of these programs varies widely and is not federally legislated. The purpose of the current study is both to explore factors that lead to higher satisfaction for participants in these programs and to better understand what participants want in a program. Using a grounded theory approach, researchers interviewed 25 participants, staff, and family members in focus group settings to collect qualitative data. Interviews focused on what worked and what could be improved at a program located in Western New York. Using the constant comparative method, themes emerged from the data that pointed to the importance of dignity and choice in a day program to facilitate empowerment, higher levels of satisfaction and self-confidence.
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Subject terms:
learning disabilities, choice, intervention, day services, treatment, dignity;
Journal of Social Work, 21(6), 2021, pp.1360-1376.
Publisher:
Sage
... features align with core social work values of social justice, dignity and worth of the person, and the importance of human relationships.
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Summary: Though a growing body of evidence supports the efficacy of prison-based dog training programs, research on the process of change or the underlying mechanisms of change for incarcerated individuals who participate in these programs is limited. This qualitative study used interviews with 21 dog program staff to examine the utility of empowerment theory as a theoretical framework for understanding mechanisms of change for participants in prison-based dog training programs. Findings: Thematic analysis of interviews with program staff indicated that outcomes of prison-based dog training programs are consistent with constructs of empowerment theory. Reported outcomes were more aligned with individual-level empowerment; however, participation in these programs addressed some structural issues of power within the correctional institution. Analysis resulted in six themes: (1) finding purpose and meaning, (2) enhanced self-concept, (3) skill development, (4) greater perceived control, (5) increased community engagement, and (6) positive post-release outcomes. Applications: The alignment of prison-based dog training program outcomes with constructs of empowerment theory suggests that positive outcomes may be related to empowering handlers, though human–animal interactions and positive reinforcement training were often mentioned by staff. Consequently, programs may benefit from using empowerment theory as a guiding framework in program design and training of program staff. Prison-based dog training programs may be of particular interest to social workers in correctional settings, as program features align with core social work values of social justice, dignity and worth of the person, and the importance of human relationships.
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Subject terms:
empowerment, prisons, animal assisted therapy, outcomes, social work theories, criminal justice, dignity;
British Journal of Social Work, 51(6), 2021, pp.2080-2096.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
... of the Child. The model places the child’s dignity at the core of the care framework, and it argues that a children’s rights approach which is grounded in moral theories contributes to their self-esteem and autonomy, both of which are key for a person’s development and well-being. The model addresses the tension between children’s rights and child welfare and it can be applied to child protection services
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This article explores the concept of care and the responsibility assumed by ‘states’ when taking children into care. It examines the limitations of the state in exercising its parental duty and it proposes a model for re-conceptualising children’s social care by drawing on the literature on autonomy, recognition theory and specific provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The model places the child’s dignity at the core of the care framework, and it argues that a children’s rights approach which is grounded in moral theories contributes to their self-esteem and autonomy, both of which are key for a person’s development and well-being. The model addresses the tension between children’s rights and child welfare and it can be applied to child protection services that aim to take a children’s rights approach.
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Subject terms:
childrens social care, childrens rights, looked after children, social services, rights based approach, dignity, models;
European Journal of Social Work, 22(6), 2019, pp.1038-1049.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
In activation work – supporting jobless people to perform activities that are supposed to lead them back to paid work – a personalised approach is deemed crucial. What a personalised approach entails, however, remains unclear. This article tries to further develop the notion of a personalised approach in activation work, by analysing Dutch workfare volunteers’ experiences with activation. The interviews show that a personalised approach appears as a process with three stages. In the first stage, personalised means paying attention to welfare clients’ personal histories, particularly their ‘violated life story’. In the second stage, personalised means being sensitive to the new reality of them being volunteers. In the third stage, personalised means paying attention to the future, especially to the prospect of paid work.The findings contribute to the theorisation of a personalised approach in activation work to which time turns out to be a crucial dimension.
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In activation work – supporting jobless people to perform activities that are supposed to lead them back to paid work – a personalised approach is deemed crucial. What a personalised approach entails, however, remains unclear. This article tries to further develop the notion of a personalised approach in activation work, by analysing Dutch workfare volunteers’ experiences with activation. The interviews show that a personalised approach appears as a process with three stages. In the first stage, personalised means paying attention to welfare clients’ personal histories, particularly their ‘violated life story’. In the second stage, personalised means being sensitive to the new reality of them being volunteers. In the third stage, personalised means paying attention to the future, especially to the prospect of paid work.The findings contribute to the theorisation of a personalised approach in activation work to which time turns out to be a crucial dimension.
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Subject terms:
person-centred care, employment, unemployment, social work approaches, personalisation, voluntary work, dignity;