Samantha Hill
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I work in the Health and Social sector currently specialising in mental health. I enjoy my free time by spending it with my dogs ( 2 x Alaskan Malamutes) and my partner who plays in a band.
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In What Ways Can Service User Involvement Help to Address Power Imbalance in Health and Social Care
This essay will look at what power is and why it is important in health and social care and how it impacts the relationships of the service user and provider. It will also assess the different forms of power that the service user may go through and how some of those forms may not be so obvious. The essay will look at an article from the British Journal of Learning Disabilities (BJLD), "It’s Only Right That We Get Involved: Service-user Perspectives on Involvement in Learning Disability Services" (Hoole and Morgan, 2010), where service users are involved with their care and compare it to theories such as those of Ivan Illich, Arnsteins Ladder, Kwok-TFu Wong and Henderson and Pochin (reference). It will also address the importance of advocacy and citizenship as part of the framework to a service user’s input to their package of care and care needs good overview of approach to essay
By Samantha Hill8 years ago in Longevity
What Are the Implications of Using Public Health Initiatives to Help Individuals to Change Their Lifestyle in Order to Improve Their Health and Well-Being?
This essay will look at what public health initiatives can do to help individuals to change and improve their health and well-being. It will also look at what the pros and cons are of such initiatives impacting the individual’s lifestyle and identity. It will take into account the theories of sociologists Peter Berger and Thomas Luckman on identity and those of Erving Goffman, who looks at stigma, labelling and how public health initiatives can encourage society to label others based on appearance (Leach, 2010 pp7-10). The essay will also look at individuals who have acknowledged that there are dietary problems in or society and had lead campaigns to prevent obesity especially in children and prevent other diet related diseases.
By Samantha Hill8 years ago in Longevity
