How might professional workers misuse power in ways that are harmful to clients? Describe ways that the potential for power misuse could be minimised.
Title: How might professional workers misuse power in ways that are harmful to clients? Describe ways that the potential for power misuse could be minimised.
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Details: Words: 1668 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
How might professional workers misuse power in ways that are harmful to clients? Describe ways that the potential for power misuse could be minimised.
Category: /Recreation & Sports/Health Care
Details: Words: 1668 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
"Carers tend to hold various kinds of power and those being cared for tend to be vulnerable to misuse of that power" (Unit 20, p123).
In this essay I shall explain how professional workers may misuse power in ways that could harm clients or service users. I will use relevant course materials to identify a range of examples of power misuse and look at ways in which to minimise this and demonstrate how they would operate.
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K100 Course Team (1998) K100 Understanding Health and Social Care, Unit 20, Power and Vulnerability in Care Relationships, Milton Keynes, The Open University.
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