hi as a health and social assessor, I never sat in the room when personal care is being carried out but I do 'lurk'outside the door and my candidates are told keep talking whils they do the personal care, i then question them when they come out , I also use reflective accounts to provide evidence
no it is not acceptable for an assessor to be any where near a service users room when personal care is taking place it is irrelevant if the service user gives permission or not it is extremely poor practice. You should not be lurking outside the door either to hear what is going on, again this is very poor practice.
You can observe the preparation until the candidate closes the service users door, then once the service users dignity is restored, you can then ask questions as to what took place while the door was closed and get this authenticated.
As with much of assessment we need to take take with blanket statements. Much of assessment is a judgement. For example many assessors will work alongside their candidates. This is very different to a peripatetic assessor visiting who is a stranger to the person receiving care. Each individual involved will also have a different preference. As discussed there are a range of approaches open to the assessor and the HSC Diploma is more flexible.
I'm not an assessor in health
I'm not an assessor in health & social care but I would say that you'd need permission from the service user.
Failing that, I would rely on a witness statement from another care professional who has permission to be present and/or questioning of the candidate.
Well spotted, I missed that
Well spotted, I missed that post. I agree with all. This is where the new QCF qualification spec might offer more flexiblity.
hi as a health and social
hi as a health and social assessor, I never sat in the room when personal care is being carried out but I do 'lurk'outside the door and my candidates are told keep talking whils they do the personal care, i then question them when they come out , I also use reflective accounts to provide evidence
no it is not acceptable
no it is not acceptable for an assessor to be any where near a service users room when personal care is taking place it is irrelevant if the service user gives permission or not it is extremely poor practice. You should not be lurking outside the door either to hear what is going on, again this is very poor practice.
You can observe the preparation until the candidate closes the service users door, then once the service users dignity is restored, you can then ask questions as to what took place while the door was closed and get this authenticated.
As with much of assessment we
As with much of assessment we need to take take with blanket statements. Much of assessment is a judgement. For example many assessors will work alongside their candidates. This is very different to a peripatetic assessor visiting who is a stranger to the person receiving care. Each individual involved will also have a different preference. As discussed there are a range of approaches open to the assessor and the HSC Diploma is more flexible.