2.1.3 f Flashcards
What is health education and health promotion specialists?
Increase control over and prove the health, well-being and resilience through prevention and early intervention. The focus is on specific lifestyle behaviours, such as smoking, alcohol, healthy eating and sexual health.
Possible benefits
Development and sharing of specialist knowledge to benefit individual
Possible limitations
Cannot control, social and economic determinants of health
What is a GP?
First point of contact when they experience, poor health, well-being and resilience. They use communication and observation skills to identify a patient concerns and how they want those concerns to be addressed. They assess symptoms make a diagnosis and identify treatments
Possible benefits
Patients may see the need for changes for this behaviour will alleviate the health problem
Possible limitation
More used to fix it approach from preventative approach
What is a nurse?
Care for adults, mental health, learning disabilities and children.
Possible benefits
Regular contact to understand and individuals background needs and barriers
Possible limitations
Wide, ranging responsibilities, making focus on prevention and change difficult
What is a dentist?
Promotes good oral health and prevent tooth decay. They diagnose treat and prevent tooth decay and gum disease. organise regular and scheduled checkups.
Possible benefits
Opportunities for promotion, such as good brushing habits and oral hygiene
Possible limitations
Children rely on parents to make and keep appointments not all parents do this
What is an allied health professional?
At therapists, drama therapists, music therapists, dietitians
Possible benefits
Some roles naturally lead to conversation such as maintaining a healthy weight
Possible limitations
Some jobs such as music therapists have to work harder at finding the right time to have a conversation
What is a midwife?
Care for pack in swimming and the babies before during and after birth, making physical examinations, they refer any complications to the GP
Possible benefits
Develop trust can support conversations
Possible limitations
Do not always have the same midwife, disrupting the opportunity to develop trust
What is a health visitor?
Work with parents and families from diverse backgrounds to provide support from pregnancy until a child is the age of five. They monitor and identify means of support for child development.
Possible benefits
Support for parents to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviours which have positive impact
Possible limitations
Refer families for additional support can have long waiting lists for interventions
What is a paediatrician?
Doctors who specialise in the care of children until they reach the age of 16 they provide support for issues such as diabetes, asthma, obesity and acne. They work in general paediatrics, neonatology, community paediatrics and cardiology.
Possible benefits
Communication skills and empathy with the children support conversations to promote good outcomes
Possible limitations
Limited resources
What is a child psychotherapist?
Offers and provide psychoanalytic treatment to children, with emotional behavioural difficulties. This means an in-depth talking therapy to uncover how the unconscious mind influences emotions and behaviours as thoughts that are not immediately obvious. Examples include phobias, eating disorders and depression.
Possible benefits
Interventions can prevent ACEs from following a child into adulthood
Possible limitations
Extensive, waiting list and limited resources
What is a counsellor?
Work on a one-to-one basis in the workplace, educational environment and hospitals they show kindness and empathy
Possible benefits
Increasing an individuals self-awareness to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviours
Possible limitations
An individual realises what they should do, but this doesn’t guarantee they will do it
What is a family support worker?
Based in third sector organisations and local authority, social services. They provide practical and emotional support. They empower families by providing them with information advice to services to provide support on issues such as financial issues, housing issues, poor mental health and substance misuse
Possible benefits
Close testing partnerships with families can support in-depth conversations
Possible limitations
Crisis management can make prevention work difficult
What is a community worker?
Coproduction is important in the community workers who worked in power groups and individuals to improve the communities. They provide information advice and deferrals for support from a wide range of practitioners and organisations to contribute to reducing inequalities.
Possible benefits
Strong link between the community and other services such as health and social care
Possible limitation
Funding are often short-term making difficult to embed, healthy lifestyle initiatives
What is a care worker?
Support individuals with personal-care, mealtimes and activities support health. They work in an individuals home, care homes, supported living, schools and other educational organisations.
Possible benefits
Potential to discuss decisions such as healthy food choices
Possible limitations
High workload and limited time making it difficult to take preventative work
What is a teacher?
Based in primary schools, secondary schools and schools for children with additional learning needs. Learners is supported to work through the curriculum. Develop skills such as the writing, Reading, art, music and drama as well as practical skills
Possible benefits
Learners have to attend school and so teaching staff have a captive audience which provides opportunities
Possible limitations
Schools are not in control of learners, Homelife, and other social influences
What is a youth worker?
They work in communities, villages centres and as outreach work on the street and then children centres and after-school clubs. They work on specific topics such as inequality, respect and self-esteem.
Possible benefits
Develop knowledge of an individual response to the communication needs
Possible limitations
Other influences can dominate a child or young person is interested in making positive changes
