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Question: CU2650 Support Individuals with Specific Communication Needs
Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care.
1.1 Explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs
1.2 Explain how your own role and practice can impact on communication with an individual who has specific communication needs
1.3 Analyse features of the environment that may help or hinder communication
1.4 Analyse reasons why an individual may use a form of communication that is not based on a formal language system
1.5 Identify a range of communication methods and aids to support individuals to communicate
1.6 Describe the potential effects on an individual of having unmet communication needs
2.1 Work in partnership with the individual and others to identify the individual’s specific communication needs
2.2 Contribute to identifying the communication methods or aids that will best suit the individual.
2.3 Explain how and when to access information and support about identifying and addressing specific communication needs.
3.1 Prepare the environment to facilitate communication
3.2 Use agreed methods of communication to interact with the individual
3.3 Monitor the individual’s responses during and after the interaction to check the effectiveness of communication
3.4 Adapt own practice to improve communication with the individual
4.1 Support the individual to develop communication methods that will help them to understand others and be understood by them
4.2 Provide opportunities for the individual to communicate with others
4.3 Support others to understand and interpret the individual’s communication
4.4 Support others to be understood by the individual by use of agreed communication methods
5.1 Identify specialist services relating to communication technology and aids
5.2 Describe types of support that an individual may need in order to use communication technology and aids
5.3 Explain the importance of ensuring that communication equipment is correctly set up and working properly
6.1 Collate information about an individual’s communication and the support provided
6.2 Contribute to evaluating the effectiveness of agreed methods of communication and support provided
6.3 Work with others to identify ways to support the continued development of communication
Answer: 1.3 The environment can help or hinder communication for a number of reasons. Correct and sufficient lighting is essential for individuals with hearing loss or poor eyesight as they need to be able to see the person they are communicating with as clearly as possible to aid effective communication. Someone with hearing loss may be able to lip read so need to see the lips of the other person and also by seeing facial expressions can help them to understand what is being said. Again an individual with poor eyesight would rely on seeing the other person’s facial expressions to aid understanding.
Background noises, such as televisions, radios or others talking loudly and other activities going on in the vicinity could distract the person or make hearing difficult. Some people find it very difficult to concentrate if there is background noise going on and would then not communicate effect...(short extract)
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- Subject: Health and Social Care
- Course: Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care
- Level: Further Education
- Year: Not applicable
- Mark: Not available
- Words: 4760
- Date submitted: February 29, 2016
- Date written: November, 2012
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 7165
