Standard Seven Assessment (Part 2)

Risk taking, risk assessment and risk enablement are three terms that you should be familiar with as a care worker. Familiarise yourself with these terms and answer the two questions below:

1. How can risk assessment be used to support the right of individuals to make their own decisions?
2. Why must you ensure that your personal views do not influence an individual’s own choices or decisions?

For following statement, decide whether or not you need to support the individual to question or challenge the decision.

“An individual has been transferred to a new service or situation without being informed of the change”

For following statement, decide whether or not you need to support the individual to question or challenge the decision.

An individual has consented to being referred to a speech therapist for support after a stroke

For following statement, decide whether or not you need to support the individual to question or challenge the decision.

An individual’s diet plan has been changed but they are not sure why

Thinking about the three statements above, describe why you would need to support individuals to question or challenge decisions made about them by others. Include the following in your answer:

• Confidence 
• Self-esteem 
• Person-centred care 
• Empower