Medical model of disability

understanding of dementia, public health, wellbeing and disability; and to discuss the social and economic factors and circumstances which determine the health outcomes of individuals locally and nationally; to outline the public health policies regarding dementia with focus on local settings; and finally, to discuss the roles of the nurse as a public health practitioner and outline the NMC protocols regarding health, wellbeing , safeguarding adults and disability. I choose to write on dementia…

philosophies of the micro focused Biomedical, and macro focused Social Models of health, both pathogenic (Biomedical), and salutogenic (Social model) factors can be taken into consideration in forming a comprehensive overall picture of the social, environmental, physical, and psychological determinants that could impact on the individuals level of health, wellbeing, and functioning. The individualistic approach of the Biomedical model practiced solely by the health sector and health…

Early intervention and early education are both extremely important to children with disabilities. There are two main differences between early intervention and early education. However, no matter the differences both programs exist for the same reasons, but there are many challenges that face delivery of early intervention services. This essay will furnish an overview of the three statements mentioned above. Early intervention and early education has two main differences. The first…

acceptance, relating well with Gemma’s transition process and all of the feelings Gemma experienced throughout this period (Kubler-Ross & Kessler, 2014). To this day it is believed that many people still revert back and use Kubler-Ross’s five stage model (Webster, 2017). In the book that Kubler-Ross wrote she highlights that loss isn’t, “…just through family and friends, but also in the feelings of loss that come with the inevitable life changes we all endure” (Kubler-Ross & Kessler, 2014, Pg…

Disability has always existed throughout history; it has never changed. What has changed are the names people used to describe and label it. Dr. F. M. Powell is the superintendent for the Iowa Institution for Feeble-Minded Children. “Backward and Mentally Deficient Children” was written for educators who have “mentally deficient” children in their classroom. In this piece, he focuses primarily on what should be done for the “backward and mentally deficient children” (or what people in modern…

Health Status - When an illness, physical disability, poor health or medical condition begins to affect a child's potential to join in and contribute towards school life, it may have a big impact upon the child restricting their development opportunities. Often children who have health issues are less able to take part as much in some activities than other children. At first the child may be affected physically but in the long run it may also affect and damage the child/young persons social…

main theoretical-behavioral models that have been used in attempts to explain adherence to health behavior. The first are the continuum theories, there are four of them and they follow the “one size fits all” method. The health behavior model uses the combination of four beliefs to explain adherence. The beliefs are: the perceived susceptibility and severity of disease or disability as well as the perception of health benefits and potential barriers. The issue with this model is that it focuses…

The second reference that will be summarized for this assignment is Peer Support: What Makes It Unique? Written by Shery Mead MSW and Cheryl MacNeil Ph.D. In this article, they describe peer support as a group of people who have like experiences that provide support to each other. These peer support programs can better relate to people with mental health issues and can offer the individual compassion and validation for their feelings. (Mead andMacNeil,2006) The peer in these groups, can share…

Teamwork is the process of working well with a group of people to meet an aim and is important in improving the health and quality of life of an individual with dementia. ("When was the last time you said this?", 2016) In health and social care, a team consists of many individuals, the service user, health professionals, relatives, care workers and many more. Health professionals that may be involved are a GP, an occupational therapist, a nurse and social services. As part of a team, each…

Subsequently, having given this some thought over the week, I came across an article about Donald Grey Triplett who was the first boy diagnosed as autistic in the 1940’s by Baltimore Psychiatrist Leo Kanner. Here we see a typical example of how the Medical…