Analysis of the Entrance into Care

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In this article, the writer notes that the referral, pre-admission and admission stages of a young person coming into care must be taken into account when writing a care plan for the young person. The writer points out that within the framework of a care plan all of the above stages must be taken into account in order to provide a care plan that is individual for every young person entering a residential home. This essay provides a critical conceptual analysis of the above stages within the framework of a care plan by critically analysing a range of theories, processes and practices.

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"Young people entering residential care do not only have to struggle with fitting into society as they know it, but they also have to deal with moving into a new and possibly unfamiliar environment. Young people moving into residential care may also struggle to find a role for themselves within the unit. Therefore, the psychosocial approach would have to take this into consideration when writing the care plan and look at the ways in which group care can be utilised to make this stage slightly easier for the young person to deal with. It would be important if this approach was used when writing a care plan within a group care setting to consider how the environment of the residential unit, the structure and culture, would have an affect on the individual as well as on the group as a whole. The psychosocial however approach does not take into consideration poverty, oppression, racism or gender stereotyping. This is important for workers to be aware of when writing a care plan following the psychosocial approach as young people may originate from different cultures than the workers."
"Another approach that can be used when constructing a care plan is the behaviourist approach. The Behaviourist approach focuses on the understanding that everything an individual does is the result of varying behaviours."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boyd, D. & Bee, H. (2006). Lifespan Development. (4th Ed). USA: Pearson Education, Inc.
• Clough, R. (2000). The Practice of Residential Work. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
• Coulshed, V. & Orme, J. (1998). Social Work Practice an Introduction. Great Britain: Palgrave.
• Giddens, A. (2001). Sociology. 4th Edition. Cambridge: Polity Press.
• Gleitman, H., Fridlund, A. & Reisberg, D. (1999). Psychology. (5th Ed). New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

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