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Candidate 2

Brief 1: Produce a background report on an individual who will be using care services for the first time


Question 1(a) Action Plan

The candidate was awarded 5 marks because there was a full description of Bob`s condition and why he is suitable for the project. There was 4 relevant points of explanation.


Question 1(b)

The candidate was awarded 1 mark because although they did mention all three areas of the project and timescale the information was weak with minimal tasks and little detail.


Question 1(c)

The candidate was awarded 3 marks because two sources chosen looked at 3 appropriate areas of research.
-Bob`s needs
-Behaviour
-Types of care


Question 2(a) Responding to the brief

The candidate was awarded 8 marks
Physical needs 2 marks
Emotional needs 3 marks
Social needs 2 marks
Cognitive need 1 mark as reference was made to physical need
In each area the candidate looked at the care worker’s role in assisting Bob.


Question 2(b)

The candidate was awarded 8 marks with 4 marks allocated to each psychological theory.
Maslow
Features of the theory 1 mark
Family support 1 mark
Survival, food etc. 1 mark
Changes in circumstances and reliance on his wife 1mark
Erikson
Features of the theory 1 mark
Identifying stage 5 Identity v Confusion 1 mark
Impact on behaviour 1 mark
Identifying stage 1 Trust v Mistrust and relating it to Bob and accepting help 1 mark


Question 2(c)

The candidate was awarded 7 marks for this question.

Concept 1 role (3 marks)
Father and Grandfather 1 mark
Change in role unable to help 1 mark
Feeling useless and low self- esteem leading to exclusion 1 mark
Concept 2 (2 marks)
Prejudice 1 mark
Exclusion 1 mark
Concept 3 (2 marks)
Stereotyping won’t manage 1 mark
Choice and opportunity 1 mark


Question 2(d)

The candidate was awarded 3 marks as the features of the positive care environment in the three services they chose were not fully described.

Live in care for description 1 mark
Meeting Bob’s needs 1 mark
NHS reference to Physiotherapy 1 mark
Meeting Bob’s needs 1 mark

Age UK help with benefit entitlement 0 marks as target age is over 65 years.


Question 2(e)

The candidate was awarded 5 marks for this question.

Erikson stage 3 guilt about family coping with his needs 1 mark
Care worker training and reflection on practice and using previous experience 1 mark
Stage 6 isolation leading to depression 1 mark
Care worker may refer to group and GP 1 mark
Maslow esteem/feeling of uselessness 1 mark


Question 2(f)

The candidate was awarded 1 mark because they did not answer the question fully and only gave a list of where they found information without appropriate or correctly referencing.

List of National 5 units 1 mark


Question 2(g)

The candidate was awarded 2 marks because all sections were complete with only a few errors and project did relate to Bob and his needs.


Question 3(a) Evaluation

The candidate was awarded 2 marks because there is little reference to the Plan or Log with a poor response to the question overall. Marks were awarded for
difficulty in getting information about care services linked to Bob`s disability 1 mark.
Finding out what Bob could do to help himself 1 mark.


Question 3(b)

The candidate was awarded 4 marks because in each of the candidates 4 bullet points they reflected on what they would do differently therefore a point was awarded for each.


Question 3(c)

The candidate was awarded 3 marks as they reflected on how they might use their knowledge and understanding gained.
Making someone’s life easier 1mark
Locating care service knowledge 1 mark
Deeper understanding of people who require care and relating it to future career 1 mark