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Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care

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Click to watch this video on making a 'best interests' decision, produced by the Social Care Institute of Excellence. This video looks at considering a move in to residential care for a young adult with severe learning difficulties. Watch the video and make notes. What can you learn from watching the video?

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Click to read more about the ‘Duty of Care’ and ‘Dilemmas and conflicts between duty of care and individual’s rights’ on the Care Diploma website.
Click on the link to read this article from the Community Care website on ‘Self-neglect: the tension between human rights and duty of care’. Read this article and consider the dilemmas involved.
Read this chapter of ‘Dementia: ethical issues’ that relates to dilemmas in the care of individuals with dementia – the conflicts can apply to the duty of care in a number of situations.

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