Unit 12: Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
Health and Social care: Unit 12: Supporting Individuals with
Additional Needs
Handed out: 29th April 2020 Handed in: 1st
June 2020
Case study 1. Rebecca Brown (Child Study)
Rebecca Brow is 8 years old and is a wheelchair user, following a
road traffic accident when she was five years old. Rebecca requires
one to one personal care due to her physical disabilities, as she
sustained a fractured spine in the accident, meaning that she has no
movement below her cervical spine. Rebecca attends a school for
children with additional needs, where she has a designated teaching
assistant and also a carer who provides her with personal care during
the school day. Rebecca lives with her parents Sue and David and her
older sibling Michael who is 12 years of age. The family live in an
upstairs apartment provided by a housing association, which is small
and not ‘wheelchair friendly’.
Sue has a part time job at a local day nursery but has to stay at home
during the school holidays, in order to care for Rebecca and Michael,
reducing the family income. David works full-time at a local factory,
working long hours for a low wage. The neighbourhood where the
Brown family live are not tolerant of Rebecca’s ‘difference’, and the
, family have received unpleasant comments as they pass neighbours
in the street, causing them to avoid going out whenever possible.
Case study 1. Ben Grace (Adult Study)
Ben Grace is fifty two and has Down’s syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
Ben has a learning age of 8 and requires support with all aspects of
daily living. Ben lives in a group setting with five other adults who
have learning difficulties and who also require additional support.
Ben previously lived with his mother, but following her death last
year, Ben moved to the residential setting. Ben has always enjoyed
going shopping, but since he has moved into the residence, he
prefers to stay in his room which is a concern for the staff, following
an incident with some local youths who shouted at Ben when he
went shopping with the residents and carers. Recently Ben was
refused entry to a local funfair by the manager who stated that Ben’s
appearance could prevent other people wanting to attend. Ben is
refusing to keep to the special diet required to control his type 2
diabetes and staff have found bags of sweets under his pillow when
making his bed. His blood glucose levels are unstable, resulting in
Ben feeling unwell. Ben has become withdrawn.
Unit 12 Learning Aim Content
Health and Social care: Unit 12: Supporting Individuals with
Additional Needs
Handed out: 29th April 2020 Handed in: 1st
June 2020
Case study 1. Rebecca Brown (Child Study)
Rebecca Brow is 8 years old and is a wheelchair user, following a
road traffic accident when she was five years old. Rebecca requires
one to one personal care due to her physical disabilities, as she
sustained a fractured spine in the accident, meaning that she has no
movement below her cervical spine. Rebecca attends a school for
children with additional needs, where she has a designated teaching
assistant and also a carer who provides her with personal care during
the school day. Rebecca lives with her parents Sue and David and her
older sibling Michael who is 12 years of age. The family live in an
upstairs apartment provided by a housing association, which is small
and not ‘wheelchair friendly’.
Sue has a part time job at a local day nursery but has to stay at home
during the school holidays, in order to care for Rebecca and Michael,
reducing the family income. David works full-time at a local factory,
working long hours for a low wage. The neighbourhood where the
Brown family live are not tolerant of Rebecca’s ‘difference’, and the
, family have received unpleasant comments as they pass neighbours
in the street, causing them to avoid going out whenever possible.
Case study 1. Ben Grace (Adult Study)
Ben Grace is fifty two and has Down’s syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
Ben has a learning age of 8 and requires support with all aspects of
daily living. Ben lives in a group setting with five other adults who
have learning difficulties and who also require additional support.
Ben previously lived with his mother, but following her death last
year, Ben moved to the residential setting. Ben has always enjoyed
going shopping, but since he has moved into the residence, he
prefers to stay in his room which is a concern for the staff, following
an incident with some local youths who shouted at Ben when he
went shopping with the residents and carers. Recently Ben was
refused entry to a local funfair by the manager who stated that Ben’s
appearance could prevent other people wanting to attend. Ben is
refusing to keep to the special diet required to control his type 2
diabetes and staff have found bags of sweets under his pillow when
making his bed. His blood glucose levels are unstable, resulting in
Ben feeling unwell. Ben has become withdrawn.
Unit 12 Learning Aim Content
