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Introduction To Caregiving NCII

This document provides an introduction to caregiving by outlining the key duties and responsibilities of caregivers which include ensuring the well-being of clients through meeting their emotional, physical, social and mental needs. Caregivers can work in homes, hospitals or care facilities and must follow legal and ethical healthcare principles such as maintaining client confidentiality and trust. The document also defines different types of caregiver roles like nannies, babysitters, and personal support workers.

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Introduction To Caregiving NCII

This document provides an introduction to caregiving by outlining the key duties and responsibilities of caregivers which include ensuring the well-being of clients through meeting their emotional, physical, social and mental needs. Caregivers can work in homes, hospitals or care facilities and must follow legal and ethical healthcare principles such as maintaining client confidentiality and trust. The document also defines different types of caregiver roles like nannies, babysitters, and personal support workers.

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Introduction to Caregiving

At the end of this unit, you should be able to:

 Define the duties and responsibilities of a caregiver;


 Gather information in the workplace;
 Identify the roles and responsibilities of team members;
 Develop emotion management skills, reflective practices, self-confidence, and self-regulation
skills;
 Identify Occupational Safety and Health procedure; and
 Apply entrepreneurial workplace best practices.

LESSON 1: Overview of the Caregiving Profession


Introduction
A caregiver is defined as a person who regularly attends to the needs or concerns of a person with short-
or long-term limitations caused by illness, injury, or disability in a private household, child care, or senior
home support care. Caregivers can work in three different areas: hospitals, healthcare facilities, or
homes. These settings may provide differences in the caregivers’ scope of work, but the essence of their
job as providers of care and assistance still remains.

USA, Canada, and other developed and rich countries in Europe and Asia see a growing demand for
caregiving services due to their large aging population. In such countries, a caregiver can also be called
by the following terms:

 Au pair

These are foreigners living with American families for up to a year as part of their
host family. They help with household work and child or elderly care even without
prior experience and thus receive a minimal allowance or salary.

 Babysitter

This refers to a person who provides irregular, full-time, or part-time supervisory


custodial care for children.

Care worker

 This is a term used in Japan to refer to those who perform caregiving duties in
the country’s aging society.

Caretaker

 This is a term commonly used in Taiwan to refer to those who provide care for
the elderly or mentally or physically challenged children and adults.
Governess

 These are typically qualified teachers who provide full-time or part-time at-
home education to children. They do not tend to the physical aspects of
childcare.

Mother’s helper

 This refers to those who help a parent who stays at home with childcare and
other domestic work.

Nanny

 Nannies provide full-time and unsupervised child care on a live-in or live-out


basis.

Personal support worker

 This is a term used in Canada to refer to caregivers who assist elderly, ill, or
injured people perform their daily personal care needs.
In this lesson, we are going to learn about the caregivers’ duties and responsibilities, and the legal and
ethical principles of healthcare.

TOPIC 1: Caregiver’s Duties and Responsibilities


The primary task of caregivers is to ensure that the clients are looked after properly. In the case of
caregiving for the elderly, this task must be taken on delicately and responsibly. Caregivers for the elderly
look after the clients’ emotional, physical, social, and mental wellbeing. Aside from that, they provide relief
to family members who have been previously taking care of elderly family members.

There are usually three (3) setups where caregivers work. Caregivers can work in the home of the client,
in a hospital, or in a care facility (home for the aged). 
TOPIC 2: Principles of the Caregiving Practice
Caregivers follow a set of principles that guide them in delivering the best care possible for their clients.
Here are some of the basic principles of caregiving for the elderly, as identified by the California
Healthcare Foundation:

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TOPIC 3: Legal and Ethical Principles of Healthcare


Our work as caregivers gives us a great responsibility for our clients. Aside from looking after their health,
we must also ensure to protect their rights, including their rights to confidentiality, and their trust in us
caregivers and in our organization. This is why we must familiarize ourselves with the legal and ethical
principles of healthcare. Knowing these things will also help guide us in our work especially in terms of the
legal aspect. 

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