How does a physiotherapist use the care value base?

Answer 1

Anti-Discriminatory Practice:

A physiotherapist should always promote anti-discriminations, and must be anti-discriminatory in all care sessions, and not be bias towards or discriminate against any patient. For example, they should:

• Keep care sessions free from discrimination and abuse (both physical and verbal)

• Understand and accept a client's right to be different

• Be open to treat anyone or any age, race, gender, ethnicity etc.

Always use politically correct language and terms

Individual Rights:

Any patient that goes to see a physiotherapist should have the right to be an individual, which should always be accepted and understood by physiotherapists, to ensure that no discrimination takes place in sessions. Physiotherapy is also important therapy which enables individuals to be independent.

For example they should:

• Try to teach clients methods and exercises they can use at home to try and be more independent with their own therapy

• Help improve a client's mobility so that they can be more independent and can do more things for themselves

Acknowledge and put in place health and safety measures to protect clients

Communication:

Physiotherapists should always be able to communicate effectively with clients and, in some cases, the client's family, so that a patient's needs or condition can be passed to carers, or family and the patient themselves, so that everyone can keep track of treatment and continue it at home. For example they should:

• Communicate effectively with the client how treatment is going, what progress they are making and what will take place

• Understand the client's needs and wishes

Be able to communicate with the patient

Confidentiality:

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Personal Beliefs and Identity:

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