12 Medical and Social Care Professions

Highlights:

1. Major characteristics of a profession (occupational requirements)

Professional Training

expertise and professional skills acquired from the recognised academic qualification and training that may be certified in an examination

Regulation

the practice regulated by the relevant ordinance(s) and code of practice based on the professional ethics and standards

Professional body

the society or association established by own professionals, which has the authority to establish, review and monitor the qualifications of its members

2. Types of health care and social care professionals

Health services

Doctors / Dentists / Chinese Medicine Practitioners / Nurses / Physiotherapists / Occupational Therapists / Optometrists / Radiographers / Medical Laboratory Technologists / Pharmacists / Chiropractors / Midwives

Social services

Reading:

Application:

Coming Soon

Assessment Task:
(password protected)

3. Professional Ethics – Code of Practice

Privacy and Confidentiality

not to disclose the information about the clients without his/her consent
to respect the privacy of the residents in the residential care by providing the private space

Equality in care practice

to serve all clients equally irrespective of race, nationality, belief, age, gender or social status etc.

Support and Advocacy

to support clients in participation in planning and implementation of services
to advocate initiatives / services for improving the health and well-being of the clients