What's Included

Units of Study:

• Promote communication
• Engage in personal development
• Promote equality and inclusion
• Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Principles of safeguarding and protection
• The role of the health and social care worker
• Promote person centered approaches in health and social care
• Promote and implement health and safety
• Promote good practice in handling information
• Provide support to maintain and develop skills for everyday life
• Facilitate learning and development activities to meet individual needs and preferences
• Support individuals to access and use services and facilities
• Facilitate person centered assessment, planning, implementation and review
• Support Individuals With Specific Communication Needs
• Support use of medication in social care settings

KEY LEARNING POINTS

 

• The course will provide key aspects of the field across fifteen modules, to sufficiently prepare you for work in the health and social care sector, or to boost your confidence and skills within your existing role.
• Understand the importance of effective communication in your work setting and meet the language needs of your clients, whilst adhering to the principles of confidentiality.
• Evaluate self-performance and be competent in your role by following a personal development plan.
• Appreciate the importance of practicing and promoting diversity, equality and inclusion.
• Understand how Duty of Care contributes to safe practice, and be able to address complaints, conflicts and dilemmas in a professional manner.
• Understand the principles of safeguarding and protection. Recognize signs of abuse and unsafe practices, and be able to respond/report correctly, as well as learn ways to reduce the likelihood of them.
• Understand the importance of work relationships.
• Adopt “Person Centered Approaches” practice, where you will establish consent when providing care or support and support the individual's right to make choices.
• Understand the role of risk assessment in enabling a person centered approach.
• Understand own responsibilities, and those of others, relating to health and safety.

 

Know the procedures for:

• Responding to accidents
• Sudden illness
• Infection control
• Handling of equipment, hazardous substances
• Fire safety
• Security
• Managing stress

ADVANTAGES OF THIS COURSE

 

• This course is a great stepping-stone for a career in Health and Social Care.
• You will be able to become a part of a rewarding career, making a positive difference to someone’s life everyday.
• You will gain transferable skills.
• You can use the knowledge from this course to help friends and family.

 

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Description

Health and social care is all about helping people. If you want to work with people and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference to a life, then this is the career for you.

Health and social care is a broad industry and encompasses a wide range of services across all sectors, including public, private and voluntary.

The sector provides services to hospitals, clinics, care homes, medical and dental practices, emergency services, complementary medicine, and more.

Subsequently, careers in the health and social care sector are some of the most important and sought-after in the world. As an employee, you will work, not only to help people and families on an individual basis but also make a difference to society.

Terms & Conditions

• 12 months unlimited access to course content.
• Compatibility: Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android.
• No software included.
• Course completion certificate included.
• Free technical support available via email, telephone or online chat.
• Course log in details and instructions will be emailed to you within 3 working days of redemption.
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• Redeem your voucher here - https://www.e-careers.courses