Person centred care in health and social care settings
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- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
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Overview
Person centred approaches in adult social care settings
This course introduces the concept of person-centred support as a fundamental principle of social care. The course is aimed at those who are interested in, or new to, working in social care settings with adults.
Credit Value: 4 credits
Guided Learning Hours: 34 hours
Study Method: Online and self-paced
Entry requirements: No minimum entry restrictions
Assessment type: End of course Multiple Choice Questions. Quiz Retakes are free.
Assessment pass mark – 80% needed to pass
Cost(s) of assessment and certification – All costs included in the course price
When this course is completed, the following Learning Outcomes will be achieved
1. Understand person-centred approaches for care and support
2. Understand how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting
3. Understand the importance of establishing consent when providing care or support
4. Understand how to encourage active participation
5. Understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices
6. Understand how to promote an individual’s well-being
Why study with us
There are no geographical restrictions, and no eligibility criteria. Anyone can enrol and study this course with Courses For Jobs Ltd.
This course is delivered online by Courses For Jobs Ltd within our secure password-protected LMS (Learning Management System).
All the learner needs to undertake this course is a functioning email address so that their login details can be emailed to the learner.
Our Process for Studying, Exams/Tests, and Certificates
Our LMS provides the learner with easy online access to all your learning materials, your assignments and your completion certificates, along with dedicated support by assessors, tutors, and peers via the dedicated online community forum for the particular course.
You will receive quick responses, within 24 hours, to queries and requests for support via the LMS.
When you undertake a test or exam linked to the course, you will immediately see the results of their tests/exams and can retake these tests whenever you want.
Our LMS enables you to keep track of all of your assessments and assignments.
When logged into our LMS you will see the progress of each of the courses you are studying, and when you access the course a progress bar also clearly outlines how far you had gone. In addition, you will receive weekly email reminders regarding any uncompleted courses, thereby enabling you to stay on track with your studies.
Once you complete a course, the completion certificate becomes available to you as a PDF in your secure online learner account, for you to download whenever you want.
Within your learner account, you are also provided a link to each certificate, which you can share with prospective employers to view your completion certificate online without you needing to download your certificate or email attachments to anyone.
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Topics that are covered on this course
- Be able to define "person-centred values" means
- Why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values
- How to find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual
- How to take into account the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual when planning care and support
- How using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person centred way
- Understand what “consent” means
- The importance of gaining consent when providing care or support
- How to establish consent for an activity or action
What steps to take if consent cannot be readily established - What is meant by active participation
- How active participation benefits an individual
- Ways of reducing barriers to active participation
- Ways of encouraging active participation
- Ways of supporting an individual to make informed choices
- Why risk-taking can be part of an individual’s choices
- How agreed risk assessment processes are used to support the right to make choices
- Why a worker’s personal views should not influence an individual’s choices
- How to support an individual to question or challenge decisions concerning them that are made by others
- How individual identity and self esteem are linked with well-being
- Attitudes and approaches that are likely to promote an individual’s well-being
- Ways to contribute to an environment that promotes well-being
Who is this course for?
This e-learning course is suitable for all those who work in health and social care services, including:
- Healthcare assistants
- Support workers
- Care assistants
- Community services
- NHS medical, nursing, AHP and care staff
- Locum doctors and nurses
- Locum allied health professionals (AHPs)
- Agency nurses
- Agency workers
- and anyone else who works within health and social care
Requirements
Internet enabled device
Career path
Jobs in the health and social care sector
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