Social Care in Community Care
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Overview
Social Care in Community Care
Since the 1970s the provision of services and support for people who are affected by problems of ageing, mental illness, mental handicap or physical or sensory disability to be able to live as independently as possible in their own homes, or in "homely" settings in the community, has been a key issue facing social workers.
About Social Care
In this Social Care course you will receive an introduction to the problems, which have inhibited the development of community care since the 1970s. This course also will provide you with a greater expertise and knowledge in relevant areas of the commissioning of services.
It will explore areas of key legislation with application to current practice, and examine various methods of contracting and its processes, in order to best assist the population in need.
Description
Module 1 – Background and Issues
- List barriers to effective community care.
- Explore co-ordination at local level.
- Demonstrate changes in institutional provision.
- Analyse the background to the National Health Service and Community care Act 1990.
Module 2 – Implementation of Changes
- Explore the key themes of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
- Investigate Sections of The NHS and Community Care Act Implemented by April 1991.
- Evaluate sections of The NHS and Community Care Act Implemented by April 1992.
- Analyse sections of The NHS and Community Care Act Implemented by April 1993.
Module 3 – Who Does the Caring
- Introduce the ‘community’ in community care.
- Explore who does the caring.
- Demonstrate duty and obligation in the family.
- Identify factors which affect caring.
Module 4 – Approaches to Working With Users
- Explore user involvement.
- Introduce a consumerist approach to user involvement.
- Demonstrate a participatory approach to user involvement.
- List the ideas of Paulo Freire.
- Evaluate the process of dealing with tensions and contradictions.
Module 5 – Working With Users
- Introduce self-advocacy and citizen advocacy.
- Explore the notion of relating to 'top people'.
- Analyse some social divisions and community care.
- Define anti-oppressive community care.
- Explore normalisation and anti-oppressive community care.
Module 6 – Practising Care Management
- Introduce care management.
- Explore the background to care management.
- Examine the process of choosing a model of care management.
- Analyse stages of care management.
- Demonstrate stages of care management planning, implementing, monitoring and review.
Module 7 – Assessing for Community Care
- Identify the process of assessment.
- Explore the process of building on previous experience of assessment.
- Introduce learning from government guidance on assessment.
- Define issues about assessing need.
- Explain anti-oppressive assessment.
Module 8 – Working in Partnership
- Introduce evaluation of care management.
- Explain working with networks in care management.
- Explore multi-disciplinary working in care management.
Module 9 – Working With Carers
- Explore who the carers are and what they do.
- Investigate the reality of caring.
- Analyse working with black and ethnic minority carers.
- Demonstrate the process of using the experience of the Birmingham Project (CCSAP) in practice.
Module 10 – Working With Mentally Distressed People
- Explore context and recent developments.
- Evaluate working with users to increase user-involvement and user-empowerment.
- Analyse case management and mental health.
Module 11 – Working With Older People
- Introduce attitudes and platitudes.
- Explore ageing and ageism
- Demonstrate values in practice and the setting of best practice goals.
- Analyse options and choices in old age.
- Investigate working with mental illness.
- Explore the process of becoming a client.
Module 12 – Working With Disabled People
- Introduce disability, disabled people and disablism.
- Explore the provision of needs-led assessments for disabled people and their carers.
- Investigate designing and implementing care plans to meet the needs of disabled people.
- Analyse monitoring and reviewing in evaluating work with disabled people.
Assessments
Assessments are a great way of checking your progress allowing you to apply your learning to real-world situations. Through the Social Care in Community Care Course by NCFE, students will be assessed by a series of written assignments, which are submitted to and marked by your tutor.
All assignments are set by NCFE. Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.
There is no external examination required.
What's included:
You will have access to a tutor, via email, who will mark your work and guide you through the course to help you be ready for your examinations. In addition you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process.
The course pack includes, guidance on relevant study skills and full tutor support comprising:
- the marking of a series of assignments
- written answers to specific study problems
- full tutor support via emails
- a copy of our study guide, will give you guidance on studying and submitting assignments
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Professional Membership
On completion of this course you will be eligible to join the following Professional Associations(s):
Social Care Association (SCA)
On completion of your course you will be able to join the SCA as a Network Member.
SCA believes that the application of good practice in any setting happens finally between the person using services and the social care worker. Our purpose and business is supporting that person to practise well.
Benefits of Membership
1. Demonstrate to your employer and to your registering council that you are committed to the pursuit of best practice and ongoing learning.
2. Protect your own ability to work should the worst ever happen and you have problems with either your employer or your registering body. (SCA does not defend poor practice)
3. Join in influencing thinking and practice in social care – share your experiences and learn from others.
4. Gain access to SCA training and education opportunities and other services with Member Discount.
As a member of the SCA you will receive:
1. Access to good practice guidance
2. Opportunities to share experiences and discuss practice developments
3. The chance to have a voice and influence policy
4. Access to a network of good practitioners
5. Discounts on SCA services, publications and seminar
Requirements
Our Social Care in Community Care course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Social Care in Community Care and has a keen interest in the subject, plus an intention to progress a career.
- Learners will need sufficient numeracy and literacy
- Students should have access to a computer and the internet throughout your study period.
- Learners should have basic PC skills in order to navigate our Support Portal
- You should be fully committed to your studies.
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