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This course will be useful for anyone who wants to learn about the importance of dignity and safeguarding in adult health and social care environments.
This qualification can supports learners wishing to progress to further training or employment within the sector to understand the duty of care and safeguarding aspects of the ‘National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England’.
This course consists of the following four mandatory units:
Understand safeguarding in adult health and social care
In this unit learners gain understanding of issues relating to safeguarding adults in health and social care. We explore current legislation and explain the roles of different agencies involved in protecting individuals from abuse or harm. Learners will grow to recognise potential and actual abuse and take action in the event of disclosed suspected or alleged abuse or harm and ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse or harm.
Principles of dignity in adult health and social care practice
This unit aims to establish some of the key principles of dignity in adult health and social care practice. Learners explore issues relating to dignity, self-worth and well-being. They will apply the principles of dignity and gain an understanding of the importance of professional relationships for supporting dignity in service provision.
Understand duty of care in adult health and social care
Here we will explore issues relating to duty of care within the context of adult health and social care, an understanding possible conflicts between the duty of care and individuals rights. You will also be able to recognise and report unsafe practice and understand the impact of own actions on individuals and others.
Understand dilemmas and public concerns in adult health and social care
In this unit you will explore issues of public concern in adult health and social care. You will cover wider issues and how media reporting and people’s perception has impacted on adult health and social care practice and changes to service delivery.
This qualification is suitable for learners aged 16 and above.
In order to complete this Distance Learning Course at no charge you will need to match the following entry criteria:
Your learning will be assessed through a portfolio of coursework and assignments.
This course supports progression to and within employment for the following job roles and workers:
This course supports progression to further learning in the following areas:
To find out more information please email distance.learning@bcot.ac.uk quoting the course reference, or to enrol now click the button below.
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