Care Certificate
Course Content
- Introduction to the Care Certificate Course
- Standard 1 - Understand Your Role
- Standard 2 - Your Personal Development
- Your Personal Development Standard Introduction
- Your personal development in working in the care sector
- Developing your knowledge, skills and understanding
- Learning and development
- Importance of Feedback
- Supervision, appraisal and objectives
- The Care Certificate and continuing your Learning
- The Use Of Digital Skills
- Standard 3 - Duty of Care
- Introduction to the Duty of Care Standard
- Addressing dilemmas within your duty of care
- Duty of care
- Recognising and handling comments, complaints and incidents
- Managing conflict and difficult situations
- How to deal with comments and complaints
- Supporting independence
- Incidents, Errors and Near Misses
- What is Duty of Candour?
- Why is Duty of Candour Important?
- Standard 4 - Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights
- Introduction to the standard on Equality and Diversity
- About equality and diversity
- The purpose of the Equality Act 2010
- Types of discrimination
- Protected characteristics
- Explaining equal opportunities
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Prejudice
- Diversity and discrimination
- What to do if you suffer from discrimination
- The Code of Conduct
- Reducing the Likelihood of Discrimination in Care
- Information, advice and support
- Standard 5 - Working in a Person Centred Way
- Introduction to working in a person-centred way
- Working in partnership with others
- Record keeping in care
- The Care Plan
- The importance of finding out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual
- Minimising environmental factors that may cause discomfort or distress
- Person centred values in practice
- Supporting individuals to minimise pain or discomfort
- Communication and Person Centred Care
- Working to promote person centred values
- Supporting individuals to plan for their future wellbeing and fulfilment, including end-of-life care
- Encouraging Person Centred Care
- Mental health conditions
- Understanding the Mental Capacity Act
- How Mental Capacity is Assessed
- What is mental capacity
- Importance of significant relationships when working in a person-centred way
- Standard 6 - Communication
- Introduction to the Communication Standard
- Effective communication in the work setting
- Language and other needs in communication
- Verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Communication
- Identifying A Complaint
- Dealing with aggression
- Defusing potentially dangerous situations
- Recognising danger signs
- Confidentiality in Care
- How Behaviour may be Communication
- Assistive technologies and digital communications
- Standard 7 - Privacy and Dignity
- Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition
- Introduction to the Fluids and Nutrition Standard
- Food Safety for High-Risk Groups
- Cross-contamination direct and indirect
- Preventing cross-contamination
- Understanding and Addressing Malnutrition in Care
- Food, Nutrition and a Balanced Diet
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Fluids and Hydration
- Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Older Adults
- Understanding Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Overnutrition
- Diets for people with dementia
- Standard 9 - Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia
- Introduction to the Awareness of mental health and dementia standard
- What is Dementia?
- Classifications of Dementia
- Early diagnosis of Dementia and reporting
- Understanding the Risk Factors for Dementia
- Helping people with Dementia
- Practical Tips for Supporting a Person with Dementia
- Looking After Yourself When Caring for Someone with Dementia
- Diet, meals and Dementia
- A Healthy Body
- Communication and Dementia
- The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- Discriminatory Abuse and the Equality Act
- Finding Support When Caring for Someone with Dementia
- Mental Health definition and terminology
- Types of mental ill health
- Early signs and symptoms of mental ill health
- Who can be affected and what are the common triggers
- Offering support
- Supporting someone back to work
- How important is confidentiality
- What is signposting
- Signposting examples
- Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults
- Adult Safeguarding Standard Introduction
- What is SOVA?
- CQC or Care Quality Commission
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- The Sexual Offences Act 2003
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
- The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles
- Facts And Information About Abuse
- Who Is A Vulnerable Adult?
- Vulnerable adults and the risk of harm
- Abuse and its Indicators
- Physical Abuse
- Psychological Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Financial Abuse
- Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission
- Organisational abuse and Discriminatory Abuse
- Consent
- Disclosure
- The importance of individualised person-centred care to ensure an individuals safety
- Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse
- Managing risk and Multi-agency safeguarding of adults
- Reporting abuse
- Whistleblowing
- How to Whistleblow
- Serious case reviews and sources of advice and information
- Restrictive Practice
- Unconscious Bias
- Standard 11 - Safeguarding Children
- Child Protection standard introduction
- Legislation relating to Safeguarding Children
- The Acts and Safeguarding Children
- Serious Organised Crime and police Act 2005
- What is Child Abuse?
- Emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Other types of child abuse
- Every Child Matters
- The rights of a child
- Neglect and the act of omission
- Radicalisation
- Working with others
- Key supporting information
- What children want from Professionals
- Protecting yourself against allegations
- Reporting child abuse
- Scottish Legislation in Care
- The Key Role of KCSIE in Child Protection in the UK
- Standard 12 - Basic Life Support
- Introduction to Basic Life Support standard
- Fears of First Aid
- Asking permission and consent to help
- Calling the Emergency Services
- Chain of Survival
- DR ABC and the ABCD'S
- Initial Assessment and Recovery Position
- Using gloves
- Adult CPR Introduction
- Adult CPR
- CPR Hand Over
- Compressions Only CPR
- Child CPR
- Child CPR Breakdown
- Infant CPR
- Drowning
- AED Introduction
- Types of AED Units
- Adult Choking
- Choking in children
- Infant Choking
- Standard 13 - Health and Safety
- Introduction to the Health and Safety standard
- Health and safety tasks that should only be carried out after special training
- Importance of Health and Safety
- What causes accidents?
- When an Accident Happens
- Responding to Accidents and Sudden Illness
- Health and Safety Law
- Manual handling Employee and Employer responsibility
- Workplace and personal Safety
- The Accident Triangle
- Why prevention is important and what can be done
- The 5 stages of the Risk Assessment
- What is a hazard
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Working Securely and Preventing Crime
- Handling Hazardous Substances in Care
- COSHH Regulations
- Employee Duties Under COSHH
- The Fire Triangle
- Calling the Fire Service
- Evacuating in an Emergency
- Care Home Evacuation
- Good Housekeeping
- Electrical Hazards
- Managing stress
- Medication and healthcare activities and tasks
- Why Manual Handling is Important
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- How and Why We Lift Correctly
- Before we start moving and assisting people
- LOLER and PUWER Regulations
- Other Relevant Acts
- Ability Test
- Assisted standing from a bed or seat
- Assisted Sit to Stand
- Fall Prevention
- Assisting Fallen Person
- Walking Frames
- Wheelchairs
- Awareness in the workplace
- Wellbeing and resilience
- Wellness action plan
- Standard 14 - Handling Information
- Handling information standard Introduction
- Handling information in health and social care
- GDPR Compliance
- Data Subject and Personal Data under GDPR
- The Information Commissioner's Office
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Who holds personal information
- Public authorities and Freedom Of Information
- Record Keeping, Management and Responsibilities
- Raising Concerns about Information
- Privacy Principles under GDPR
- Does GDPR apply to me
- The right to be informed
- Lawful, Fairness and Transparency
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimisation
- Data accuracy
- Storage limitation
- Data Security
- Accountability
- Standard 15 - Infection Prevention and Control
- Introduction to Infection Control Standard
- What are Blood Borne Pathogens?
- Infection Control Legislation
- Who is at risk?
- Types of Infections
- Skin Diseases
- The Chain of infection
- First Aid and Infection Control
- Contaminated objects
- Contaminated Linen
- Cross Infection
- How to Reduce Your Risk
- Surface Cleaning
- Hazardous products and sharps disposal
- Hand hygiene policy
- Using gloves
- Hand Washing
- Disposable Aprons
- Waterless hand gels
- Protecting Vulnerable People
- Standard 16 - Awareness of Learning Disability and Autism
- Introduction to Awareness of Learning Disasbility and Autism
- Facts about disabilities
- Definition of Disabilities
- Legislation
- Invisible Disability
- Visual Impairment
- Hearing Impairment
- Learning disabilities
- Physical Disability
- Speech or language Impairment/disorders
- ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
- Disability Awareness overview
- The Social Model of Disability
- Learning Disabilities
- What is Autism?
- History of autism
- Is Autism is a disability?
- Facts about Autism
- Autism studies
- Autism - explaining the condition
- What causes Autism
- Diagnosing autism
- Treating autism
- Triad of Impairment
- Sensory Sensitivities and sensory processing
- Common autistic behaviours
- Behaviour that challenges
- Routines
- The stigma of Autism
- Summary and what's next
Learning and development
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Your employer may provide internal training that is designed to help you with your learning and development. You should ask your manager or colleagues about this. Finding information outside your organisation can also help you gain knowledge and skills. The Care Quality Commission (CQC), your union (if you have one), the Social Care Institute for Excellence, or other workers and networks provide a wealth of guidance and information. Sector bodies, Skills for Care or Skills for Health, or the relevant National Skills Academy, are also good sources of information about qualifications, courses, and apprenticeships suitable for your role. We have put links to their websites on the student recourses section of this course. Everyone learns in different ways and there are lots of opportunities today to mix and match different methods and opportunities to suit you and how you like to learn. Depending on your role, there are many formal and informal activities that you can carry out as part of a blended approach to learning. Resources for learning may be reading materials, TV or video clips, or research on the internet or even Applications (or Apps.) on your phone. These all develop your knowledge and understanding. Learning also takes place through social media forums such as social media and other internet-based discussion forums. These are live and can develop your awareness of others’ approaches, but always check with the ways of working in your workplace if you are unsure about anything you have learned. Structured learning will include work shadowing, where you work alongside a more experienced worker or undertaking e-learning. Formal learning, courses and qualifications, can improve your knowledge and skills and confirm your competence to do your job. Active learning involves you in reading, writing, describing, discussing, listening and reflecting on presented information. It gives you the opportunity to explore new areas and gives you fresh ideas. Discussing ideas with others will give you greater self-confidence in your work as you gain deeper knowledge and understanding. This will enable you to put the theory into practice and improve your overall work. A reflection is a learning tool which uses past experiences to help you develop your skills and gain a greater understanding of your abilities. It involves thinking about your actions and how you relate to the people who receive care and support as well as your work colleagues. You look back at a situation or activity and consider the way it has been done, thinking about what you could do differently. It helps you think about how good your work is and the improvements that you want to make. Speak to your manager and other colleagues about their recommendations for further learning.
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Internal Training Opportunities
Your employer may offer internal training to aid your learning and development. It's advisable to consult your manager or colleagues for more information on these resources.
External Knowledge and Skill Development
Seeking knowledge outside your organisation is beneficial. Institutions like the Care Quality Commission (CQC), your union (if applicable), the Social Care Institute for Excellence, and various worker networks provide extensive guidance and information. Additionally, sector bodies like Skills for Care, Skills for Health, or the relevant National Skills Academy are excellent resources for qualifications, courses, and apprenticeships tailored to your role. Links to these resources are available in the student resources section of this course.
Diverse Learning Methods
Everyone has unique learning styles, and there are numerous ways to combine different methods to suit your preferences. This might include a mix of formal and informal activities as part of a blended learning approach. Resources range from reading materials, TV or video clips, internet research, to mobile applications. These tools are instrumental in developing your knowledge and understanding.
Engaging in Social Media and Online Forums
Platforms like Twitter and other internet-based discussion forums offer live interactions to enhance your awareness of diverse approaches. However, always align your learnings with your workplace's practices for consistency.
Structured and Active Learning
Structured learning includes activities like work shadowing or e-learning, whereas active learning involves reading, writing, discussing, listening, and reflecting on information. These methods not only improve your knowledge and skills but also affirm your competence in your role.
Reflection as a Learning Tool
Reflection is a powerful learning tool that uses past experiences to develop skills and understanding of your abilities. It involves analysing your actions and how they relate to care receivers and colleagues, helping you to improve the quality of your work.
Seeking Recommendations for Further Learning
Engage with your manager and colleagues to gain insights into recommended avenues for further learning and professional development.
- Standard 2.2 - Learning Outcome 2.2a
- Standard 2.2 - Learning Outcome 2.2b
- Standard 2.2 - Learning Outcome 2.2c
- Standard 2.2 - Learning Outcome 2.2d
- Standard 2.2 - Learning Outcome 2.2e
- Standard 2.2 - Learning Outcome 2.2g