Unit 1: Principles of Communication in Adult Social Care
Module 1: Identifying reasons for communication
Module 2: How important communication is in adult social care
Module 3: Exploring individuals’ reactions to communication
Module 4: Person centred care
Module 5: Describe different types of communication as well as barrier
Module 6: How to check that communication has been understood
Module 7: Identify how to make communication more effective
Module 8: The nature of confidentiality and how this can be maintained
Unit 2: Principled of Personal Development in Adult Social Care
Module 1: Identify standards and how they influence how roles are carried out
Module 2: Understanding how key reflection can be to learning
Module 3: How to stop personal attitudes or beliefs obstructing quality of work
Module 4: Describe how learning activity improves knowledge, skills and understanding
Module 5: Understanding a personal development plan
Unit 3: Principles of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Adult Care Settings
Module 1: Define diversity, equality, inclusion and discrimination
Module 2: Understand how discrimination can be direct or indirect
Module 3: Understand related legislation and codes of practice
Module 4: Interacting with individuals in an inclusive way
Module 5: Challenging discrimination in adult care settings
Module 6: Identifying sources of information support and advice
Unit 4: Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care
Module 1: Defining, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse, institutional abuse, self-neglect and neglect by others
Module 2: Identify signs and symptoms which are typical of each type of abuse
Module 3: Explain the actions to be taken if abuse is suspected
Module 4: Explain actions to be taken from allegations
Module 5: Identifying ways to preserve evidence
Module 6: Explain how safeguarding and protecting individuals works
Unit 5: Introduction to Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings
Module 1: Definition of the duty of care
Module 2: Understand how this impacts your work role
Module 3: Describe tensions between duty of care and individual rights
Module 4: Explain how to get support and advice to resolve these tensions
Module 5: Understand the complaints procedure
Unit 6: Understanding the Role of the Social Care Worker
Module 1: The difference between working and personal relationships
Module 2: How relationships change in a social care setting
Module 3: Why the job role and its scope are important
Module 4: Outlining agreed ways of working
Module 5: Explain how it is important to keep these up to date
Module 6: Understanding partnership working and how conflict resolution may play a part in this
Unit 7: Understanding Person Centred Approached in Adult Social Care Settings
Module 1: Person centred values and why they are important in planning an individual’s care
Module 2: Define the term consent, what to do if it cannot be obtained
Module 3: Define the term participation and reducing the barriers to active participation
Module 4: Supporting individuals to make informed choices and why risk can be part of this
Module 5: Explain why work views should not influence the choice of the individual
Unit 8: Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings
Module 1: Legislations relating to social care
Module 2: Understanding the responsibility of the social care worker, the employer or manager and the individual
Module 3: Identify tasks that require special training
Module 4: Understand the role of risk assessment as well as different types of accident
Module 5: Understanding moving and handling and why training is critical
Module 6: Identifying hazardous substances and define safe practises
Unit 9: Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings
Module 1: Identify legislation that relates to the recording, sharing and storage of information
Module 2: Why it is important to keep good records
Module 3: How to access guidance, information and advice
Module 4: Outline actions to take when there are concerns over information
