Course description
Health and social care is one of the largest sectors in the UK and is continuously growing due to the aging population. This Social Care for Communities QLS Level 4 is perfect for anyone currently working in the health and social care industry who is looking to move into a more community-focussed role. During this course, you will learn more about the roles, values, and training in the industry, as well as understand the ways in which you can work in partnership with the community to meet their needs. You will also improve your knowledge of both adult and child-specific services that will help you care for the most vulnerable members of the community.
Course Content
Unit 1 History of social care in communities
- Development of social policy perspectives
- The legal framework of community care
- The challenges of modernisation
- Economy of care
- Assessment and provision of services
- The experiences of practice in community care
Unit 2 Assessment, care planning, and review
- The statutory framework
- Needs-led assessment
- Record keeping
- Care planning
- Interventions and risk assessment
- Monitoring and review of services and service provision
- Evaluation of support services
- Quality assurance and the outcomes approach to quality
Unit 3 Roles and values
- Defining and describing roles
- Skills training
- Carer issues
- Values
- Participation and empowerment
- Rights and discrimination
- Mental health issues
Unit 4 Meeting social needs
- Service provision costs and payments
- Benefits and allowances
- Residential care costs
- Financial management
- Health and social care definitions
- Partnership working
- Continuing care
- Future care development
- Housing needs
Unit 5 Adult services
- Scope of adult services
- Services for older people
- Transitional services
- Contextual services provision: disability and mental health services
- HIV/AIDs
- Substance misuse
- Services for asylum seekers
Unit 6 Children's services
- Scope of children’s services
- Legislation relating to child protection and care orders
- Abuse and neglect
- Specialist skills for working in children's services
- Residential and foster care
- Adoption
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