Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings

Who is the course for?

This module is targeted primarily at those working within health, social care or children and young people’s settings, including professional care and support workers and practitioners.

What will I study?

It is vital that those working within health, social care or children and young people’s settings not only understand what it means to have a duty of care in their work role but also how to effectively implement duty of care in everything they do.

On completion of this e-learning course, learners will be able to outline, understand and act upon their duty of care helping to ensure the safety and well-being of those they support and for their own professional development to ensure the balance between acting on their responsibilities and allowing people the rights to make choices.

On completion of this course learners will be able to:

•Identify how duty of care contributes to safe practice

•Address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individuals rights and the duty of care

•Outline how to respond to complaints

The content of this course has been mapped to the underpinning knowledge within the following units on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF):

Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. This unit is a mandatory unit within the following qualifications: Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce, Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England

Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

This unit is a mandatory unit within the following qualifications:
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England and Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce
Areas covered include:
•Welcome and Learning Objectives
•How Duty of Care Contributes to Practice
•Addressing Conflicts or Dilemmas
•How to Respond to Complaints and Summary

How will the course be delivered?

With approximately 40 interactive screens, it is estimated that this module will take approximately 1 and half hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages and revisit whenever you wish. The system will record your progress throughout.

Course Entry Criteria

There are no specific entry requirements for this module.

The college operates a no refunds policy as detailed below. Cancellations and transfer requests are subject to the following conditions:

• More than 4 weeks notice – no charge
• 4 weeks notice – 30% of the cost
• 2-3 weeks notice – 50% of the cost
• 1-2 weeks notice – 75% of the cost
• Less than 1 weeks notice – 100% of the cost

All cancellations must be made in writing and are subject to a £10 administration charge. The full fee’s policy is available on request.

What will I get at the end of the course?

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

What can I do next?

There are many other Care and Health courses on our website, click here for further information.

How much does it cost?

£40.00 per person