Understanding Your Role in Care | E-Learning
Choosing social care as a career means choosing to make a real difference to people’s lives. This course helps you understand what that means in practice.
Social care is the provision of personal care, protection, social support and social work services to children or adults who are in need, at risk, or have needs arising from illness, disability, old age or poverty. It is one of the largest employment sectors in the UK, and one of the most personally demanding.
People who work in social care do so because they want to support others to live well and with dignity. But good intentions are not sufficient without clear understanding of what the role involves, what standards are expected, how care workers fit into the broader system of health and social care, and what responsibilities come with the role.
This CPD-approved online course provides that foundation. It is designed for those who are new to a career in care, or who are considering it, and provides a clear, honest picture of what social care is and what working within it requires.
What You Will Learn
- What social care is, the different settings in which it is delivered, and how it differs from healthcare
- The goals of social care: supporting independence, promoting wellbeing and enabling people to live as full a life as possible
- Why people choose social care as a career, and what makes it both rewarding and challenging
- The values and behaviours expected of care workers, including compassion, respect, honesty and reliability
- The professional responsibilities that come with working in care: duty of care, confidentiality, record-keeping and safeguarding
- How care workers fit into the wider health and social care system, and how to work effectively within it
- The regulatory framework, including the Care Quality Commission and the importance of professional registration in relevant roles
- Codes of conduct for social care workers and the standards they set
- Personal resilience: the emotional demands of care work and how to sustain your wellbeing in the role
Course Details
| Format | Fully online, self-paced |
| Duration | Approximately 1 to 2 hours |
| Certificate | CPD approved. PDF issued on completion |
| Access | Immediate on enrolment, and compatible with all devices |
Certificate:
- PDF format certificates are issued as standard, as soon as you complete the course.
Course duration:
- The course includes around 40 minutes of video lead learning.
Test:
- This Understanding your Role in Care course is tested online & you’ll need to gain a minimum of 70% in each of the modules to pass.
- You will undertake a multiple choice exam at the end of the course with short tests throughout to help cement your learning.
Pre-requisites:
- We recommend that you have a reasonable understanding of English & maths (e.g. GCSE grade D/Level 1) before undertaking this course.
Candidates:
- Purchase a place for yourself, or purchase a bundle for your colleagues.
Geographical coverage:
- The Understanding your Role in Care course is available to candidates in the UK.
- The course can be delivered in other countries however candidates should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice, protocols & guidance.
Venue:
- The Understanding your Role in Care course can be run on any electronic device, but we recommend that a laptop/desktop is used to ensure that you can see the screen clearly.
Joining instructions:
- Shortly after you purchase your place on the course, we will email you your login details for the course.
- Visit this page to read the course joining instructions including everything you need to know about our e-learning courses.
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