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Learning outcomes

• Explore some of the current and future changes for society and the social care workforce in particular, brought about by self-isolation and social distancing, since the onset of COVID-19
• Identify a range of reactions people may have to a global pandemic or crises
• Explore the concept of ‘vulnerability’ and how this may be defined within the context of self-isolation and social distancing
• Explore how the impact of a pandemic affects individuals differently at different times and what some of these differences and circumstances may be
• Identify the reactions and impacts of self-isolation and social distancing, which are particular to yourself individually
• Explore ways of addressing the impact of factors such as self-isolation and social distancing for yourself and others
• Explore a range of coping strategies to help yourself or others to address the impact of self-isolation and social distancing
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a range of coping strategies on yourself and others
• Discuss with others interested in the impact of self-isolation and social distancing on those connected to the social care workforce
• Reflect on the learning from the course and what this might help you with in the future as the landscape of COVID-19 unfolds

Syllabus

• The factors of self-isolation and social distancing, specific to COVID-19, which creates the issue of social vulnerability for individuals, groups and society as a whole.
• A journey of understanding the impact of change, brought about by factors such as social isolation and social distancing at all of these levels, in a way that invites empathy and compassion within and across the system.
• The notion of ‘vulnerability’ and the additional layer of complexity that this poses, in relation to those who provide care and help to vulnerable people, such as social care professionals and residential, domiciliary and home based carers.
• The concept of uncertainty, with consideration to how we find ways to cope with this in the present moment and beyond COVID-19.