Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Social Care: Working in Social Care
This online course explored what it is to be a social care worker. Learners looked at the context and overview of the social care workforce, discovered the skills and values required (focusing on communication and safe practice), and explored career development opportunities in social care.
0 weeks, 4 hours per week
Dave Hall
University Secretary
The Open University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the role of social care workers, and the skills, knowledge and values needed to work in the sector
- Apply essential communication skills for social care workers and implement person-centred practice
- Identify the principles underpinning safe practice
- Explore ways of developing a career in social care and further your knowledge in social care
Syllabus
- What do social care workers do?
- Who uses social care workers’ services?
- The essential communication skills for social care workers
- The practice of person-centred care
- The principles underpinning safeguarding and professional boundaries
- Career development opportunities in social care
Issued on 27th March 2024
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