Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Social Care: What is Social Care?
This online course explored social care and the role it plays in supporting the independence and wellbeing of those needing care. Learners discovered what social care is, who it's for and is provided by, and looked at the challenges of providing good quality social care services.
0 weeks, 4 hours per week
Dave Hall
University Secretary
The Open University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the purposes of the social care sector and the services provided
- Identify the users of social care services and their support needs
- Describe what shapes social care – its guiding values, and legal, regulatory and financial underpinnings
- Investigate the context of social care across the four UK nations
Syllabus
- The purposes of social care and the services provided
- The underpinning principles of person-centred social care
- How the specific needs of the diverse range of social care service users are met by social care
- The diverse range of service providers
- The current challenges in providing good quality, person-centred care
Issued on 24th March 2024
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