Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Social Care: Understanding Informal Care
This online course explored the role of informal carers in the social care sector. Learners discovered how to support the activities of daily living, the challenges of informal care and the support available to informal carers.
0 weeks, 4 hours per week
Dave Hall
University Secretary
The Open University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Reflect on the central role of informal carers in providing day-to-day support for those with social care needs
- Explore the activities of daily living supported by carers and their relationship to dependence, independence and interdependence
- Reflect on the experiences of providing informal care to understand the impact on the carers’ experience and wellbeing
- Identify the support available to carers and why so many people do not receive this help
Syllabus
- What informal care is and why do it
- The essential day-to-day activities supported by informal carers
- The diversity of the people who take on caring responsibilities and how these responsibilities shape their lives
- The importance of declaring caring status and why some carers remain ‘hidden’
- What support is available to informal carers and how is eligibility determined
Issued on 5th April 2024
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