Overview

You will learn about the importance of privacy and dignity and how they can be maintained, as well as the principles of self-care and how to support a person to make their own decisions.

Audience

This course is aimed at:

New members of staff in Healthcare Support Worker roles

New members of staff in Adult Social Care Worker roles

Any staff members who provide direct care to patients or individuals needing support

This course will also be useful for:

Staff moving into new roles within their organisation

Refreshing the knowledge of any member of staff

About this course

This course contains four bite-sized modules that use practice-based scenarios, videos and engaging questions to bring the subject to life.

The four modules are:

Principles that underpin privacy and dignity in care

Maintain the privacy and dignity of the individual(s) in your care

Support an individual's right to make choices and Support individuals in making choices about their care

Understand how to support active participation and Support the individual in active participation in their own care

Each module takes between five and ten minutes to complete; the modules that contain video clips take a little longer. The knowledge element of standard 7 of the Care Certificate is covered in this course. 

Objectives

In this course you will learn: 

What dignity is

How privacy and dignity can be compromised

How to ensure that privacy and dignity are maintained

How to support individuals to make decisions

What is the Mental Capacity Act

When risk assessments are necessary

What to do if you disagree with a decision

How to encourage active participation

What are the benefits of active participation

The principles of self-care

Content

Here are some of the topics covered in this course:

What is dignity?| How to maintain privacy and dignity| Supporting individuals to make decisions| Testing for capacity - the Mental Capacity Act| Risk assessments| Encouraging active participation| Enabling self-care.