Keeping Good Records

Overview

Keeping good records is an essential part of a structured approach to work with adults, children, young people and their families. It provides evidence of your work activity and demonstrates the practical application of your knowledge and skills. In this course we’ll go over how best to make sure your records align with best practice.

Objectives

• Understand what kind of records need to be kept
• Explain why good record keeping is important and why we need good records
• Describe what the good principles of good record keeping are
• Understand the differences good and bad record keeping

Audience

This course is intended for anyone who works in Children’s Social Care, Adults’ Social Care, the Health sector and the Education sector.