Care Support هذه الدورة تدرس باللغة الإنجليزية

تفاصيل الدورة

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to work effectively in a care setting. It aims to promote good practice and respect for diversity in lifestyle, religion and culture in care work.

The Benefits to Learners of this Valuable Qualification

• To enable the learner to explore the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of a care worker,
• To facilitate an understanding of the importance of multidisciplinary work in the care sector,
• To explore the various needs of the clients in a care setting,
• To demonstrate an ability to plan and provide enhanced quality of care,
• To explore the need for personal planning and growth,
• To enable the learner to apply the skills and concepts in practical setting,
• To assist the learner to develop the academic and vocational language, literacy and numeracy skills related to Care Support through the medium of the indicative content,
• To enable the learner to take responsibility for his/her own learning

Requirements:

The requirements for entry to the Care Support Level 5 Minor Award are, Leaving Certificate standard or equivalent qualifications or FETAC/QQI Level 4 Certificate and/or relevant life and work experiences.

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The following content will be covered in this course:

• Discuss the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of a care worker
• Examine the role of a care worker within the multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Demonstrate the ability to plan and provide enhanced quality care
• Apply knowledge gained to plan and meet the needs of the individual client
• Explore the need for personal planning and growth
• Plan strategies to improve own personal development
• Reflect on personal effectiveness as a care worker to include own strengths and weaknesses
• Reflect on relationships with clients, relatives and multidisciplinary team members and interpersonal issues that arise in care work.

Assessment:

The assessment process includes a combination of module appropriate assessment procedures which will facilitate the assessment of learning outcomes of this course. These methods will include continuous assessment processes such as:

Assessment Format: Assignment 30% / Learner Record 70%

Assignment An assignment is usually carried out over an extended period of time and the assignment brief will require candidates to show:

• An understanding and application of concepts.
• A selection of relevant research techniques and sources of information.
• An ability to analyse, evaluate, draw conclusions and make recommendations

Learner Record – This course is assessed through completion of a number of activities and completion of a personal Learner Record which records your experience of supervision in a childcare context. This will cover planning of initiatives, making decisions, in addition to demonstrating your supervision and organisational skills. All work submitted must be your own work.

Accreditation:

FETAC/QQI “ Care Support Level 5 Minor award
Awarded by – QQI) Quality & Qualifications Ireland

Progression:

On successful completion of this Care Support course, the participant will have achieved one of eight modules which lead to a Major Award in Healthcare Support Level 5