Master the essentials of providing support for the vulnerable within your society in this free online course. ‘Social care’ refers to a wide range of activities from child protection to end-of-life care for adults. At its core, social care involves providing care and support for the most vulnerable members of society such as the aged, children, the disabled or the mentally challenged. By taking this course, you will gain a rich understanding of the nature of social care work, including the duties, conduct and legal requirements of a care worker.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the legal requirements for social care work • Distinguish between supervision and appraisal • Explain the ‘duty of care’ concept • Classify difficult scenarios that could be encountered by a care worker • Explain the role of effective communication in social care work • Identify different forms of communication used in social care • Outline the steps for conducting risk assessments for service users • Recall categories of potential food hazards • Summarise the possible effects of child abuse • Identify the elements of basic life support • Discuss techniques for dealing with stress • Describe the process for administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) |
| Course Code | 1056 |
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