Level 2 Introduction to duty of care in health and social care
Level 2 Introduction to duty of care in health and social care or children and young person’s settings
Overview of the course
Type of course: Knowledge-based course (not a formal qualification)
Study method: Online, self-paced by learner
Level of this course: Level 2 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (equivalent to Level 5 in Scotland)
Credit value: 2 credits
Estimated Course Duration: 18 hours average, depending on the learner
Entry requirements: No minimum entry restrictions
Assessment type: End of course Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Your knowledge will be tested with an automated multiple-choice quiz. You will receive instant results to let you know if you have successfully passed the course. Retakes are free while enrolment is live.
Assessment pass mark – 80% needed to pass
Cost(s) of MCQ test and certificate of completion – All costs included in the course price
Access to coursework: 12 months
Summary of the course
This Duty of Care course prepares learners for working in the relevant sectors, providing them with an understanding of the duty of care that underpins their roles and responsibilities within their settings.
Learners will gain critical insights into the dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and the rights of an individual to make choices and take acceptable risks.
Learners will also learn why it is important that individuals know how to make complaints, the agreed procedures for making complaints, and their own role in responding to complaints.
What you will learn
This Level 2 course covers the following:
- Definition the term "duty of care"
- Understand "duty of candour"
- Implications of duty of care
- How the duty of care affects the care worker's role
- Dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights
- Where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemmas
- Know why it is important that individuals know how to make a complaint
- Know how to respond to complaints
- Understand the main points of agreed procedures for handling complaints
How to pay for enrolment
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The process of enrolment
The process of enrolment is as follows:
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Who is this course for?
This courses is for anyone who working as front line staff in any health and social care service, and those aspiring to start a career in the relevant field like as:
- Health Care Assistant
- Domiciliary Care Assistant
- Mental Health Support Worker
- Elderly Care Worker
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Homecare Assistant
- Daycare Worker
- Residential Support Worker
- Health visitors
- Care Assistant
- Care Support Worker
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Midwife
- Nursing Assistant
- Occupational Therapist
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Social Care Worker
- Assistant Practitioner
- Healthcare Assistant
- Home Care Worker
- Live in Care Assistant
- Personal Care Assistant
- Child Support Worker
- Social Worker
- Care Worker
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Psychologist
- Counsellor
- Nurses
- Doctors
- and anyone else working in frontline with direct contact with users of the service.