TQUK

Level 2

QN: 603/2554/9

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TQUK Level 2 Diploma in Care (RQF)

Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by TQUK. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2950 hours.

Qualification Level

Level 2

Awarding Body

TQUK

Syllabus Units

125 Units

Guided Hours

2950 hrs

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Course Syllabus & Study Modules

Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication.
Know about common types of medication and their use.
Understand procedures and techniques for the administration of medication.
Prepare for the administration of medication. Administer and monitor medication

Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that ensure the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm.
Understand how to maintain the right to privacy, dignity and respect when supporting individuals with dementia.
Support individuals with dementia to achieve their potential.
Be able to work with carers who are caring for individuals with dementia

Assist the practitioner to carry out health care activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know about current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice when assisting the practitioner to carry out health care activities.
Be able to assist the practitioner in carrying out health care activities

Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Understand the key elements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Understand ‘restraint’ as defined in the s6(4) Mental Capacity Act 2005
Understand the importance of complying with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice when working with individuals who lack capacity

Awareness of working in end of life care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know different perspectives on death and dying.
Understand aims, principles and legislative frame
work in relation to end of life care.
Understand communication in end of life care.
Know how to access the range of services available to individuals and others.

Care for individuals with naso-gastric tubes

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to care for individuals with naso-gastric tubes in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
Know the anatomy and physiology of the upper gastrointestinal system and its relevance to naso-gastric procedures
Be able to prepare to carry out naso-gastric procedures
Be able to support individuals undergoing naso-gastric procedures

Care for the elderly

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the ageing process
Be able to adapt communication techniques when caring for elderly patients
Understand how to care for elderly patients

Causes and spread of infection

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the causes of infection
Understand the transmission of infection

Cleaning, decontamination and waste management

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to maintain a clean environment
Understand the principles and steps of the decontamination process
Understand the importance of good waste management practice

Communication in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand why communication is important in the work setting.
Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals.
Be able to reduce barriers to communication.
Be able to apply principles and practices relating to confidentiality at work

Contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by health conditions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand monitoring of the health of individuals affected by health conditions.
Be able to carry out observations of the health of individuals affected by health conditions.
Be able to record and report on observations.
Be able to respond to changes in an individual’s condition

Contribute to supporting group care activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the place of group careactivities in the care and support of individuals.
Be able to contribute to the development of a supportive group culture.
Be able to contribute to the implementation of group care activities.
Be able to contribute to the evaluation of group care activities

Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the range and purpose of assistive technology available to support individuals.
Be able to contribute to the use of selected assistive technology

Contribute to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare.
Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access.
Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long term health and wellbeing for individuals with a learning disability.
Be able to contribute to plans for healthcare with individuals with a learning disability.
Be able to support individuals to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare services.
Be able to support individuals with a learning disability to use healthcare services

Contribute to the care of a deceased person

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the factors that affect how individuals are cared for after death.
Be able to contribute to supporting those who are close to deceased individuals.
Be able to contribute to preparing deceased individuals prior to transfer.
Be able to contribute to transferring deceased individuals.
Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the death of individuals

Contribute to the effectiveness of teams

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of own role and how it contributes to the team performance
Be able to reflect on own performance
Be able to manage time and commitments effectively
Be able to establish effective working relationships with all members of the team

Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals.
Know the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Be able to contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Be able to evaluate own contribution to the support of an individual for an activity

Contribute to the support of positive risk-taking for individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the importance of risk-taking in everyday life.
Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment.
Know how legislation and policies are relevant to positive risk taking.
Be able to support individuals to make informed choices about taking risks.
Be able to contribute to the support of individuals to manage identified risks.
Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking

Dementia Awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand dementia.
Understand models of dementia.
Know types of dementia and their causes.
Understand an individual’s experience of dementia

Diabetes awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand diabetes and theassociated implications
Know the most common types of diabetes and their causes
Understand how to implement a person-centred approach when supporting individuals with diabetes
Understand the nutritional needs of individuals with diabetes
Understand factors relating to an individual's experience of diabetes
Understand the importance ofmonitoring diabetes
Understand the links between diabetes and other conditions

Duty of care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the implications of duty of care.
Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care.
Know how to respond to complaints

Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia whileminimising risk of harm
Be able to maximise the rights and choices of individuals with dementia
Be able to involve carers and othersin supporting individuals with dementia, .
Be able to maintain the privacy, dignity and respect of individuals with dementia whilst promoting rights and choices

Equality and inclusion in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of equality and inclusion.
Be able to work in an inclusive way.
Know how to access information, advice and support about diversity, equality and inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion when working with individuals with dementia.
Be able to apply a person centred approach in the care and support of individuals with dementia.
Be able to work with a range of individuals who have dementia to ensure diverse needs are met

Facilitate person centred assessment, planning, implementation and review

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of person centred assessment and care planning
Be able to facilitate person centred assessment
Be able to contribute to the planning of care and support
Be able to support the implementation of care plans
Be able to monitor care plans
Be able to facilitate a review of care plans and their implementation

Gain access to the homes of individuals, deal with emergencies and ensure security on departure

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to identify agreed ways to gain entry to and leave individuals' homes
Be able to gain entry to individuals’ homes
Be able to take appropriate action when unable to gain entry to individuals' homes
Be able to deal with emergencies encountered after gaining entry
Be able to ensure security when leaving individuals’ homes
Be able to review procedures for entering and leaving individuals' homes

Handle information in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the need for secure handling of information in care settings.
Know how to access support for handling information.
Be able to handle information in accordance with agreed ways of working

Health, safety and wellbeing in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting .
Understand the use of risk assessments in relation to health and safety.
Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness.
Be able to reduce the spread of infection.
Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely.
Know how to handle hazardous substances and materials.
Understand how to promote fire safety in the work setting.
Be able to implement security measures in the work setting.
Know how to manage own stress

Implement person-centred approaches in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand person centred approaches for care and support.
Be able to work in a person-centred way.
Be able to establish consent when providing care or support.
Be able to encourage active participation.
Be able to support the individual’s right to make choices.
Be able to support the individual’s well-being

Introduction to personalisation in social care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the meaning ofpersonalisation in social care.
Understand systems that support personalisation.
Understand how personalisation affects the way support is provided.
Understand how to implementpersonalisation.

Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the areas in which individuals with an autistic spectrum condition characteristically have difficulties.
Understand the concept of autism as a spectrum, and the implications for variation in the capacities and needs of individuals.
Understand the behaviours exhibited by some individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
Understand how to contribute to the person-centred support of an individual who has an autistic spectrum condition.
Understand how to communicate effectively with individuals on the autistic spectrum

Introductory awareness of models of disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the difference between the medical and social models of disability.
Understand how the adoption of models of disability impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals.
Be able to work with a range of individuals who have dementia to ensure diverse needs are met

Introductory awareness of sensory loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss and steps that can be taken to overcome these.
Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with sensory loss.
Know the main causes and conditions of sensory loss.
Know how to recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and / or hearing loss.
Know how to report concerns about sensory loss

Meet food safety requirements when providing food and drink to individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of food safety measures when providing food and drink for individuals.
Be able to maintain hygiene whenhandling food and drink.
Be able to meet safety requirements when preparing and serving food and drink for individuals.
Be able to meet safety requirements when clearing away food and drink.
Be able to store food and drink safely.
Know how to access additional advice or support about food safety

Monitor and maintain the environment and resources during and after health care activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the procedures for monitoring and maintaining the environment and resources.
Be able to operate equipment.
Be able to monitor and maintain the environment and resources.
Be able to clean resources in own work area

Move and position individuals in accordance with their care plan

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to moving and positioning individuals.
Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals
Be able to minimise risk before moving and positioning individuals.
Be able to move and position an individual.
Know when to seek advice and/or assistance from others when moving and positioning an individual

Obtain and test capillary blood samples

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation, policy and good practice guidelines relate to obtaining and testing capillary blood samples
Understand the anatomy and physiology in relation to obtaining and testing capillary blood samples
Be able to prepare to obtain capillary blood samples
Be able to obtain capillary blood samples.
Be able to test and record the results of blood samples
Be able to pass on the results of blood samples

Obtain and test specimens from individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice in relation to obtaining, carrying, testing and storing specimens.
Understand the processes involved in obtaining and testing specimens from individuals.
Be able to prepare to obtain specimens from individuals.
Be able to obtain specimens from individuals.
Be able to test specimens.
Be able to report on the outcomes on the test of specimens

Parkinson’s disease awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the signs, symptoms, and causes of Parkinson’s disease.2.
Understand the treatments and services available to people with Parkinson’s disease.
Understand the impact of living with Parkinson’s disease.

Personal development in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is required for competence in own work role.
Be able to reflect on own work activities.
Be able to agree a personal development plan.
Be able to develop own knowledge, skills and understanding

Prepare for and carry out extended feeding techniques

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to extended feeding.
Understand the extended feeding techniques.
Understand legislation and agreed ways of working when using extended feeding techniques.
Be able to manage risks relating to extended feeding.
Be able to prepare to extended feeding.
Be able to carry out and complete extended feeding techniques.
Be able to maintain records and report on extended feeding

Prepare individuals for healthcare activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, policy and good practice related to the preparation of individuals for healthcare activities.
Be able to prepare individuals for healthcare activities.
Be able to record and report healthcare activities

Principles of health promotion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Describe factors that influence health.
Explore behaviour change. State the role of effective communication in health promotion

Principles of positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know the importance of risk taking in everyday life for individuals with disabilities.
Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment.3.
Know how legislation and policies are relevant to positive risk taking.
Understand how to support individuals with disabilities in decisions about risk-taking.
Understand how to support individuals with disabilities to manage identified risks

Principles of self-directed support

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand self-directed support.
Understand how to support an individual to direct their own support and develop their support plan.
Understand the different ways thatpeople can use their personal budget.
Understand the outcome focused review process

Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of goodpersonal hygiene.
Know how to encourage anindividual to maintain personal hygiene.
Know how to support an individual to maintain personal hygiene.
Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues

Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability regarding sexuality and sexual health

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the development of human sexuality.
Understand how the sexual development of individuals with a learning disability can differ.
Understand the issues of sexual health and how these can be supported.
Understand relevant legislation influencing the support of sexuality and sexual health for individuals with learning disabilities.
Know how to support the sexual expression of an individual with a learning disability

Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, policies andguidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare.
Understand the function of differenthealthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access.
Understand the role of professionalswithin different healthcare services that a individual with a learning disability may need to access.
Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checksunderpin long-term health and well-being.
Understand the issues that anindividual with a learning disability may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services.

Principles of supporting young people with a disability to make the transition into adulthood

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the steps and stages of moving from childhood into adulthood.
Understand how having a disability may affect the process of moving from childhood into adulthood.
Know the options for supporting a young person who has a disability to make the transition into adulthood.
Understand how to support a young person with a disability through a successful transition.
Understand the importance of supporting a young person and their family to reflect on the transition

Promote positive behaviour

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour.
Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies.
Be able to promote positive behaviour.
Be able to respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour.
Be able to support individuals and others following an incident of behaviour that challenges.

Promote wellbeing of individuals and groups by supporting activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how activity affects wellbeing.
Be able to support individuals to identify and plan activities.
Be able to support group members to identify and plan activities.
Be able to encourage and support individuals and groups to participate in activities.
Contribute to the review, evaluation and improvement of activities.

Promotion of general health and well-being

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Describe methods of health promotion planning.
Identify opportunities for the practical application of health promotion.
Outline the scientific basis of health promotion

Provide active support

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how active support translates values into person-centred practical action with an individual.
Be able to interact positively with individuals to promote participation.
Be able to implement person-centred daily plans to promote participation.
Be able to maintain person- centred records of participation

Provide agreed support for foot care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the signs and causes of foot and toe-nail abnormalities.
Be able to provide support for assessed foot care needs.
Be able to promote the individual’s engagement in their own foot care.
Be able to provide foot care safely.
Be able to record and report on foot care.

Provide support for journeys

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors to consider when planning support for journeys.
Be able to support individuals to plan journeys.
be able to support individuals when making journeys.
Be able to review the support provided for individuals when making journeys.

Provide support for leisure activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the role that leisure activities play in well being
Be able to support individuals to identify and plan for leisure activities
Be able to encourage and support individuals to participate in leisure activities
Be able to contribute to the review and revision of support for leisure activities

Provide support for mobility

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of mobility.
Be able to prepare for mobility activities.
Be able to support individuals to keep mobile.
Be able to observe
record and report on activities to support mobility

Provide support for sleep

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of sleep.
Be able to establish conditions suitable for sleep.
Be able to assist an individual to sleep.
Be able to monitor sleep.
Know how to access information and advice about difficulties with sleep

Provide support for therapy sessions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the benefits of therapy sessions.
Be able to prepare for therapy sessions.
Be able to provide support in therapy sessions.
Be able to observe and record therapy sessions.
Be able to contribute to the review of therapy sessions

Provide support to manage pain and discomfort

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort
Be able to assist in minimisingindividuals’ pain or discomfort
Be able to monitor
record and report on the management of individuals’ pain or discomfort

Purpose and principles of independent advocacy

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand independent advocacy.
Explain principles and values underpinning independent advocacy.
Describe the development of advocacy.
Be able to explain different types of advocacy support and their purpose.
Understand the roles andresponsibilities of an independentadvocate.
Understand advocacy standards.

Responsibilities of a care worker

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand working relationships in care settings.
Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer.
Be able to work in partnership with others.

Safeguarding and protection in care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of safeguarding adults.2.
Know to recognise signs of ab
Know how to respond to suspected or alleged ab
Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
Understand principles for online safety.

Select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment for work in health care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation, local policy and protocol in relation to dressing for work in a healthcare setting.
Be able to select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a healthcare setting

Stroke awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know what a stroke is
Know how to recognise stroke
Understand the management of riskfactors for stroke
Understand the importance of emergency response and treatment forstroke
Understand the management ofstroke

Support care plan activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to implement care plan activities.
Be able to support care plan activities.
Be able to maintain records of care plan activities.
Be able to contribute to reviewing activities in the care plan

Support effective communication with individuals with a sensory loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know different methods that can support communication with individuals with sensory loss.
Be able to use different methods of communication with individuals with sensory loss.
Understand how the environment impacts on communication with individuals with sensory loss.
Be able to utilise the environment for effective communication with individuals with sensory loss

Support families of individuals with acquired brain injury

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of working in a family centred way.
Understand the long term effects of acquired brain injury on the family.
Be able to apply legislation that is relevant to carers of individuals with acquired brain injury.
Be able to support families and friends who hold the primary caring role.
Know the support available from other professionals and agencies

Support independence in the tasks of daily living

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand principles for supporting independence in the tasks of daily living
Be able to establish what support is required for daily living tasks
Be able to provide support for planning and preparing meals
Be able to provide support for buying and using household and personal items
Be able to provide support for keeping the home clean and secure
Be able to identify and respond to changes needed in support for daily living tasks

Support individuals affected by Parkinson’s

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the signs, symptoms and progression of Parkinson’s.
Understand the impact of Parkinson’s on the individual and others.
Understand the diagnosis, interventions and treatments to manage Parkinson’s.
Understand the use of medication for Parkinson’s.
Be able to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals with Parkinson’s.

Support individuals at the end of life

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the aims and principles of end of life care.
Understand factors affecting end of life care.
Understand advance care planning in relation to end of life care.
Be able to provide support to individuals and key people during end of life care.
Understand the role of organisations and support services available to individuals and key people in relation to end of life care.
Be able to support individuals through the process of dying.
Be able to take action following the death of individuals.
Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the dying or death of individuals

Support individuals in meeting their nutritional and hydration needs

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the features of a balanced diet.
Understand hydration.
Understand how to prevent malnutrition.
Understand how an individual’s special dietary requirements can be met.
Understand person centred approaches to supporting nutrition and hydration.
Be able to support and monitor nutrition and hydration.
Understand food safety and hygiene requirements.

Support individuals in their relationships

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand factors affecting the capacity of individuals to develop and/or maintain relationships.
Be able to support individuals to
identify beneficial relationships.
Be able to support individuals to develop new relationships. .
maintain existing relationships.
Be able to work with individuals to review the support provided for relationships

Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know ways to support individuals to access information on services and facilities.
Be able to work with individuals to select and obtain information about services and facilities.
Be able to work with individuals to access and use information about services and facilities.
Be able to support individuals to evaluate the information accessed on services and facilities

Support individuals to carry out their own health care procedures

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand health care procedures likely to be undertaken by individuals.
Be able to support individuals to prepare to carry out their own health care procedures.
Be able to support individuals to carry out health care procedures.
Be able to monitor health care procedures undertaken by individuals

Support individuals to eat and drink

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink.
Be able to prepare to provide support for eating and drinking.
Be able to provide support for eating and drinking.
Be able to clear away after eating and drinking.
Be able to monitor eating and drinking and the support provided

Support individuals to live at home

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles of supporting individuals to live at home
Be able to contribute to planning support for living at home
Be able to work with individuals tosecure additional services and facilitiesto enable them to live at home
Be able to work in partnership to introduce additional services for individuals living at home
Be able to contribute to reviewing support for living at home

Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of goodpersonal hygiene.
Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene.
Understand when poor hygiene maybe an indicator of other underlying personal issues

Support individuals to manage continence

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand factors that affect the management of continence.
Be able to support individuals and their carers to manage continence issues.
Be able to support the use of equipment to manage continence.
Be able to maintain infection control when supporting individuals to manage continence.
Be able to monitor
record and report on support for managing continence

Support individuals to meet personal care needs

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to work with individuals to identify their needs and preferences in relation to personal care.
Be able to provide support for personal care.
Be able to support individuals to use the toilet.
Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene.
Be able to support individuals to manage their personal appearance.
Be able to monitor and report on support for personal care

Support individuals to negotiate environments

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that impact on an individual being able to negotiate their environment
Be able to prepare to support an individual to negotiate an environment
Be able to support an individual to negotiate an environment
Be able to review support provided to an individual to negotiate an environment

Support individuals undergoing healthcare activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand healthcare activities in order to support individuals.
Be able to prepare individuals to undergo healthcare activities.
Be able to support individuals undergoing healthcare activities.
Be able to support individuals following the healthcare activities

Support individuals who are bereaved

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the effects of bereavement on individuals
Understand principles for supporting individuals who are bereaved
Be able to support individuals to express their response to loss
Be able to support individuals who are bereaved
Understand the role of specialist agencies in supporting individuals who are bereaved
Be able to manage own feelings when providing support for individuals who are bereaved

Support individuals who are distressed

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand causes and effects of distress on individuals.
Understand potential impacts on own well-being when supporting an individual who is distressed.
Be able to prepare to support individuals who are experiencing distress.
Be able to support individuals who are experiencing distress.
Be able to support individuals to manage distress.
Be able to record and report on an individual’s distress.

Support individuals with acquired brain injury and their families and carers

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by ‘acquired brain injury’.
Understand how acquired brain injury impacts on individuals.
Understand the needs of families and carers when an individual has an acquired brain injury.
Be able to respond to behaviour that challenges.
Be able to support families and carers of individuals with acquired brain injury.

Support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislative frameworks that relate to individuals with autistic spectrum conditions.
Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions.
Be able to support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions.
Be able to support individuals with autistic spectrum condition with verbal and non-verbal communication.
Be able to support individuals with transitions and change.

Support individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation and frameworks relevant to the care and support of individuals with dementia.
Use techniques which facilitate positive interactions with individuals with dementia.
Support the rights and choices of individuals with dementia.
Support carers and others in the care and support of individuals with dementia.

Support individuals with self-directed support

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand self-directed support.
Understand how to support individuals to direct their own support and develop their support plan.
Understand the different ways that individuals can use their personal budget.
Be able to support individuals to direct their support.
Be able to support individuals to use their person budget in different ways.
Be able to support individuals with an outcome -focused review

Support individuals with specific communication needs

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand an individual’s specific communication needs.
Understand how to support the use of communication technology and aids.
Be able to contribute to identifying and addressing specific communication needs of individuals.
Be able to interact with individuals using their preferred communication method.
Be able to promote communication between individuals and others.
Be able to review an individual’s communication needs and the support provided.

Support mental health and well-being

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the legal frame
work relevant to mental health.
Know what is meant by mental health and mental ill health.
Understand mental ill health within the social context.
Be able to support the mental well-being and mental health of individuals.

Support parents with disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the legislative and policyframeworks that underpins good practice in the support of parents with disabilities.
Understand the support parents withdisabilities may need.
Be able to support parents with disabilities.
Be able to support individuals with disabilities to overcome the barriers they may face in becoming parents and bringing up children.
Be able to develop positive working relationships with parents with disabilities.
Be able to work in partnership with other workers, different services and informal support networks.
Understand how to maintain the primary focus on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child

Support participation in learning and development activities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors to take into account when supporting individuals to take part in activities for learning and development.
Be able to support individuals to prepare for taking part in learning and development activities.
Be able to contribute to preparingthe environment and resources for learning and development activities.
Be able to support individuals to take part in learning and development activities.
Be able to contribute to the evaluation of learning or development activities

Support person-centred thinking and planning

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the principles and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews.
Understand the context within which person-centred thinking and planning takes place.
Understand own role in person-centred planning, thinking and reviews.
Be able to apply person-centred thinking in relation to own life.
Be able to implement person-centred thinking and person-centred reviews

Support the assessment of individuals with sensory loss

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own role and role of others in relation to the assessment of individuals with sensory loss and their carers.
Understand own role and the role of others in promoting the interests of individuals with sensory loss.
Be able to support the assessment of individuals with sensory loss.
Be able to support primary carers.
Be able to promote evidence-based practice relevant to sensory loss.

Support use of medication in social care settings

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the legislative frame
work for the use of medication in social care settings.
Know about common types of medication and their use.
Understand roles and responsibilities in the use of medication .
Understand techniques foradministering medication
Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely.
Know how to promote the rights of the individual when managing medication .
Be able to support use of medication.
Be able to record and report on use of medication

The person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand approaches that enableindividuals with dementia to experience well-being.
Understand the role of carers in thecare and support of individuals with dementia.
Understand the roles of others in the
support of individuals with dementia

The principles of infection prevention and control

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own and others roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections
Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections
Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infections
Understand the importance of risk assessment in relation to the prevention and control of infections
Understand the importance of using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the prevention and control of infections
Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections

Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that can affect interactions and communication of individuals with dementia
Be able to communicate with anindividual with dementia using a range of verbal and non-verbal techniques
Be able to communicate positively with an individual who has dementia by valuing their individuality
Be able to use positive interaction approaches with individuals with dementia

Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to communicate with individuals with dementia.
Be able to apply interaction andcommunication approaches with individuals in dementia

100

Understand and implement a person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of a person centred approach to dementia care and support.
Be able to involve the individual with dementia in planning and implementing their care and support using a person centred approach.
Be able to involve carers and others in the care and support of individuals with dementia

101

Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia.
Understand the effect that that mealtime environments can have on an individual with dementia.
Be able to support an individual withdementia to enjoy good nutrition

102

Understand conditions associated with diabetes

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand cardiovascular risk to the individual with diabetes.
Understand the relationship between neuropathy and diabetes.
Understand the relationship between nephropathy and diabetes.
Understand the support needs of an individual with retinopathy and diabetes.
Understand factors relating to the prevention of conditions associated with diabetes.

103

Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand and appreciate the importance of diversity of individuals with dementia.
Understand the importance of person centred approaches in the care and support of individuals with dementia.
Understand ways of working with a range of individuals who have dementia to ensure diverse needs are met

104

Understand how to support individuals to care for their feet

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the structure and function of the foot and ankle.
Understand the causes and risk factors of problems affecting the foot.
Understand how to carry out foot and nail care.
Understand reporting and referral procedures relevant to foot care.

105

Understand mental health problems

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the types of mental ill health
Understand the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social net

106

Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the different views on the nature of mental well-being and mental health and the factors that may influence both across the life span
Know how to implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being and mental health with individuals and groups

107

Understand own role in providing support following an incident of behaviour that challenges

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to encourage an individual to consider their own behaviour after a challenging incident.2.
Understand additional support available to those who exhibit behaviour that challenges.

108

Understand physical disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability.
Understand the concept of physicaldisability.
Understand how the challenges ofliving with a physical disability can be addressed.
Understand the importance of independence and inclusion for the individual with physical disability

109

Understand positive behaviour support principles

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, frameworks, policies and codes of practice relevant to positive behaviour support.
Understand behaviour as a form of expression.
Understand strategies which support positive behaviour.
Understand positive behaviour support.
Understand how to manage behaviour that challenges.
Understand how to support individuals and others when an incident of behaviour that challenges has occurred.

110

Understand stroke care management

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to support individuals to manage stroke according to legislation, policy and guidance.
Understand specific communication factors affecting individuals following a stroke.
Understand changing physical needs of individuals affected by stroke.
Understand the impact of the effects of stroke on daily living.
Understand the associated complications for an individual with stroke.
Understand the importance of adopting a person centred approach in stroke care management

111

Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand common medications available to, and appropriate for, individuals with dementia.
Understand how to provide person centred care to individuals with dementia through the appropriate and effective use of medication

112

Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how legislation and policies support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities.
Understand the nature, causes and characteristics of learning disability.
Understand the historical context of learning disability.
Understand the principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families.
Understand how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers.
Understand how to promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities.

113

Understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the importance of inclusion

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the concept of diversityand its relevance to working withindividuals who have dementia
Understand that each individual’sexperience of dementia is unique
Understand the importance ofworking in a person centred way andhow this links to inclusion

114

Understand the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia.
Understand how a person centred approach may be used to encourage positive communication with individuals with dementia.
Understand the factors which can affect interactions with individuals with dementia

115

Understand the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand acquired brain injury.
Understand the impact of an acquired brain injury on the individual.
Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with acquired brain Injury.
Understand the impact that personality changes can have on an individual and those providing support.
Understand the impact of challenging behaviour.

116

Understand the process and experience of dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the neurology of dementia
Understand the impact of recognition and diagnosis of dementia
Understand how dementia care must be underpinned by a person centered approach

117

Understand the risks associated with diabetes emergencies

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand hypoglycaemia.
Understand the emergency treatments for hypoglycaemia.
Know the process of recording and reporting emergency treatments for hypoglycaemia.
Understand hyperglycaemia.
Know the treatments for hyperglycaemia.
Understand the process of recording and reporting treatments for hyperglycaemia.
Understand the risks associated with diabetes and intercurrent illness

118

Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the individuals with dementia may communicate in different ways.
Understand the importance of positive interactions with individuals with dementia.
Understand the factors which can affect interactions and communication of individuals with dementia

119

Understanding learning disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand legislation and policies relevant to learning disability.
Understand learning disability.
Understand how the health and social care practitioner supports individuals with learning disabilities.

120

Understanding mental health

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know what is meant by mental health and mental ill-health.
Understand how mental health care has changed over time.
Understand the social context of mental illness.
Understand the legal context of mental illness.

121

Undertake agreed pressure area care

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care
Understand good practice in relation to own role when undertaking pressure area care
Be able to follow the agreed care plan
Understand the use of materials, equipment and resources that are available when undertaking pressure area care
Be able to prepare to undertake pressure area care
Be able to undertake pressure area care

122

Undertake personal hygiene activities with individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to undertaking personal hygiene activities with individuals
Know the anatomy and physiology of the skin, nose, mouth, eyes and ears in relation to cleansing
Be able to prepare for undertaking personal hygiene activities with individuals
Be able to undertake personal hygiene activities with individuals
Be able to record and report the outcome of the personal hygiene activity

123

Undertake physiological measurements

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice for undertaking physiological measurements
Understand the physiological states that can be measured
Be able to prepare to take physiological measurements
Be able to undertakephysiological measurements
Be able to record and report results of physiological measurements

124

Work in partnership with families to support individuals

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand partnership working with families and family members in care and/or support
Be able to establish and maintain positive relationships with families and family members in care and/or support
Be able to plan shared approaches to the care and support of individuals with families and family members in care and/or support
Be able to work with families to access support in their role as carers
Be able to exchange and record information about partnership work with families
Be able to contribute to reviewing partnership work with families
Be able to provide feedback about support for families

125

Work with other professionals and agencies to support individuals with a physical disability

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand types of social care provision for individuals with physical disabilities.
Understand the range of support provided by other professionals and agencies working with individuals with physical disabilities.
Be able to work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to support individuals with physical disabilities

Regulatory & Verification Details

Qualification Number (QN): 603/2554/9
Regulated Status: Available to learners
Awarding Body: TQUK
Qualification Type: Occupational Qualification
Operational Start: Jan 2018