Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children's and Young People's Settings

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It is vital that those working within health, social care or children and young people’s settings not only understand what it means to have a duty of care in their work role but also how to effectively implement duty of care in everything they do.

On completion of this Virtual College e-learning course, learners will be able to outline, understand and act upon their duty of care helping to ensure the safety and well-being of those they support and for their own professional development to ensure the balance between acting on their responsibilities and allowing people the rights to make choices.

On completion of this course learners will be able to:

• Identify how duty of care contributes to safe practice
• Address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
• Outline how to respond to complaints

The content of this course has been mapped to the underpinning knowledge within the following units on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF):

Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

This unit is a mandatory unit within the following qualifications:
Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England

Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

This unit is a mandatory unit within the following qualifications:
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England
Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce

For more information about this or any of our courses mapped to the QCF please contact us on the details provided below.

Lesson Plan

Areas covered include:

• Welcome and Learning Objectives
• How Duty of Care Contributes to Practice
• Addressing Conflicts or Dilemmas
• How to Respond to Complaints and Summary

Accreditation

The content of this Virtual College course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

Approximately 1 and a half hours. With approximately 40 interactive screens, it is estimated that this course will take approximately 1 and half hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning course you can complete this training in convenient stages and revisit whenever you wish. The system will record your progress throughout.

Target Audience

This course is targeted primarily at those working within health, social care or children and young people’s settings, including professional care and support workers and practitioners.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.