Care Certificate
Course Content
- Introduction to the Care Certificate Course
- Standard 1 - Understand Your Role
- Standard 2 - Your Personal Development
- Standard 3 - Duty of Care
- Introduction to the Duty of Care Standard
- Addressing dilemmas within your duty of care
- Duty of care
- Recognising and handling comments, complaints and incidents
- Managing conflict and difficult situations
- How to deal with comments and complaints
- Supporting independence
- Incidents, Errors and Near Misses
- Standard 4 - Equality and Diversity
- Introduction to the standard on Equality and Diversity
- About equality and diversity
- The purpose of the Equality Act 2010
- Types of discrimination
- Protected characteristics
- Explaining equal opportunities
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Prejudice
- Diversity and discrimination
- What to do if you suffer from discrimination
- The Code of Conduct
- Reducing the Likelihood of Discrimination in Care
- Information, advice and support
- Standard 5 - Working in a Person Centred Way
- Introduction to working in a person-centred way
- Working in partnership with others
- Record keeping in care
- The Care Plan
- The importance of finding out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of the individual
- Minimising environmental factors that may cause discomfort or distress
- Person centred values in practice
- Supporting individuals to minimise pain or discomfort
- Communication and Person Centred Care
- Working to promote person centred values
- Supporting individuals to plan for their future wellbeing and fulfilment, including end-of-life care
- Encouraging Person Centred Care
- Standard 6 - Communication
- Introduction to the Communication Standard
- Effective communication in the work setting
- Language and other needs in communication
- Verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Communication
- Identifying A Complaint
- Dealing with aggression
- Defusing potentially dangerous situations
- Recognising danger signs
- Confidentiality in Care
- Standard 7 - Privacy and Dignity
- Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition
- Introduction to the Fluids and Nutrition Standard
- High risk groups of people for food safety
- Cross-contamination direct and indirect
- Preventing cross-contamination
- The importance of nutrition
- Guidelines for a healthy diet
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Hydration In the Elderly
- Fluids and Hydration
- Nutrition and the elderly
- Malnutrition
- Diets for people with dementia
- Standard 9 - Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
- Introduction to standard on mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
- What is Dementia?
- Classifications of Dementia
- Early diagnosis of Dementia and reporting
- Risk factors affecting the chance of developing dementia
- Helping people with Dementia
- Things that can help people with Dementia
- Things that help the carer
- Diet, meals and Dementia
- A Healthy Body
- The Social Model of Disability
- Communication and Dementia
- The safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- Discriminatory Abuse and the Equality Act
- Mental health conditions
- MCA Assessment Criteria
- MCA Assessment
- What is mental capacity
- Where to get help
- Learning Disabilities
- Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults
- Adult Safeguarding Standard Introduction
- What is SOVA?
- CQC or Care Quality Commission
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- The Sexual Offences Act 2003
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
- The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards principles
- Facts And Information About Abuse
- Who Is A Vulnerable Adult?
- Vulnerable adults and the risk of harm
- Abuse and its Indicators
- Physical Abuse
- Psychological Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Financial Abuse
- Neglect Self Neglect and The Act Of Omission
- Organisational abuse and Discriminatory Abuse
- Consent
- Disclosure
- The importance of individualised person-centred care to ensure an individuals safety
- Responding to suspected or disclosed abuse
- Managing risk and Multi-agency safeguarding of adults
- Reporting abuse
- Whistleblowing
- How to Whistleblow
- Serious case reviews and sources of advice and information
- Standard 11 - Safeguarding Children
- Child Protection standard introduction
- Legislation relating to Safeguarding Children
- The Acts and Safeguarding Children
- Serious Organised Crime and police Act 2005
- What is Child Abuse?
- Emotional abuse
- Physical abuse
- Sexual abuse
- Other types of child abuse
- Every Child Matters
- The rights of a child
- Neglect and the act of omission
- Radicalisation
- Working with others
- Key supporting information
- What children want from Professionals
- Protecting yourself against allegations
- Reporting child abuse
- Scottish Legislation in Care
- The Key Role of KCSIE in Child Protection in the UK
- Standard 12 - Basic Life Support
- Introduction to Basic Life Support standard
- Fears of First Aid
- Asking permission and consent to help
- Calling the Emergency Services
- Chain of Survival
- DR ABC and the ABCD'S
- Initial Assessment and Recovery Position
- Using gloves
- Adult CPR Introduction
- Adult CPR
- CPR Hand Over
- Compressions Only CPR
- Child CPR
- Child CPR Breakdown
- Infant CPR
- Drowning
- AED Introduction
- Types of AED Units
- Adult Choking
- Choking in children
- Infant Choking
- Standard 13 - Health and Safety
- Introduction to the Health and Safety standard
- Health and safety tasks that should only be carried out after special training
- Importance of Health and Safety
- What causes accidents?
- When an Accident Happens
- Accidents and sudden illness
- Health and Safety Law
- Manual handling Employee and Employer responsibility
- Workplace and personal Safety
- The Accident Triangle
- Why prevention is important and what can be done
- The 5 stages of the Risk Assessment
- What is a hazard
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Working safely and securely
- Hazardous substances in your workplace
- COSHH Regulations
- Employee Duties Under COSHH
- The Fire Triangle
- Calling the Fire Service
- Evacuating in an Emergency
- Care Home Evacuation
- Good Housekeeping
- Electrical Hazards
- Managing stress
- Medication and healthcare activities and tasks
- Why Manual Handling is Important
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- How and Why We Lift Correctly
- Before we start moving and assisting people
- LOLER and PUWER Regulations
- Other Relevant Acts
- Ability Test
- Assisted standing from a bed or seat
- Assisted Sit to Stand
- Fall Prevention
- Assisting Fallen Person
- Walking Frames
- Wheelchairs
- Standard 14 - Handling Information
- Handling information standard Introduction
- Handling information in health and social care
- GDPR Compliance
- Data Subject and Personal Data under GDPR
- The Information Commissioner's Office
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Who holds personal information
- Public authorities and Freedom Of Information
- Record Keeping, Management and Responsibilities
- Reporting concerns
- Privacy Principles under GDPR
- Does GDPR apply to me
- The right to be informed
- Lawful, Fairness and Transparency
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimisation
- Data accuracy
- Storage limitation
- Data Security
- Accountability
- Standard 15 - Infection Prevention and Control
- Introduction to Infection Control
- What are Blood Borne Pathogens?
- Infection Control Legislation
- Who is at risk?
- Types of Infections
- Skin Diseases
- The Chain of infection
- First Aid and Infection Control
- Contaminated objects
- Contaminated Linen
- Cross Infection
- Example of indirect cross contamination
- How to Reduce Your Risk
- Surface Cleaning
- Hazardous products and sharps disposal
- Hand hygiene policy
- Using gloves
- Hand Washing
- Disposable Aprons
- Waterless hand gels
- Protecting Vulnerable People
- Summary and what's next
The Acts and Safeguarding Children
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The Protection of Children and Young People has long since been a priority in the UK. Back in 1933, the first child protection legislation was enforced and some parts of this still remain today. The current child protection system is based on the Children Act of 1989. This act is enforced in England and Wales although The Children Order 1995 and the Children Act 1995 apply in Northern Ireland and Scotland respectively, share the same principles and have their own guidance. These acts created a single system for identifying people unsuitable to work with children, this combined the previous Department of Health’s ‘consultancy index list’ and the Department of Educations ‘list 99’ with people who have criminal records. The Children Act 2004 made it mandatory for employers to complete a check administered by the Disclosure and Barring Service when employing someone in a post involving the care of children. It also made it an offence to employ anyone on this list. The main principle is to protect the child’s welfare at all times, this is paramount when making any decisions about their upbringing. This act introduced the concept of parental responsibility, which sets out the rights, duties, powers and responsibilities of the parent or carer of a child. It sets out the process for integrating services to children so that every child can achieve the five outcomes laid out in the Every Child Matters green paper, which are: - To be physically, mentally, sexually and emotionally healthy but to also have a healthy lifestyle, choosing not to take illegal drugs. - To stay safe from maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitation, safe from accidental injury and death, safe from bullying and discrimination, safe from crime and anti-social behaviour both in and out of school, and to have security, stability and to be cared for. - To enjoy and achieve, be ready for school, to attend and enjoy school, to achieve stretching national educational standards at primary school, to achieve personal and social development and to enjoy recreation, and to achieve stretching national educational standards at secondary school. - To make a positive contribution by engaging in decision making, by supporting the community and environment, engaging in law-abiding positive behaviour in and out of school, developing positive relationships and choosing not to bully and discriminate, developing self-confidence and successfully dealing with significant life changes and challenges, and developing enterprising behaviour. - To achieve economic wellbeing, to engage in further education, employment or training on leaving school, ready for employment, to live in decent homes and sustainable communities, to have access to transport and material goods and to live in a household free from low income. The act defines ‘harm’ as ill-treatment, including sexual abuse and nonphysical forms of ill-treatment or the impairment of physical or mental health or development, be it physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural. There are a number of other Acts that are relevant to the Safeguarding of children, and we will explore these in the next videos.
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Child Protection Laws in the UK: History and Principles
History of Child Protection Laws
The protection of children and young people has been a longstanding priority in the UK. The first child protection legislation was introduced in 1933, with some provisions still in effect today.
Current Legal Framework
The current child protection system is primarily based on the Children Act 1989, which applies to England and Wales. Similar principles are reflected in the Children Order 1995 (Northern Ireland) and the Children Act 1995 (Scotland), each with its own specific guidance.
These acts established a unified system for identifying individuals deemed unsuitable to work with children, consolidating previous lists maintained by the Department of Health and the Department of Education. The Children Act 2004 mandated employers to conduct checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service for individuals working in child care roles, making it an offence to employ individuals listed.
Principles and Objectives
The main principle underlying child protection laws is the paramount importance of the child's welfare in all decisions regarding their upbringing. The legislation introduced the concept of parental responsibility, defining the rights, duties, and powers of parents or carers.
The integration of services for children aims to achieve the five outcomes outlined in the Every Child Matters green paper:
- Be Healthy: Physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy, with a healthy lifestyle and avoidance of illegal drugs.
- Stay Safe: Protection from maltreatment, neglect, violence, and exploitation, both in and out of school.
- Enjoy and Achieve: Readiness for school, academic achievement, and personal development.
- Make a Positive Contribution: Engagement in decision-making, community support, and positive relationships.
- Achieve Economic Wellbeing: Pursuit of further education, employment, and access to material goods.
The act defines 'harm' broadly, encompassing ill-treatment, including sexual abuse, and the impairment of health or development in various dimensions.
Additionally, several other Acts contribute to the safeguarding of children, which will be explored further in subsequent videos.