Description
Explore the principles and everyday practices of person-centred and person-led care. Through real-life examples, practical guidance, and reflective insights, learners will understand how to support individuals in a way that promotes dignity, independence, identity, and wellbeing. The course highlights the shift from traditional care models to approaches that empower people to lead their own lives, make meaningful choices, and shape the support they receive.
This course is ideal for anyone working in adult social care, including new starters, support workers, and those in enabling or supervisory roles. It is especially suited to those who want to deepen their understanding of how to deliver care that is respectful, empowering, and responsive to individual needs. It’s also valuable for teams looking to embed person-centred values into everyday practice.
This course is mapped to the “New to Care” through to “Enhanced Support Worker” roles within the Care Workforce Pathway.
This course is suitable for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) but is not mandatory learning.
Objectives
This course is mapped to the following learning objectives from the Care Workforce Pathway:
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Understand the person-centred care planning process and relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, including the guiding principles for effective delegation where appropriate.
- Understand the principles that underpin privacy and dignity in care
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Maintain the privacy and dignity of the individuals
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Support an individual’s right to make choices
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Support individuals in making choices about their care
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Understand how to support active participation
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Support individuals in active participation in their own care
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Work in a person-centred way
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Understand the application of person-centred practices in care settings
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Understand the importance of individuals’ relationships
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Promote individuals’ rights to make choices
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Promote individuals’ independence
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Understand the role of risk assessments in promoting a person-centred approach, choice and independence
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Demonstrate commitment to develop and consolidate expertise or skills
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Understand what is meant by the term ‘person-led support’
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Understand the principles of the independent living movement
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Understand why delivering person-led support is an important part of your role as a PA
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Understand how to ensure that the support you provide is directed by the person receiving it
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Be able to engage with the person you support to understand how they like to lead and make choices about their own support
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Be able to provide person-led support
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Understand that the person being supported may change the way they want their support to be provided, often due to their changing circumstances, wants and wishes
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Understand how to support people to maintain their identity, self-esteem and spiritual and overall wellbeing
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Social Care Academy Certificate of Completion
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