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Caring for adults is an introductory course for anyone in a caring role, either paid or unpaid. It builds on what you already know to give you a better understanding of your role as a carer. It also supports your own well-being by giving you some ideas and information about looking after yourself and dealing with stress.
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Caring for adults
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This course is part of a collection
This course is part of a collection of courses called Social care and psychology. There are 0 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
- describe the role and responsibilities of carers
- recognise some of the basic concepts that will enable a person-centred approach to care
- identify the different needs of a cared-for person, at different stages of their care
- understand the impact that caring may have upon carers, and how this might be managed
- explain some of the legal responsibilities within the caring role.
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- Section 5
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Caring for adults course
Agnieszka Kenney15 September 2020 11:31Great course! I learnt a lot.
Michelle Norton8 March 2019 2:40
This course was very good, with lots of information. It could have done with a few more review questions after each topic and maybe an overall test at the end. Other than that it was very informative
Caring for Adults
Gabriele Simpson7 July 2018 2:15Enjoyed participating in this course and learnt a lot.
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