Summary
You have now completed Session 4. This session focused on how the skills, qualities and attributes a carer may gain from their caring role can be transferable to paid employment, while acknowledging that carers may need support. You have looked at the factors that may help or hinder carers and how you can support carers in your workforce to balance their work and caring role.
You can explore the support available to carers in the wider community by searching online or you can get advice from some of the organisations listed under Websites [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] in the Resources section. Many of the carers who have contributed to this course have found the support of other carers vital.
You have almost finished the course! The next session looks at setting personal and organisational goals to become Carer Positive and the steps you are going to take to achieve this.
Quiz
To conclude this part of the course and consolidate your learning you may like to complete the fourth quiz.
Quiz 4 provides evidence that you are achieving the following learning outcomes:
- an understanding of carers’ motivations to return to work, or to balance paid employment with their caring role
- an appreciation of the various skills, qualities and attributes that carers may develop and how some of these are transferable to work contexts
- an awareness of the factors that may help or hinder carers who are in paid employment, and the support available to them
- an understanding of your role, and your organisation’s role, in supporting carers in your workforce.
If you need a reminder about the quizzes and the criteria for getting a badge, visit How to complete the course quizzes.
A culture of support