INCARE SERVICES – TRAINING PEOPLE WHO CARE

 

REF LE01

Law and ethics in practice 2hrs

Elements of competence

Skills for Care units

1.1.1          The Values

2.2. Policies and Procedures

6.2 .1 Understand the need to gain skills and knowledge to support and develop your work

NVQ Links to Core units

HSC 21/23/24  31/32/33/35  41/43/45

NVQ Mapping units in Level 2

 

 

O1.1     Foster people’s rights and responsibilities

O1.2     Foster equality and diversity of people

Summary

 

A introductory course for workers in residential or community settings to explore and develop an understanding of legal and ethical issues and how it may manifest itself within the client /carer relationship.

Who this unit is aimed at

 

This unit is relevant to workers who are engaged in personal care to clients in all care settings - hospital, residential, day- or foster-care or in the client’s own home. 

Proposed Candidate Outcomes

The worker must be able to:

 
  • To consider what issues may exist for clients in respect to care

ethics

  • To consider how ethical practice impacts on staff
  • To consider the expectations of clients of care ethics
  • To contemplate what constitutes good ethical practice to

individual care staff

 

How many candidates may attend?

No limit but the sensitive nature of this training requires small groups in order that disclosure is not affected.

Content summary
  • Introduction
  • Law, ethics and care
  • Example scenarios
  • What do you do?
  • The expectations of clients for care ethics
  • What is good ethical practice
  • Religious ethics
  • Summary

 

Other relevant information 

1.       For registered nurses who wish to incorporate this training into your PREP portfolio’s, you should carry out practice reflection and attach subsequent evidence from this training  

  1. Certificates are issued for each candidate and are valid for approximately 3 years
  2. A candidate assessment is available (Word 2000) for post training audit
  3. The training venue should be quiet and undisturbed.
  4. Staff should not be expected to be on duty
  5. Staff attending should remain for the entire length of the session.

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