General
Health, Social Services and Voluntary Sector Programmes
Community care law and practice
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Synopsis:
A review of NHS and Community Care Act, Carers Act, Care Programme Approach, Community Care Assessment and Care Management including related legislation; e.g. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons legislation and implications for practice.
Aims & Objectives:
Participants will be given the opportunity to:
- Familiarize themselves with the principal aspects/components of legislation and statutory guidance
- Develop skills and methods for "accessing" legislative and statutory material.
- · Consider how best to intervene/advocate on behalf of clients/service users where statutory/legislative issues may arise.
Methods:
- The various relevant areas of legislation/statute will be considered using written exercises, case studies, role play and practice queries.
This course will not offer formal legal opinions in any particular case. Although roles/responsibilities of the various individuals involved in the application of these acts will be explored/explained, this is not a professional qualifying course.
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• Up • Bereavement awareness • The Carers Act • Care management and care planning • Carers and Disabled Children Act • Clients risk of suicide or serious self harm • Communications with people with hearing impairment • Communicating with people with sensory impairment • Communication with people with visual impairment • Community care law and practice • Counselling skills • Equal opportunities / anti-discriminatory practices • The Human Rights Act • Managing violence and aggression • Working in multi-disciplinary teams • Risk assessment and risk management • Self neglect • Supervision • Adult protection awareness • HIV/AIDs awareness • Epilepsy awareness • Person Centred planning • |
