Course curriculum

  • 1

    Start your career in Social Care

    • Welcome to the course

    • How much do you already know?

  • 2

    Introduction to Social Care

    • Welcome and what you will learn in this module

    • What is social care and who provides it

    • What your Council does

    • Principles of social care: No decision about me, without me

    • What is care and support?

    • Prevention

    • Different social care settings where you can work

    • Who uses social care

    • Who uses Care - 2

    • What is social care - a quick recap

    • What is social care? Test your knowledge

    • Busting some common myths about social care

    • Introduction to Social Care

  • 3

    Be inspired to work in Social Care

    • Welcome and what you will learn in this module

    • Reasons to work in social care

    • Celebrities shine a light on social care

    • Celebrities shine a light on social care

    • Meet Lauren, Averil and Martin

    • Test your knowledge!

    • Be inspired to work in Social Care

  • 4

    Roles available in Social Care

    • Overview of roles in adult social care

    • How many people work in direct care roles?

    • What roles are available in adult social care?

    • Quiz

    • Case Study: Meet Harry who is a support worker

    • Case Study: Meet Dee who is a care worker

    • Values quiz

    • What values and skills do I need to work in social care?

    • Routes into social care

    • Start your career in care

    • Roles available in Social Care

  • 5

    A day in the life of...

    • Welcome to this module

    • What you will learn in this module

    • Meet Dianne

    • Hear more about the Community Alarm Operative role

    • NHS colleagues get involved

    • Dianne's next contact with social care

    • Dianne's next contact and the social care assessment

    • Social care and health come together

    • Find out how the Carer supports Dianne at this visit

    • Which of these job roles would support Dianne

    • Find out more about these Carer job roles

    • Social care and health come together again

    • Turn the cards and match the equipment with the daily living activity it supports Dianne with

    • A day in the life of...

  • 6

    Why Social Care Could be the Career for You

    • Welcome to this module

    • Meet local people and hear why social care is the career choice for them

    • We are Proud to Care

    • Why Social Care Could be the Career for You

  • 7

    Further Resources

    • Welcome to this Module

    • Videos about social care, strength based approaches and the Care Act 2014

    • Video about John, who has dementia and is cared for at home instead of residential care

    • Video about Elanor, who has epilepsy and lives in supported living

    • Video about Working in care - a rewarding and valued career

    • Website links about roles and values in social care

    • Video about the different health and social care roles supporting Dianne

    • Websites with more information about local health and social care careers

    • Acknowledgements

  • 8

    End of Course Survey

    • Post Course Survey- Start your Career in Social Care

  • 9

    Contact Us

    • Contact Us Slide