Description
The Care Act 2014 makes taking a person-centred approach to care planning a legal requirement on local authorities. Person-centred care and support planning puts people in the heart of their care and offers them the opportunity to take control and ownership of the process and outcomes of their plan.
This online course is intended for people who have a role in care and support planning, either as staff employed by local authorities and other organisations or managers of people undertaking care and support planning.
What modules are included in The Care Act: Care and Support Planning online course?
- Taking a Person-Centred Approach
- Producing the Plan
- Planning for People at Risk of Harm or Who Lack Capacity
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Learning objectives
In this course you will learn:
- What is meant by ‘person-centred planning’ and ‘support planning’
- The background to person-centred planning
- The key features and standards of person-centred planning
- The planning and review process
- Why it is important to involve people in the planning process
- What makes a good plan
- What a plan must include
- The principles behind combined and joint planning
- What must be considered when a plan is signed-off
- The local authority duties towards those at risk of harm
- How to get those at risk of harm involved in the planning process
- The local authority duties towards those who may lack capacity
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Course assessment and certification
Upon successful completion of all three modules you will be automatically awarded a downloadable certificate with your name and completion date.