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What is a Care certificate and what is its importance?

by John Smith I am Professional Article Writer, since 2012

A Care certificate is the basis of the profession for all Social and Health care individuals, it provides you with a deep understanding of all the basics as well as helps you understand the importance of the field, your role in it and your responsibilities and where they end. The Care certificate full package includes the 15 Standards of Care, these individuals need to be instilled in each carers mind.

1.    Understand your role

Firstly, you need an understanding of your role in the Social and Health care department. The biggest issue in the field is the understanding of “What am I supposed to Accomplish” this is not a question that can be answered easily.

 

2.    Your personal development

Development of “self” is important and your character in the professional setting needs to be responsible. This teaches you the balance between your care responsibilities and your self-responsibilities.

 

3.    Duty of care

Duty of care is the responsibility and Obligation care the worker has towards their work, it is something you cannot fulfil the role of a caretaker without.

 

4.    Equality and diversity

Each individual caretaker, while being true to their own religious and moral beliefs, cannot hold their patients to any sort of radicalism. The unjust treatment of people due to Race, Religion and Cast is highly unacceptable.

 

5.    Work in a person-centred way

The Care Certificate full package includes the customization of balance for work, it teaches you to provide service with the main six points in mind; independence, individuality, choice, privacy, rights, dignity, respect and partnership.

 

6.    Communication

Communication is not just the Key, it is also the pathway and the destination. The Care course, according to Verrolyne Training, provides you with better ways to communicate with the patients.

 

7.    Privacy and dignity

Remember that you are dealing with humans, you should learn to respect their privacy and their dignity with regards to their individuality as long as it does not breach the law.

 

8.    Fluids and nutrition

Helps you understand how to deal with the nutrition and diet of patients and keep their fluid charts balanced. 

 

9.    Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability

Mental health is a vast field and although you cannot sit and learn the full DSM 5 and become acquainted with mental health in detail. The Care certificate package can at least give you an understanding of respect required in mental health.

 

10.  Safeguarding adults

Always remember that adults have their privacy and their own self-respect, understanding the distance that is okay for you to work with is the key.

 

11.  Safeguarding children

Children need protection but also guarding in a way that is not constricting, they have their own independence and you are obliged to provide a comfortable service.

 

12.  Basic life support

The bare necessity of helping people who may be in a dangerous medical situation by having first response training to a basic point.

 

13.  Health and safety

Hygiene and safety of health are always a pot priority, understanding of basic health risks and hazards and avoidance of such issues is necessary.

 

14.  Handling information

Information handling is one of the things that differentiates between the professional and the unprofessional, confidentiality is the mark of a true care worker.

 

15.  Infection prevention and control

It is important to have an understanding of how to avoid infection on any wounds and how to control infectious diseases. 


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About John Smith Advanced   I am Professional Article Writer, since 2012

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