Digital innovation in social care and social work
Discover the transformative power of digital innovation in social care and social work. Explore the benefits of incorporating technology in homes and communities, enhancing wellbeing and independence. Learn about the impact of digital technologies on service provision, cost, and sustainability.
This free course, Digital innovation in social care and social work, explores how digital technology has made a difference, both to the social care sector and people living in their own communities. You will also learn about how incorporating technology in the home and in community settings has a range of benefits to people’s wellbeing and ability to maintain independence in their community setting.This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Identify the ways in which digital technologies are used in social care services
Evaluate the impact of digital technologies in the home and community on people’s wellbeing
Explain how digital technologies in social care can impact on the cost and sustainability of service provision.
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