Social Care During COVID-19: Coping with Self-Isolation and Social Distancing

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for social care professionals, including residential, domiciliary, and home-based carers.

It will also be useful for anyone struggling with self-isolation and social distancing who would like to learn how to address their feelings and develop coping strategies.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Explore some of the current and future changes for society and the social care workforce in particular, brought about by self-isolation and social distancing, since the onset of COVID-19

Identify a range of reactions people may have to a global pandemic or crises

Explore the concept of ‘vulnerability’ and how this may be defined within the context of self-isolation and social distancing

Explore how the impact of a pandemic affects individuals differently at different times and what some of these differences and circumstances may be

Identify the reactions and impacts of self-isolation and social distancing, which are particular to yourself individually

Explore ways of addressing the impact of factors such as self-isolation and social distancing for yourself and others