Understanding Social Care

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Last updated on May 8, 2025 4:08 pm

Learn how to perform the duties of a social worker in this social care training course that explains how to protect the most vulnerable members of society.

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?Social care? refers to a wide range of activities from child protection to end-of-life care for adults. At its core, social care involves providing care and support for the most vulnerable members of society such as the aged, children, the disabled or the mentally challenged. By taking this course, you will gain a rich understanding of the nature of social care work, including the duties, conduct and legal requirements of a care worker.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

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  • Explain the ?duty of care? concept…
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  • Outline the legal requirements for social care work
  • Distinguish between supervision and appraisal
  • Explain the ?duty of care? concept
  • Classify difficult scenarios that could be encountered by a care worker
  • Explain the role of effective communication in social care work
  • Identify different forms of communication used in social care
  • Outline the steps for conducting risk assessments for service users
  • Recall categories of potential food hazards
  • Summarise the possible effects of child abuse
  • Identify the elements of basic life support
  • Discuss techniques for dealing with stress
  • Describe the process for administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Understanding your Role and Duty

    In this module, we will go over the nature of a social care role. You will learn the responsibilities and duties of a social worker, as well as the legal requirements of the role. You will also be introduced to the concept of duty of care, and the importance of diversity and equality in social care work.

    Communication, Nutrition and Mental Health

    In this module, we will go over communication, nutrition, and mental health within social care. You will learn different forms of communication, rules for handling food and fluids, and common mental health conditions you might experience in the course of social care work. You will also learn to carry out risk assessments for service users.

    Safety, Basic Life Support and Child Protection

    As a worker in social care, you might be faced with emergency situations, and it is important to know how to deal with such. In this topic, you will learn to perform procedures like first aid and CPR that could be critical to the survival of a care user. You will also learn about child abuse, and protecting children from abusive situations.

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