CACHE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Care Planning

Develop your employees’ skills in providing a person-centred approach to care with this nationally recognised qualification.

Your staff will gain a deeper understanding of their role in supporting the preferences and needs of individuals in relation to their care and support. Throughout this course your staff will learn how to develop and implement care plans through person-centred thinking and planning and contribute to the review of these plans by observing, monitoring and reporting on the care activities they are responsible for.

This course will also enhance your employees’ knowledge of nutrition and hydration in health and social care settings, continence care and how to support an individual to maintain personal hygiene, ensuring they have a fully rounded knowledge base and are equipped with the relevant skills for working in the care sector.

Qualification gained: NCFE Level 2

Place of study: Learn from home

Type of course: Online distance learning course with no exams

Course duration: 10 to 12 weeks.

Full tutor and customer service support will be provided throughout the course.

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This course is split into manageable units. These are:

Unit 1: Understanding person-centred thinking and planning

This unit will develop your employees’ knowledge and understanding of the principles, processes and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews. Staff will consider the impact person-centred thinking can have on an individual and their families. This unit also outlines current legislation, policy and guidance that underpins person-centred thinking and planning.

Unit 2: Care planning for the care worker

Throughout this unit your staff will learn about the care planning process in relation to their role and how to implement a care plan. Staff will also discover how personal beliefs and preferences might influence the care planning process.

Unit 3: Understanding nutrition and hydration in health and social care settings

Your staff will discover how to promote health and well-being through nutrition and hydration. This unit covers the principles of a balanced diet, the importance of special dietary requirements and how to prevent malnutrition in health and social care settings.

Unit 4: Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene

Throughout this unit your staff will learn how to address personal hygiene issues in a sensitive manner without imposing their own values and how to maintain the dignity of an individual when supporting them with personal hygiene.

Unit 5: Understanding continence care

Develop your employees’ understanding of the body’s waste functions and the possible reasons for incontinence. This unit will equip your staff with the knowledge to promote continence and understand an individual’s choices including the various facilities and aids which can be provided.

Unit 6: Principles of supporting sleep

This unit will enhance your employees’ understanding of the importance of sleep and how sleep contributes to an individual’s well-being. Your staff will discover how to assist an individual to sleep and ensure conditions are suitable.