Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
Unit sector reference:
SHC 34
Level:
3
Credit value:
1
Guided learning hours:
5
Unit expiry date:
31/01/2015
Unit accreditation number:
R/601/1436
Unit purpose and aim
This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide range of settings. It considers how duty of care contributes to safe practice, and how to address dilemmas or complaints that may arise where there is a duty of care.
Learning Outcomes
The learner will:
Assessment Criteria
The learner can:
Exemplification
1
1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role
1.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals
Duty of Care includes the concepts: to keep individuals safe
to keep individuals free from harm
to give choice
Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice How duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals includes: working to agreed standards which include protection from danger, harm and abuse
clear reporting systems are in place when there are suspicions or disclosures of danger, harm and abuse
2
Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
© OCR 2010
2.1 Describe potential conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights
2.2 Describe how to manage risks associated with conflicts or dilemmas between an individual’s
Potential Conflicts is the likelihood of issues developing for the individual and could include: not being able to enjoy activities i.e. not being able to stay up to watch television 1
Learning Outcomes
The learner will:
Assessment Criteria
The learner can:
rights