Certificate in Understanding Personal Care Needs
Course Overview
The purpose of the Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Personal Care Needs is to give learners specialist knowledge to support their work within the health and social care sector. Learners will gain specialist knowledge of how to support an individual with personal care needs.
Key Information
Course Length
Learning Method(s)
Online materials
Online assessment
For Individuals
Cost and Funding Information
Funded Course
Yes
Study this course
This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge required to understand how to work in a person-centred way.
Unit 02: Understand how to support personal hygiene.This unit provides the learner with the knowledge required to support an individual in maintaining personal hygiene
Unit 03: Understand foot care for individuals.The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to support individuals with foot care.
Unit 04: Understand how to support individuals to maintain oral health.The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to support individuals to maintain oral health.
Unit 05: Understand pressure area care.The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of pressure area care. They will also understand good practice, how to follow an agreed care plan and the importance of valid consent in order to carry out pressure area care
Unit 6: Understand sepsisThe aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of sepsis and who it may affect. The learner will also understand signs, symptoms, causes and treatments of sepsis.