Practical Home Care Skills is a 4-day course beginning April 4th - Cost €220 per person.
Fetac Level 5 component certificate. Can be used as one of the 8 modules required to attain a Fetac Level 5 Major Award in Healthcare Support.
Course Code: N22940
Who is this course for?
Any persons currently or intending to provide care to persons in their own home including family carers, home helps, respite workers, and people wishing to pursue a career in healthcare
Course Overview
- Communications and Listening Skills
- Safe Caring
- Practical Care Skills
- Carer Support
Duration: 4 Days (9:30am – 4:30pm)
Course Fees: €220pp
Next Course: Kilcullen, County Kildare (Just outside Naas)
Dates: Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th, Monday 11th, Tuesday 12th April 2011
Contact: Joanne Woodlock, FRS Training, 0505-31583 jwoodlock@frstraining.com
PRACTICAL HOME CARE SKILLS Level 5 N22940
Unit 1 Communication and Listening Skills
Learners should be able to:
10.1.1 Understand how people communicate e.g. verbal and non-verbal communication
10.1.2 Outline the key skills necessary for effective communication by practicing these in a learning environment for e.g. retrieving information, using gestures and relating information to different client groups
10.1.3 Demonstrate active listening skills by practicing simulated situations to ensure that learners have a full understanding of how to communicate verbally and non- verbally
10.1.4 Explain that there are different ways in which communication can be difficult for different client groups. These difficulties include physical and mental impairments and also include challenges from an environment and/or family situations where people are being cared for
10.1.5 Identify aids to communication in a care setting
10.1.6 Demonstrate effective and appropriate communication with the Person being cared for, their family and the multi-disciplinary team caring for the person and their family
10.1.7 Discuss possible ways of handling minor complaints, preventing and reporting accidents to the relevant person in their working environment whether verbally or in writing
Unit 2 Safe Caring
Learners should be able to:
10.2.1 Identify the different ways that a Carer's personal standard of Hygiene assists in the prevention of infection
10.2.2 Understand how infection can be transmitted in a care environment
10.2.3 Outline how to prevent cross- infection. This prevention includes the correct and appropriate use of cleaning procedures and the use Of protective equipment
10.2.4 Explain how food should be stored hygienically, safely and free From hazards
10.2.5 Recognise the importance of fire prevention, accident prevention And to learn the different ways that fire and accidents are prevented In the home and caring environment
Unit 3 Practical Care Skills
Learners should be able to:
10.3.1 Understand the importance of dignity, privacy and confidentiality in providing care to vulnerable people
10.3.2 Respect the right of the person being cared for to autonomy, Independence and choice
10.3.3 Discuss the normal ageing process and the limitations of age related Conditions
10.3.4 Explain how to provide support with nutrition and feeding of the Person being cared for
10.3.5 Recognise the importance of a well-balanced diet for people who Need care
10.3.6 Discuss how important it is to assist the person being cared for in Maintaining personal hygiene routines in the care of hair, teeth and Personal grooming, bathing and dressing
10.3.7 Outline how to manage the personal hygiene routines for Elimination and continence for a person in their care
10.3.8 Outline how to manage moving a person safely who has limited Mobility with proper moving and handling techniques
10.3.9 Identify how to make a bed which is occupied and unoccupied with The use of the particular aids for the process
10.3.10 Explain how pressure areas occur and know what measures to put in place to prevent them
Unit 4 Carer Support
Learners should be able to:
10.4.1 Outline practical and financial supports available to Carers
10.4.2 Recognise the demands of caring on Carers
10.4.3 Identify practical ways of coping with the stress involved in Providing care to vulnerable people