Laser Lessons - Lesson

Understand what is required for competence in own work role

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That it is important that you can identify the standards that influence the way that your role is carried out.
The importance of putting aside your personal attitudes or beliefs, and of following the industry standard.
To appreciate that a great deal of research supports the industry standard as being good practice.

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Click on the link to open this document about ‘Current attitudes to disabled people’ that was produced by the charity Scope. Make sure you read the sections on ‘What do we mean by attitudes’ and ‘Attitudes today’. After reading the article reflect on your own attitudes and beliefs about people with a disability.
This page from the National Careers Service gives information about the roles of care assistants, support workers and nursing home assistants. Look at the section ‘What you’ll do’ and compare that to your current role. Do you have additional duties? Are there any of these duties that are not yet part of your job description?
This article looks at ‘Personal values, belief and attitudes’.
This page from the Care Quality Commission gives relevant regulations for different areas of care.

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