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Understand what is required for competence in own work role

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'Care Certificate’ from Skills for Care.

The Care Certificate is a set of standards that social care and health workers stick to in their daily working life. It is the new minimum standards that should be covered as part of induction training of new care workers.

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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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