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Understand what is required for competence in own work role

This video from Skills for Care is ‘About my job in social care’. It looks at some of different duties and responsibilities in health and social care. How similar at the roles in your setting? Are there duties discussed in the video that are not part of your current role? Click on the right arrow to watch a second video.

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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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