Principles of Care Planning: Level 2 Certificate
For learners looking to understand their role in supporting the preferences and needs of individuals in relation to their care or support, the development and implementation of care plans and contributing to the review of these by observing, monitoring and reporting on the care activities they’re responsible for.
Course summary
- Qualification
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Care Planning
- Level
- Level 2
- Awarding body
- NCFE (CACHE)
- Qualification number (QAN)
- 601/7566/7
- Guided learning
- 155 hours
- Total time
- 190 hours, including study and assessment
- Cost
- Free if you are eligible
Who it's for and what you'll learn
This Principles of Care Planning NCFE CACHE Level 2 qualification aims to develop learners’ knowledge and understanding of:
- the principles and processes of person-centred thinking, planning and review
- how to work with individuals to carry out activities specified in their care or support plan, including person-centred assessment, planning, implementation and review
- the promotion of health and well-being through nutrition and hydration
- supporting individuals to maintain personal hygiene
- supporting individuals to manage continence and the use of continence equipment
- supporting individuals with sleep
The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to:
- prepare to enter or progress within employment in a variety of sectors and job roles where an understanding of care planning is required
This qualification is designed for learners who are looking to enter employment in, or progress within, a number of sectors where an understanding of care planning is important.
This course is especially useful for job roles such as Senior Care Worker, Animal Care Worker & Social Worker.
What the course covers
To be awarded the Principles of Care Planning level 2 qualification, learners are required to successfully achieve 6 mandatory units:
Unit 1 - Understanding person-centred thinking and planning
This unit provides learners with knowledge and understanding of the principles and processes of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews.
The learner will:
- Understand the principles and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews
- Understand the context within which person-centred thinking and planning takes place
- Understand own role in person-centred planning, thinking and reviews
Unit 2 - Care planning for the care worker
This unit provides learners with the knowledge and understanding required to facilitate working with individuals to carry out activities specified in their care or support plan, including person-centred assessment, planning, implementation and review.
The learner will:
- Understand the care planning process
- Understand the assessment process
- Understand the role of risk assessment in the care planning process
- Know how to participate in planning the delivery of care
- Understand the implementation of care plans
- Know how to evaluate plans and processes
- Understand the issues around the storage and sharing of information
_Unit 3 -_Understanding nutrition and hydration in health and social care settings
This unit provides learners with the knowledge and understanding of promoting health and well-being through nutrition and hydration
The learner will:
- Know the principles of a balanced diet
- Know the importance of special dietary requirements in health and social care settings
- Understand how to plan and promote a balanced diet in health and social care settings
- Understand the principles of hydration
- Understand the importance of hydration in health and social care settings
- Know how to prevent malnutrition
- Understand the need to screen and monitor nutrition and hydration
Unit 4 - Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene
This unit provides learners with the underpinning knowledge for supporting individuals in maintaining personal hygiene. It covers good personal hygiene routines and why these are important, as well as the causes of poor personal hygiene.
The learner will:
- Understand the importance of good personal hygiene
- Know how to encourage an individual to maintain personal hygiene
- Know how to support an individual to maintain personal hygiene
- Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues
_Unit 5 -_Understanding continence care
The unit provides learners with the knowledge and understanding required to support individuals to manage continence. It covers the factors affecting continence, the management of continence, and the use of continence equipment.
The learner will:
- Know the body’s waste functions
- Understand the reasons for incontinence
- Know ways of promoting continence
Understand how an individual’s choices and preferences affect continence care
Understand the use of various facilities and aids for continence care
Know how to deal with body wastes and the abnormalities that might need reporting
Know infection control requirements related to dealing with body waste
_Unit 6 -_Principles of supporting sleep
This unit provides learners with the knowledge required to establish the conditions that are likely to be suitable for sleep, and how to support individuals to sleep.
The learner will:
- Understand the importance of sleep
- Know how to establish conditions suitable for sleep
- Know how to assist an individual to sleep
- Know how to access information and advice about difficulties with sleep
How these courses usually work
Every provider does things a little differently, so check the details with them before you apply.
Where and how you study
Most of these courses are studied online, from home. You'll usually need internet access and a laptop or desktop computer. A phone or tablet may not be enough. Some providers can send paper workbooks if you ask.
How long it takes
- This qualification is designed to take about 190 hours in total, including study and assessment.
- Many learners finish in around 6 weeks by studying 4 to 5 hours a week. You can go faster if you have more time.
- Providers usually set a deadline, often 10 to 12 weeks after you start.
Support
Providers usually give you a tutor who marks your work and answers your questions by email, phone or message.
Assessment
There are usually no exams. Instead, you answer assessment questions as you work through the course and send them to your tutor to mark. If an answer needs more work, you can usually change it and send it again.
Your certificate
When you pass, your certificate comes from the awarding body, NCFE. It often takes 8 to 12 weeks to arrive after your final assessment.
Things to check before you start
- Many providers only let you study one funded course at a time.
- If you leave the course early, or don't finish by the deadline, some providers charge an admin or withdrawal fee, often around £125. Ask about this before you sign up.
Can I do this course for free?
ASF local flexibility: 19+, England resident, unemployed or earning under £26,800 (devolved areas vary).
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Sources
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Care Planning - List of Qualifications approved for fundingqualifications.education.gov.uk
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Care Planningncfe.org.uk
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