Understanding Carer Roles: Get an overview of caregiving positions and their associated duties, emphasizing the importance of carer awareness in delivering quality care.
Compassionate Caregiving: Explore the essential characteristics of compassion and empathy in caregiving, highlighting their role in building successful care relationships.
Meeting Care Recipients' Needs: Learn to recognize and address the various needs of care recipients, providing comprehensive care that encompasses both mental and physical assistance.
Effective Communication for Carers: Develop skills for effective communication with care recipients and their families, including empathy, active listening, and building relationships based on mutual respect.
Carers' Self-Care: Understand the importance of self-care in maintaining well-being as a carer, including managing stress, avoiding burnout, and prioritizing self-care while fulfilling caregiving responsibilities.
Lessons
Brief Description of Carer Awareness
"Carer Awareness" is a comprehensive course designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of the responsibilities, challenges, and rewards associated with caregiving roles.
Module 1: Who Are Carers?
Upon completion of this section, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of: how to identify possible carers, how people may become carers, some facts about being a carer, the diversity of carers that you might meet, how some adults need care and support?
Module 2: Issues and Barriers Facedby Carers
To successfully complete this part, you should show comprehension of the poor health, social, and economical repercussions of being a carer, the negative impacts on young carers, and the usefulness of carers in patient care planning.
Module 3: Engaging with Carers
To successfully complete this section, you should understand: Supporting carers begins with recognition Understanding what makes a caregiver's life easier Understanding why staff may be hesitant to engage with carers
Module 4: Identify What Your Organisation can do to Support Carers and the Benefits
After completing this section, you should understand how your organisation can help carers? The advantages of supporting carers. Your Practice Can Help Carers Create a caregiving policy and assign a carer lead.