Our Dignity and Safeguarding Level 2 course aims to provide you with a thorough understanding of the importance of dignity and safeguarding, and is valuable to those working in, or looking to work in, the health and social care sector.
Unit 1: Understanding safeguarding in adult health and social care
In this unit you will learn about the national and local responsibilities in safeguarding and protection from abuse. You will study how to effectively recognise abuse and harm, as well as respond to possible cases of abuse or harm occurring within a health and social care environment.
Unit 2: Principles of dignity in adult health and social care practice
Within this unit you will focus on dignity, self-worth and well-being and how these can be promoted through health and social care practice. You will also consider how the individual patient is impacted by health and social care services and how principles of dignity can be applied – this section will further your understanding of how safeguarding can improve a person's situation dramatically.
Unit 3: Understand duty of care in adult health and social care
In this unit you will explore the meaning of duty of care, along with how it influences health and social care practice. You will develop knowledge of dilemmas and conflicts relating to duty of care and the wide range of support advice available for resolving such instances.
Unit 4: Understand dilemmas and public concerns in adult health and social care
Within this unit you will develop an understanding of the various dilemmas that can occur in adult health and social care, including ways of recognising dilemmas, how best to resolve them and the support available in doing so. The benefits of this course include:
Learn from your own home, in your own time
Achieve a nationally recognised level 2 qualification
Access to award-winning learning and assessment materials
Subject specialist support from a Tutor and access to a Learner Support Advisor for everyday queries
Funding available – speak to one of our team for more information and to see if you are eligible.
This accredited qualification not only supports in developing your knowledge of a specific topic but also supports you in building your CV, employability and career progression opportunities.
On completion of the course you will receive a certificate along with newly developed knowledge and skills.
To enrol on one of our fantastic courses you will need to be able to access a laptop or PC with internet access.
Courses are fully funded subject to learner eligibility although you must complete an English initial assessment to ensure this type of delivery is the right one for you.
Please note that you will be liable for a £100 administration fee should you choose to not complete your qualification upon allocation of your tutor.
Assessments are in the form of questions requiring varying levels of detail in response and are required to be submitted via the online platform to meet the qualification criteria. You will be set deadlines by your tutor for the submission to ensure you achieve before your funding runs out so it’s important to keep to these. Your tutor will provide constructive feedback on your progress with assessment to support with your understanding of the qualification content.