Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (England) (4222-84)
Issued by
City & Guilds
This occupational qualification is for learners who want to get into a job through an apprenticeship, develop on the job or move onto the next job in an adult care health or social setting in England. The qualification covers a range of knowledge and skills and allows learners to complete a range of mandatory and optional units to support their role in delivering care and support in adult care. This qualification is suitable for the 16+ age ranges. Ofqual accreditation number: 601/5641/7
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Knowledge and skills achieved:
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Unit 143 Work in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings
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Understand partnership working ; Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues ; Be able to establish and maintain working relationships with other professionals ; Be able to work in partnership with others
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Unit 410 Advanced communication skills
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Understand communication needs and factors affecting them ; Understand how to support the use of assistive technology to enhance communication ; Be able to interact with individuals ; Be able to convey information to individuals and others ; Understand the importance of confidentiality in interactions with individuals
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Unit 440 Advanced communication skills
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Understand communication needs and factors affecting them ; Understand how to support the use of assistive technology to enhance communication ; Be able to interact with individuals and others ; Be able to convey information to individuals and others ; Understand the importance of confidentiality in interactions with individuals and others
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Unit 411 Personal development in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
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Understand what is required for competence in own work role ; Be able to reflect on practice ; Be able to evaluate own performance ; Be able to use reflective practice to contribute to personal development ; Be able to agree a personal development plan ; Be able to use evidence-based practice
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Unit 412 Equality and diversity in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
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Understand equality, diversity and inclusion ; Understand how inclusive practice supports equality and diversity ; Understand how to promote equality, diversity and inclusion ; Be able to work in a way that supports equality, diversity and inclusion
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Unit 413 Facilitate person centred assessment to support the wellbeing of individuals
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Understand theories and principles of assessment ; Be able to work in partnership with an individual and others to facilitate person centred assessment ; Be able to carry out person centered assessment that promotes social, emotional, cultural, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing
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Unit 443 Facilitate person centred assessment to support the wellbeing of individuals
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Understand theories and principles of assessment ; Be able to work in partnership with an individual and others to facilitate person centred assessment ; Be able to carry out person centred assessment that promotes social, emotional, cultural, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing
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Unit 414 Facilitate support planning to promote positive outcomes for individuals and to support wellbeing
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Understand the theories and principles that underpin outcome-based practice ; Be able to develop a support plan to meet the identified needs of an individual ; Understand the value of assistive living technology in developing a support plan ; Be able to facilitate the implementation of support plans in partnership with the individual and others ; Be able to facilitate a person-centered review of support plans in partnership with the individual and other
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Unit 415 Understand personalisation in care and support services
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Understand the meaning of personalisation in social care and support services ; Understand the systems and processes that support personalisation ; Understand where responsibilities lie within self-directed support ; Know how to promote personalisation ; Know how to develop systems and structures for personalisation
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Unit 416 Health and safety in health and social care settings
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Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety ; Understand how to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety ; Be able to work safely in health and social care settings ; Be able to manage risk ; Be able to support others to work safely in relation to health and safety
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Unit 417 Professional practice in health and social care for adults or children and young people
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Understand theories, values, principles and statutory frameworks that underpin practice within health and social care ; Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice ; Understand how to address conflicts and dilemmas that may arise between an individual's rights to choice and control and the duty of care ; Be able to apply values, principles and statutory frameworks that underpin service provision in own area of work
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Unit 418 Safeguard children and young people who are present in the adult social care sector
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Understand the responsibility to safeguard children and young people who are present in an adult social care work setting ; Be able to develop the understanding of others about safeguarding children and young people ; Understand how to address conflicts and dilemmas associated with safeguarding children and young people
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Unit 637 Develop, maintain and use records and reports
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Understand the legal and organisational requirements for recording information and providing reports ; Be able to prepare professional records and reports that meet legal requirements, and agreed ways of working ; Be able to use records and reports to inform judgements and decisions
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Unit 681 Understand safeguarding and protection in health and social care settings
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Understand the impact of current legislation for the safeguarding of adults at risk of abuse and neglect ; Understand how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse ; Understand how to participate in inter-agency, joint or integrated working in order to protect vulnerable adults ; Understand how to support others in safeguarding