Introduction to personalisation in social care

Unit ID:
CCY229
Unit Code:
PT13CY005
Level:
Three
Credit Value:
3
Sector:
1.3
LDCS:
PT1
GLH:
22
Last registration date:
31/08/2019
Lower age restriction:
16
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Purpose and Aim

This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It introduces understanding of how personalisation affects the provision of social care services, with a focus on the systems, skills and support needed to implement personalised provision.

Learning Outcomes

The learner will

Assessment Criteria

The learner can
1. Understand the meaning of personalisation in social care.
1.1Define the term ‘personalisation’ as it applies in social care.
1.2Explain how personalisation can benefit individuals.
1.3Explain the relationship between rights, choice and personalisation.
1.4Identify legislation and other national policy documents that promote personalisation.
2. Understand systems that support personalisation.
2.1List local and national systems that are designed to support personalisation.
2.2Describe the impact that personalisation has on the process of commissioning social care.
2.3Explain how direct payments and individual budgets support personalisation.
3. Understand how personalisation affects the way support is provided.
3.1Explain how person centred thinking, person centred planning and person centred approaches support personalisation.
3.2Describe how personalisation affects the balance of power between individuals and those providing support.
3.3Give examples of how personalisation may affect the way an individual is supported from day to day.
4. Understand how to implement personalisation.
4.1Analyse the skills, attitudes and approaches needed by those providing support or brokering services, in order to implement personalisation.
4.2Identify potential barriers to personalisation.
4.3Describe ways to overcome barriers to personalisation in day to day work.
4.4Describe types of support that individuals or their families might need in order to maximise the benefits of a personalised service.

Assessment Methods:

There are no prescribed assessment methods for this unit. Assessments used should be fit for purpose for the unit and learners, and generate evidence of achievement for all the assessment criteria.

Assessment Information:

There is no specific assessment information to be used with this unit.

If not specifically stated in the assessment information, a plural statement in any assessment criterion means a minimum of two.

Other Mappings:

Mapping to National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the Knowledge and Skills Framework(KSF) for the NHS.

NOS ref: HSC 24, HSC 35, HSC 346, HSC 3119

Assessor Requirements:

This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development's QCF Assessment Principles.

Additional information:
An individual is someone requiring care or support