About this course

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Based upon Skills for Care training materials, this 12 module suite covers all elements of Care Act phase 1. Modules that are covered in this course are:

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• Introduction and Overview

• Information and Advice

• Assessment and Eligibility

• Independent Advocacy

• Charging and Financial Assessment

• Deferred Payments

• Care and Support Planning

• Personal Budgets

• Direct Payments

• Review of Care and Support Plans

• Transition to Adulthood

• Integration, Cooperation and Partnerships

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You will automatically get a course certificate on course completion – with your name, the CPD hours, the date and learning objectives.

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Each module contains additional resource materials, useful links and refresher guides.

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Audience

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This course is intended for:

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• Adult social care as well as wider elements of local authorities such as children’s services, housing and public health

• Health and other local authority partner organisations such as learning and education providers

• Social care provider and support organisations in all sectors

• Those involved in the governance of these organisations and people who work, care, support and volunteer in them

• Professionals and practitioners

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Objectives

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Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a knowledge of:

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• Why the Act has been introduced and the key changes

• A local authority’s duties, in relation to information and advice

• What an assessment should include and who is eligible for care and support

• The roles of, and who can be an ‘appropriate individual’

• What to consider when undertaking a financial assessment and learn about the implications of the Act for self-funders

• How people can pay for their care and know the eligibility criteria for deferred payments

• The key features and standards of person-centred planning, and the planning and review process

• How the personal budget is calculated

• Administering, monitoring, reviewing and discontinuing direct payments

• Reviewing the care and support plan, or support plan

• Who should have a transition assessment and what makes for effective transition

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10 reviews for Care Act 2014 – Full Training Suite

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• A lot good information . Very interesting. Excellent use of case examples used to get message across clearly.

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• Really informative and helped clarify misunderstandings I had. Informative and clear in making distinctions between appropriate individual, independent advocate and IMCA.

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• This course was very useful as I was not confident with the carers eligibility within the new care act. Very comprehensive course, with a strong focus on the values of personalisation and the CA.

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• I found the course interesting and engaging and enjoyed the interactive elements. Excellent online course, very informative.

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• My knowledge about carers assessments, eligibility and the provision for services to meet carers needs has been improved. I find this course very informative and clearly documented throughout.

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• Better than other training I have accessed on Information and Advice / Care Act. Learning about the one page plan was interesting and how this can be applied across different settings.

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• Good information to know, clear and concise on the criteria for an advocate which is useful. A lot of information given, easy to understand and example makes it easier to apply to a situation.

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• Good to get an overview of commissioning and joint working clear and easy to absorb information. Found this very useful and feel we should do this training on a regular basis.

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• Good information and tools for person centred planning and general information and summary on care support plan. The course held your attention and therefore achieved what it set out to.

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• Excellent information on deferred payment and equity and how care costs are calculated. Charging and Financial Assessment e-learning course was very informative.