Course Description
Basics of Care Assistance
Basics of Care Assistance is a course run by Alison, Galway. It is a Online Learning course with a duration of 5-6 hours. Basics of Care Assistance gives a Course Qualification of CPD Certificate. For more information about Basics of Care Assistance at Alison, please review the details below.
Train as a care assistant and learn how to provide care to vulnerable adults in this free online caregiving course. This caregiving course provides the skills required to practise as a care assistant who helps patients, who might be elderly or incapacitated, to recover and maintain optimal health. We explain how various communication techniques and social skills can help you to support patients and make sure their daily needs, which include personal hygiene and grooming, are met. We answer questions like ‘what is rehab care?’ and ‘what is end-of-life care?’.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Carear Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Analyze the role and responsibilities of a care assistant • Discuss how to provide assistance with personal hygiene and grooming • Explain how to provide emotional support to patients and families during end-of-life care • Describe caring for individuals with mental health conditions • Indicate de-escalation techniques and communication skills used to manage conflict • Summarize effective verbal and non-verbal communication techniques and social skills • Discuss career opportunities and pathways in the care assistant field |
| Course Code | 5886 |
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