What you'll be able to do

• Understand the factors that may impact on an individual being able to negotiate their environments, including physical, social, and emotional factors.
• Prepare to support an individual to negotiate an environment, taking into account their individual needs and preferences.
• Support the individual to negotiate an environment, providing appropriate assistance and encouragement.
• Evaluate and revise the support provided to an individual to negotiate an environment, based on their progress and feedback.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how legislation, policies and practice affect the support provided to individuals to manage their behaviour, ensuring compliance and ethical considerations.
• Understand the factors that influence behaviour, including environmental, social, and psychological aspects.
• Work with individuals to recognise the impact of their behaviour on others, promoting self-awareness and empathy.
• Enable people to develop strategies for changing behavioural responses, providing guidance and support.
• Evaluate and review strategies for changing behavioural responses, assessing their effectiveness and making adjustments as needed.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of learning and development activities in meeting individual needs.
• Identify appropriate learning and development activities to meet individual needs and preferences.
• Plan learning and development activities in collaboration with individuals.
• Prepare resources and the environment for learning and development activities.
• Facilitate learning and development activities effectively with individuals.
• Evaluate and review learning and development activities to improve future practice.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the context of the Positive Behavioural Support model, including its origins and principles.
• Understand the term ‘challenging behaviour’, and its impact on individuals and others.
• Understand the context in which challenging behaviour occurs, including environmental and social factors.
• Contribute to the functional analysis in relation to an individual's challenging behaviour, identifying the triggers and maintaining factors.
• Understand the key characteristics of Positive Behavioural Support, including its focus on prevention and positive reinforcement.
• Implement primary prevention strategies, creating supportive environments and promoting positive interactions.
• Use a person centred approach to develop plans that promote participation, ensuring that the individual's needs and preferences are taken into account.
• Implement secondary prevention strategies, responding to early signs of challenging behaviour and preventing escalation.
• Implement non aversive reactive strategies, using de-escalation techniques and avoiding punishment.
• Understand and implement Positive Behavioural Support Plans, following agreed procedures and monitoring outcomes.

What you'll be able to do

• Know what to do when faced with practice dilemmas, following ethical guidelines and seeking appropriate support.
• Deal positively with conflict, using effective communication and problem-solving skills.
• Maintain accurate records, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations.
• Prioritise competing work commitments, managing time effectively and delegating tasks as appropriate.
• Use personal value base and power appropriately, acting with integrity and respecting the rights of others.
• Use supervision as a tool to reflect and improve practice, identifying areas for development and seeking feedback.
• Use local and national networks, accessing resources and support to enhance advocacy practice.
• Respond to concerns of abuse, following safeguarding procedures and reporting any concerns to the appropriate authorities.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how shared lives arrangements can benefit individuals requiring support.
• Access information relevant to the provision of a shared lives arrangement for individuals.
• Share information relevant to the provision of a shared lives arrangement for individuals, in line with agreed protocols.
• Address the potential impact on key people (e.g., family members, existing householders) of providing a shared lives arrangement.
• Carry out an analysis of own development needs before supporting an individual in a shared lives arrangement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of self-directed support in social care.
• Understand how to support an individual to direct their own support and develop their support plan effectively.
• Understand the different ways that people can use their personal budget to meet their identified needs.
• Understand the purpose and process of outcome focused reviews in self-directed support.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of good personal hygiene.
• Encourage an individual to maintain personal hygiene.
• Support an individual to maintain personal hygiene.
• Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the development of human sexuality

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the typical steps and stages of moving from childhood into adulthood, including physical, emotional, and social development.
• Understand how having a disability may affect the process of moving from childhood into adulthood, considering potential barriers and challenges.
• Know the options for supporting a young person who has a disability to make the transition into adulthood, including education, employment, housing, and social care.
• Understand how to support a young person with a disability through a successful transition, promoting their independence, choice, and control.
• Understand the importance of supporting a young person and their family to reflect on the transition, identifying achievements and areas for further development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how active support translates values into practical action

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of effective communication in the work setting

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support.
• Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies.
• Promote positive behaviour.
• Respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour.
• Support individuals and others following an incident of challenging behaviour.
• Review and revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to establish the needs of an individual within a shared lives arrangement, taking into account their background, experiences, wishes, preferences and choices.
• Identify how an individual’s needs can be met through a shared lives arrangement, considering the resources and support available.
• Address potential power imbalances in a shared lives arrangement, promoting equality and respect.
• Assist individuals to adjust to the home environment, providing practical and emotional support.
• Support key people, such as family members and carers, to adjust to a shared lives arrangement.
• Contribute to the on-going review of the shared lives arrangement, providing feedback and suggestions for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the context of supporting skills for everyday life, including the importance of promoting independence and well-being.
• Support individuals to plan for maintaining and developing skills for everyday life, taking into account their individual needs and preferences.
• Support individuals to retain, regain, or develop skills for everyday life, using appropriate strategies and resources.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of support provided for developing or maintaining skills for everyday life, identifying areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Establish safe boundaries to maintain the Advocacy relationship, in line with organisational policies and legal requirements.
• Establish the Advocacy relationship with the individual receiving support, ensuring informed consent and understanding of roles.
• Assist the individual receiving Advocacy support to explore and make choices, respecting their autonomy and preferences.
• Construct an action plan in collaboration with the individual receiving Advocacy support, outlining goals and strategies.
• Support the individual receiving Advocacy support to self-advocate, empowering them to express their needs and rights.
• Act on the instruction of the person receiving Advocacy support, within legal and ethical boundaries.
• Review and end the Advocacy relationship in a planned and sensitive manner, ensuring appropriate signposting to other services if required.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the meaning and purpose of Independent Advocacy and its role in empowering individuals.
• Explain the key principles and values underpinning Independent Advocacy, such as independence, impartiality, and confidentiality.
• Describe the historical development of Advocacy and its evolution as a recognised form of support.
• Explain different types of Advocacy support and their specific purpose, including self-advocacy, peer advocacy, and professional advocacy.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of an Independent Advocate, including representing individuals' views, promoting their rights, and challenging decisions.
• Understand the recognised standards of Advocacy practice and the importance of adhering to ethical guidelines.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand specific communication needs and the various factors that can affect an individual's ability to communicate effectively.
• Contribute to establishing the nature of specific communication needs of individuals and identify appropriate ways to address them, working with relevant professionals.
• Interact with individuals using their preferred communication methods, demonstrating empathy and respect.
• Promote communication between individuals and others, facilitating understanding and positive interactions.
• Support the use of communication technology and aids to enhance an individual's ability to communicate.
• Review an individual’s communication needs and the support provided to address them, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of social interactions and relationships for families of people with specific needs, and the impact of social isolation.
• Understand the issues surrounding discrimination that families of people with specific needs may face, and how to challenge discriminatory behaviour.
• Support families to access opportunities for social contact within their wider social structures, such as community groups or support networks.
• Support families to maintain social contacts within their wider social structures, addressing any barriers or challenges they may encounter.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the impact on a family of having a child with a disability, considering emotional, practical, and financial aspects.
• Support families who have a child with a disability, providing appropriate emotional and practical assistance.
• Support families with a child with a disability to use informal networks and community resources.
• Work in partnership with other professionals and agencies to support families with a child with a disability.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the common reasons for change in an individual's life and the potential responses to change, including emotional, behavioural, and practical responses.
• Support individuals to plan how to manage or adapt to change, considering their individual circumstances and preferences.
• Support individuals to manage or adapt to change effectively, providing emotional support, practical assistance, and encouragement.
• Evaluate the support provided to individuals during a period of change, identifying areas of success and areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the range, purpose and effectiveness of assistive technology available to support individuals, considering different types of technology and their applications.
• Support the selection of assistive technology with individuals, involving them in the decision-making process and considering their preferences.
• Support the use of assistive technology aids with an individual, providing training and guidance on their operation and maintenance.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the use of assistive technology to meet identified outcomes, assessing its impact on the individual's independence and quality of life.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand factors affecting the capacity of individuals to develop and/or maintain relationships.
• Support individuals to identify beneficial relationships.
• Support individuals to develop new relationships.
• Support individuals to maintain existing relationships.
• Work with individuals to review the support provided for relationships.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand factors that influence individuals’ access to services and facilities.
• Support individuals to select services and facilities.
• Support individuals to access and use services and facilities.
• Support individuals’ to review their access to and use of services and facilities.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the value of engagement in training, education or employment for individuals' personal development, social inclusion, and economic wellbeing.
• Understand how relevant legislation, guidance, and codes of practice support an individual's right to access training, education or employment opportunities.
• Understand the range of support services and resources available to individuals accessing education, training or employment.
• Support an individual to identify and access education, training or employment opportunities that meet their individual needs and preferences.
• Support individuals to participate effectively in education, training or employment activities.
• Evaluate an individual's engagement in education, training or employment and identify areas for improvement or further support.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the range of support available to individuals to access housing and accommodation services.
• Work with individuals to identify housing and accommodation services that meet their assessed needs and expressed preferences.
• Work with individuals to plan the steps required to access housing and accommodation services.
• Work with individuals to access housing and accommodation services effectively.
• Work collaboratively with housing and accommodation services to meet the identified needs of individuals.
• Contribute to the review of housing and accommodation services to ensure they are meeting the needs of individuals.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of good personal hygiene for health, wellbeing and social inclusion.
• Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene, respecting their dignity and preferences.
• Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues, such as neglect, abuse, or mental health problems.

What you'll be able to do

• Access information and advice about financial affairs, including sources of support and guidance.
• Provide support for individuals to manage their finances, in accordance with agreed plans and procedures.
• Contribute to applying for financial assistance, ensuring that applications are accurate and complete.
• Contribute to reviewing support for managing finances, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the various factors that can affect an individual's move to a new home environment.
• Support individuals to prepare practically and emotionally for moving into new home environments.
• Support individuals to settle into new home environments and establish routines.
• Support individuals to review the impact of new home environments on their wellbeing and independence.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand legislation relevant to accessing healthcare

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals, considering the physical, emotional, and social effects.
• Understand own role in supporting individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities, adhering to professional boundaries and responsibilities.
• Understand the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities, including healthcare, social care, and community resources.
• Assist individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities, providing person-centred care and promoting independence.
• Evaluate the support provided to an individual to engage in activities, assessing its effectiveness and making recommendations for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of self-directed support within health and social care.
• Understand how to support individuals to direct their own support and develop their support plan.
• Understand the different ways that individuals can use their personal budget to meet their needs and aspirations.
• Support individuals to direct their support in line with their support plan.
• Support individuals to use their personal budget in different ways, ensuring value for money and adherence to regulations.
• Support individuals with an outcome-focused review of their self-directed support arrangements.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislative and policy frameworks that underpin good practice in the support of parents with disabilities, including relevant legal requirements and ethical considerations.
• Understand the specific support that parents with disabilities may need to fulfil their parental responsibilities, considering individual circumstances and needs.
• Support parents with disabilities in their role, providing practical and emotional assistance as required.
• Support individuals with disabilities to overcome the barriers they may face in becoming parents and bringing up children, promoting their rights and choices.
• Develop positive working relationships with parents with disabilities, based on trust, respect and open communication.
• Work in partnership with other workers, different services and informal support networks to provide coordinated and effective support to parents with disabilities.
• Understand how to maintain the primary focus on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child, ensuring their needs are met and their safety is protected.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles and practice of person-centred thinking

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life for individuals, and the potential benefits of positive risk-taking.
• Understand the importance of a positive, person-centred approach to risk assessment, focusing on individual strengths and aspirations.
• Understand the legal and policy framework underpinning an individual’s right to make decisions and take risks, including the principles of the Mental Capacity Act.
• Support individuals to make informed decisions about risks, providing them with relevant information and support.
• Support individuals to take risks in a safe and responsible manner, minimising potential harm.
• Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking, balancing the individual's right to autonomy with the responsibility to protect them from harm.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the steps and stages of moving from childhood into adulthood.
• Understand how having a disability may affect the process of moving from childhood into adulthood.
• Know the options for supporting a young person who has a disability to make the transition into adulthood.
• Support a young person with a disability through transition into adulthood.
• Support a young person to reflect on the transition.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the key differences between various models of disability, including the medical model, social model, and biopsychosocial model.
• Understand how the adoption of different models of disability can shape an individual’s identity, self-perception, and lived experience.
• Understand how the adoption of different models of disability can influence the design and delivery of services and support for individuals.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and their physical disability.
• Understand the concept of physical disability, including different types and causes.
• Understand the impact of living with a physical disability within society, considering social, economic, and environmental factors.
• Understand the importance of promoting inclusion and independence for individuals with physical disabilities.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss, including social, emotional and practical considerations.
• Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with sensory loss, adapting communication methods to meet individual needs.
• Understand the main causes and conditions of sensory loss, including the impact on daily living.
• Recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and / or hearing loss and actions that may be taken, including referral to specialist services.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions.
• Understand how autistic spectrum conditions can impact on the lives of individuals and those around them.
• Understand different theories and concepts about autism.
• Understand the legal and policy framework that underpins good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions.
• Understand how to achieve effective communication with individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
• Understand how to support individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the main forms of mental ill health, including their characteristics and diagnostic criteria.
• Know the impact of mental ill health on individuals' daily lives.
• Know the impact of mental ill health on the individual's social network, including family, friends, and carers.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the different perspectives on the nature of mental well-being.
• Understand the different perspectives on the nature of mental health.
• Analyse the factors that may influence mental well-being across the life span.
• Analyse the factors that may influence mental health across the life span.
• Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being with individuals.
• Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being with groups.
• Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental health with individuals.
• Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental health with groups.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that individuals with disabilities have the same right as everyone else to take risks

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities
• Understand the nature and characteristics of learning disability

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concept of diversity, encompassing cultural, social, and individual differences, and its relevance to providing effective care for individuals who have dementia.
• Understand that each individual's experience of dementia is unique and shaped by their personal history, circumstances, and preferences.
• Understand the importance of adopting a person-centred approach to care and how this approach directly contributes to the inclusion and well-being of individuals with dementia.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the basic neurological processes affected by dementia, including the impact on brain structure and function.
• Understand the emotional, psychological, and social impact of receiving a diagnosis of dementia, both for the individual and their family.
• Understand how dementia care must be consistently underpinned by a person-centred approach that prioritises the individual's needs, preferences, and values.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of partnership working with families in the context of supporting individuals.
• Establish positive relationships with families, based on trust and mutual respect.
• Maintain positive relationships with families, ensuring open communication and collaboration.
• Plan shared approaches to the care and support of individuals in collaboration with their families.
• Work with families to access appropriate support services in their role as carers.
• Exchange information about partnership work with families, adhering to confidentiality and data protection requirements.
• Record information accurately and appropriately about partnership work with families.
• Contribute to reviewing partnership work with families, identifying areas for improvement.
• Provide constructive feedback about the support provided to families, contributing to service development.