This course offers an introduction to the role of a Personal Assistant. It will be useful to anyone looking to get into PA work.
| Module 1 | Introduction | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | What will this course cover? | |
| Module 2 | Care Models | |
| Unit 1 | The Traditional Versus the Social | |
| Unit 2 | Real Life Scenarios | |
| Unit 3 | Scenario: 6:30am | |
| Unit 4 | Scenario: Pub Lunch | |
| Unit 5 | Scenario: Earlier Start | |
| Unit 6 | Scenario: Late Arrival | |
| Unit 7 | Scenario: Rota Swap | |
| Unit 8 | Traditional Versus Social: Summary | |
| Module 3 | What is a Personal Assistant? | |
| Unit 1 | Being a carer or PA | |
| Unit 2 | Skills and Qualifications | |
| Unit 3 | Is PA Work For Me? | |
| Unit 4 | General Requirements & Summary | |
| Unit 5 | Support and Training Opportunities | |
| Module 4 | Boundaries and Relationships | |
| Unit 1 | Boundaries and Relationships: Introduction | |
| Unit 2 | Scenario: Painting Nails | |
| Unit 3 | Scenario: Low Fat or Regular? | |
| Unit 4 | Feedback: Low Fat or Regular? | |
| Unit 5 | Scenario: Wet, Cold and Windy | |
| Unit 6 | Scenario: Personal Care | |
| Unit 7 | Feedback: Personal Care | |
| Unit 8 | Scenario: Sportswear | |
| Unit 9 | Feedback: Sportswear Shop | |
| Unit 10 | Scenario: Colour Clash | |
| Unit 11 | Scenario: Choosing Meals | |
| Unit 12 | Feedback: choosing meals | |
| Unit 13 | Scenario: Changed Mind | |
| Unit 14 | Summary | |
| Module 5 | Keeping and Feeling Safe | |
| Unit 1 | Keeping and Feeling Safe: Introduction | |
| Unit 2 | Health and Safety when Moving and Handling | |
| Unit 3 | The PA’s Perspective | |
| Unit 4 | Health and Safety Issues | |
| Unit 5 | Scenario: Getting up | |
| Unit 6 | Scenario: Fall | |
| Unit 7 | Scenario: Forget the Hoist | |
| Unit 8 | Scenario: Worn tyre | |
| Unit 9 | Scenario: No dropped curb | |
| Unit 10 | Medication Issues | |
| Unit 11 | Scenario: Tablets | |
| Unit 12 | Scenario: Extra Slice of Cake | |
| Unit 13 | Feedback: Extra Slice of Cake | |
| Unit 14 | Information on Medication | |
| Unit 15 | Safeguarding Issues | |
| Unit 16 | Scenario: Insulting behaviour | |
| Unit 17 | Safeguarding Responsibilities | |
| Unit 18 | Hygiene and Cleanliness | |
| Unit 19 | Summary | |
| Module 6 | Employment and the Law | |
| Unit 1 | What are my employment rights? | |
| Unit 2 | Contract of Employment | |
| Unit 3 | Employed or self employed? | |
| Unit 4 | Employed or Self Employed: Summary | |
| Unit 5 | Inductions | |
| Unit 6 | Scenario: Illness | |
| Unit 7 | Scenario: Fault Finding | |
| Unit 8 | Scenario: Alcohol | |
| Unit 9 | Feedback: Previous Scenarios | |
| Unit 10 | Employment and the Law: Summary | |
| Module 7 | Equality Issues | |
| Unit 1 | Equality Issues | |
| Unit 2 | Equality Examples | |
| Unit 3 | Employment and the law scenarios | |
| Unit 4 | Scenario: Maternity | |
| Unit 5 | Scenario: Religious friction | |
| Unit 6 | Scenario: Dietary requirement | |
| Unit 7 | Scenario: Affair | |
| Unit 8 | Feedback: Affair | |
| Unit 9 | Equality: Summary | |
| Module 8 | Assessment & Completion | |
| Unit 1 | Summary and Assessment | |
| Unit 2 | Course Completion |