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 |