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Care Planning

Level: 2 & 3 Accreditation: This course is CPD certified. Delivery: Online/E-learning

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About this course

This care planning training course is designed to help learners understand the full care planning process, including what is involved, what information is required, and how care plans should be accurately recorded. As part of this care planning course, learners will also gain an understanding of how to support individuals with advance care planning, making sure that care is personalised and person-centred.

This care planning training applies to health and social care workers who are involved in developing, reviewing, or maintaining care plans. It is suitable for staff working in care homes, day centres, and domiciliary care settings, and supports those seeking recognised care plan certification as part of their professional development.

The course is also valuable for those looking to strengthen their understanding of care planning responsibilities as part of their professional development. Whether you are new to care planning or refreshing your knowledge, this training supports safe, consistent, and high-quality care delivery.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Understand how each stage of the care planning cycle contributes to effective care planning in practice, supporting high standards of care plan training for care homes and community care settings.

  • Apply person-centred approaches when planning care and support, making sure that individuals’ needs, preferences, and choices remain at the heart of decision-making for care professionals.

  • Confidently gather, record, and maintain accurate information for care and support planning using best practice methods, including systems used in online care planning.

  • Understand mental capacity and advance care planning, and how these elements contribute to an individual’s wellbeing, quality of life, and long-term care outcomes. This learning supports ongoing professional development through CPD accredited training.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • The Care Planning Cycle
  • Definition of Care Planning
  • Assessment
  • Joint Partnership Working
  • Communication
  • SMART Objectives
  • Content of a Care Plan
  • Implementation
  • Monitoring and Review
  • Care Act 2014
  • Person-Centred Care and online care planning tools
  • Personalised Care Planning
  • Empowerment
  • Meaningful Involvement
  • Promoting Independence
  • Social Model of Disability
  • Principles of Care Planning
  • Developing a Care plan
  • Content of a Care Plan
  • Continuity of Care
  • Capacity and Care Planning
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Advance Care Planning

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