FETAC Level 5 Care of the Older Person (D20180)
Module:
FETAC Level 5 Care of the Older Person (D20180)
Duration
24 Hours over 8 x 3 Hour sessions or 1 full day per week for 4 weeks
Target Group
Family Carers
Respite Workers
Home Helps
Care Attendants or Care Assistants
People interested in working in the Care sector
Locations
Available in any area nationwide subject to demand
Overall course Aim
This module is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills to provide care for older people in a variety of settings.
Specific Learning Outcomes;
After successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- Demonstrate good work practices in the provision of individualized holistic care for older people
- Understand the concept of the ageing process
- Be able to meet the full range of needs of older people in a variety of care settings
- Enhance the quality of life of the older person
- Define healthy ageing
- Demonstrate an awareness of global and national demographic trends
- Understand the normal physiological process if ageing
- Understand the normal psychological process of ageing
- Understand the social impact of ageing on older people
- Discuss differing attitudes to ageing and older people
- Understand own role in promoting positive attitudes to ageing
- Understand the role of statutory and voluntary agencies in promoting the well being of older people
- Understand the concept and practice of preparation for retirement
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the ethnic and cultural influences on the older person
- Outline the range of needs of older people under the following headings:
- Physical
- Social
- Emotional
- Psychological
- Recreational
- Financial
- Environmental
- Spiritual
- Summarise the role of the health care assistant in providing care for older people
- Communicate effectively with the older person, his/her family and the multidisciplinary team
- Promote the following in caring for the older person
- Empowerment
- Advocacy
- Independence
- Individualised care
- Dignity
- Respect
- Choice
- Self esteem
- Include family/carers as partners in care
- Reflect on the strategies to improve personal effectiveness in the workplace
- Assist in the identification of how health promotion issues can be promoted in care settings for older people
- Assist in the provision of therapeutic interventions that will enhance the social interactions and quality of life of the older person
- Identify and adapt care and practices to meet the needs of older people with
- - Cognitive and sensory impairment
- - Physical disabilities
- Describe the issues related to an older person with mental illness
- Describe the issues related to an older person with dementia
- Recognize a condition in an older person that requires immediate attention
- Describe the impact of living with chronic illness
- Recognise the individual needs of the dying older person and their families
- Carry out their duties in a way that is respectful to the person’s body after death
- Identify the care settings for older people
- Identify members of the healthcare team available in each care setting
- Identify a range of specific services that are available for older people in the following:
- Education
- Life long learning
- Retirement/the workplace
- Leisure
- Outline current approaches towards developing quality in the provision of services for older people and their families to include standards and quality assurance.
Training Methods
Role Play
Simulated situations
Classroom tuition
Group Discussion
All training is delivered in a friendly and enjoyable fashion focusing on ensuring each participant is given every opportunity to learn the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities in order to excel in their caring role.
Assessment criteria:
Skills Demonstration 60%
Project 40%
For further details, please contact:-
The Carers Association, Training Unit, Market Square, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Ph: 057 9322920
Email training@carersireland.com
