Digital Skills: Using Technology to Support Person-Centred Care Training Course
Digital Skills: Using Technology to Support Person-Centred Care Overview
This CPD-certified Digital Skills: Using Technology to Support Person-Centred Care e-Learning course provides learners with an understanding of how technology can support more personalised approaches to care. The course explores the role of digital tools in promoting independence, improving quality of life, and helping individuals remain at the centre of decision-making.
Designed for health and social care professionals, the training also examines how technology can be selected to meet individual needs and introduces Digital Social Care Records (DSCRs), including their benefits and the principles that support their effective use. The course is fully online, self-paced, and concludes with a final knowledge check and CPD certification upon completion.
Learning Outcomes
- To gain an understanding of the role and benefits of technology in delivering person-centred care.
- To gain an understanding of how to help people accessing care and support to make decisions and choices in using technology.
- To gain an understanding of the role and importance of digital social care records (DSCRs) in delivering person-centred care.
Training Units
The Role of Technology in Person-Centred Care
5mIn this unit, learners explore how technology contributes to person-centred care and supports improved quality of life.
- The role of technology
- How technology contributes to a person-centred approach
- The benefits of technology
- Quality of life
- Supporting independence through technology
Making Decisions About Technology
5mIn this unit, learners examine how technology can be selected and used to meet individual needs and preferences.
- A person-centred approach to technology
- Types of technology
- How technology personalises care
- Matching technology to individual needs
- Supporting informed decision-making
Digital Social Care Records
5mIn this unit, learners are introduced to Digital Social Care Records and their role in supporting safe, effective care.
- An introduction to DSCRs
- The benefits of DSCRs
- Keeping digital records
- Principles to support good outcomes
- An individual’s rights
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