Level 3 Diploma In Substance Misuse

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Course curriculum

1. Information & Resource Pack - Diploma In Substance Misuse
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Continuous Development in Care Settings
1. Continued Professional Development
2. Useful weblinks
3. CPD personal development plan template
4. CPD learning log template
1. Commitment to CPD
1. Reflective Practice
2. Understanding Reflective Practice
3. Reflective Practice in Health and Social Care
4. Reflective Practice & Models
5. Reflective Practice & Gibbs Model
6. Gibbs' Reflective Model
7. Reflective Practice Workbook
8. Reflective Practice Template - HCPC
1. Values and beliefs
2. How do you work out your personal values
3. Reflective practice and feedback from others.docx
4. Useful weblink re: Feedback
5. Feedback
6. Worksheet Questions LO 4.2, 4.4 Reflect how own values etc may affect practice, use feedback to develop performance
1. Deveolping leadership skills
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights
3. TOP TIPS for this unit
1. AC: 1.1 Explain how legislation, policies and codes of practice apply to and influence own work role
2. AC: 1.2 Analyse how external factors influence own work role
3. AC: 1.2 Video Clip The Iceberg Model
4. AC: 1.2 (Task) Analyse how external factors influence own work role.pdf
1. AC: 2.1 (Task) Definitions Table
2. AC: 2.1 (Video Clip) Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
3. AC: 2.1 (Video Clip) Human Rights
4. AC: 2.1 (Video Clip) Discrimination
5. AC: 2.2 ( Focused Reading) Inclusive Practice
6. AC: 2.3 Give examples of how the promotion of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights can lead to improved outcomes for individuals
7. AC: 2.4 (Focused Reading) Equality Act at Work
8. AC: 2.4 Promoting Equality in the Workplace
9. AC: 2.4 Describe how your organisation promotes equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
10. AC: 2.5 Analyse own role in promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
11. Further Reading- Useful Web Links
1. (Task) Different types of Discrimination
2. Defining the different types of discrimination in health and social care
3. Discrimination in everyday life
4. AC: 3.1 (Task) Describe the potential effects of discrimination
5. AC: 3.1 Describe the potential effects of discrimination scenarios
6. (Focused Reading) Discrimination and Prejudice
7. AC: 3.2 (Task) Explain how unconscious biases may affect own and other's behaviours
8. AC: 3.2 (Video) An introduction to unconscious bias
9. AC: 3.2 Downloadable sheet for annotating
10. Weblink Text discussing quizzes available to measure unconscious bias
11. Weblink (Focused Reading) How to challenge discrimination at work
12. AC: 3.3 and 3.4 (Scenarios) Explain how to respond and to report any discriminatory or exclusive behaviours
1. (Focused Reading) Multi faith resource
2. Interactive quizzes to test your knowledge of Equality and Diversity and get you to think about your interactions
3. AC: 4.1 Interact with individuals and others in a way that respects their lifestyles, beliefs, culture, values and preferences
4. AC: 4.2 Promote a culture that supports inclusive practice
5. AC: 4.3 Reflect on and make improvements to own practice in promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Handling Information in Care Settings
1. Standard-14 Handling Information
2. Information Handling
3. Data Confidentiality and Breach
1. Overview of unit
2. Standards - Effective Communication in Care Settings
3. Top Tips for this unit
1. AC 1.1 (Focused Reading) Communication Standards in Care Settings
2. AC: 1.1 (Focused Reading) Identify the different reasons people communicate
3. AC: 1.1 and 2.1 (Video) Communication - reasons and range of methods
4. Effective Communication Quiz
5. AC: 1.2 (Video) Tuckman's Group Developmental Theory
6. AC:1.2 (Task) Analyse how communication affects relationships in the work setting
7. AC: 1.3 (Scenarios) Analyse how communication skills can be used to manage complex, sensitive, abusive and difficult situations
8. AC: 1.4 (Task Agree or Disagree) Explain the importance of maintaining open and honest communication
9. Useful web links
1. AC: 2.1 (Focused Reading) Describe the range of communication styles, methods and skills available
2. AC: 2.1 (Focused Reading) Communication Cycle- Argyle
3. (Focused Reading) Non verbal communication and body language
4. AC: 2.2 (Task) Explain how people interpret communication methods and styles in different ways
5. AC:2.2 (Video) How miscommunication happens and how to avoid it.
6. AC: 2.3 (Video) Identify factors to consider when promoting effective communication (Positive Body Language)
7. AC 2.3 (Focused Reading) Benefits of Effective Communication
8. AC: 2.3 Worksheet Activity
9. AC: 2.3 (Focused Reading and Scenarios) ) Identify factors to consider when promoting effective communication
10. AC: 2.3 (Things to consider) Make it easy read- ways to create accessible information for people with a learning disability
11. AC: 2.3 (Things to consider) Communicating with people with a learning disability- Mencap
12. AC: 2.3 (Things to consider) Cultural Differences
13. AC: 2.4 (Focused Reading and Task) Explain how digital and technologies can be used to promote and enhance communication between self and others
14. AC: 2.4 (Useful Website) Technology Should Enhance Communication
15. AC: 2.5 (Table Task) Identify barriers that may be present when communicating with others
16. AC: 2.5 (Video) 10 barriers to effective communication:
17. AC: 2.5 Poor Access Deaf People
18. AC: 2.6 (Task) Accessing extra support or services to enable effective communication with and between individuals
19. AC: 2.7 (Video Links) Analyse the impact of poor or inappropriate communication practices
20. AC: 2.7 Analyse the impact of poor or inappropriate communication practices
21. Reflection Body Language Clusters
22. Useful web links
1. (Video reminder) The recipe for Great communication:
2. LO:3 (Observation Form) Effective Communication Link
3. AC: 3.2 (Observation) Apply communication skills appropriately in relation to message and audience for maximum impact
4. AC: 3.3 (Observation) Use communication skills to build relationships
5. AC: 3.4 Identify and overcome barriers to communication with a range of people
6. Useful web links
1. (Recap Focused Reading) Meeting communication needs
1. (Task sheet) AC: 5.1 Independent Advocacy
2. AC: 5.1 (Focused Reading) Explain the purpose and principles of independent advocacy
3. AC: 5.2 Explain when to offer support to individuals to access an advocate
4. (Focused Reading) Advocacy in mental health - Mind
5. AC: 5.2/5.3 (Scenarios) Explain when and how to offer support to individuals to access advocacy services
1. Confidentiality
2. AC: 6.1 (Worksheet) Explain confidentiality
3. AC: 6.1 (Focused Reading) Explain the meaning of the term 'confidentiality'
4. (Focused Reading) Your Responsibility- Handling information SFC - Standard 14
5. AC: 6.4 (Scenarios) Analyse the potential tension between maintaining and individual's confidentiality and disclosing concerns
6. Useful weblinks
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Safeguarding
1. (Video) What is safeguarding?
2. LO:1 (Task Sheet) Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse and neglect
3. AC: 1.3 and 2.2 (Task) Analyse reports into serious failures and the factors that contribute to an individual being more at risk
4. AC:1.1 Safeguarding and the 6 Principles
5. AC: 1.1 (Video) 6 Principles of safeguarding
6. Legislation - The Care Act 2014
7. Legislation -Statement of Government policy on safeguarding adults
8. Link to- Making Safeguarding Personal
9. AC 1.2 (Website link and video) Describe the roles of different agencies
10. AC: 1.4 Whistleblowing
11. Whistleblowing quick guide (Raising concerns with CQC)
12. Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures protecting vulnerable adults from abuse
13. Serious Failings Every child matters
1. LO: 2(Task Sheet) Know how to recognise signs of abuse and neglect and LO:3 Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse or neglect occurringNew Lesson
2. AC2.1 (Focused Reading) Explain the terms
3. AC: 2.3 (Focused Reading) Safeguarding types of abuse
4. Test your knowledge: (Quiz) Examples of abuse
5. Test your knowledge (Quiz) Signs and/or symptoms of abuse
6. Useful weblinks
1. AC 3.1 (Task) Case Study to explain how the likelihood of abuse may be reduced
2. AC: 3.2 (Focused Reading) Explain the importance of an accessible complaints procedure
1. LO:4 (Task Sheet) Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed abuse and neglect
2. AC: 4.3( Task) Analyse issues relating to consent to share information
3. LO:4 (Focused Reading) Suspected abuse, evidence and responding
4. LO:4 (Video) How to respond to a disclosure of abuse
5. (Focused Reading) Mencap guidance - dealing with suspected abuse
6. (Focused Reading) Recognising-and-responding-to-domestic-violence-and-abuse
7. AC: 4.8 (Video) Explain how to respond to a disclosure that a child or young person is being abused or neglected
8. AC:4.8 (Link) Explain how to respond to a suspicion that a child or young person is being abused
9. Useful weblinks
1. LO:5 (Task Sheet) Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
2. (Focused Reading) Unsafe Practices
3. (Focused Reading) Unsafe Practices - Action to Take.docx
4. (Scenarios) Test your Safeguarding Knowledge
1. LO: 6 (Task Sheet) Understand the principles of online safety
2. AC: 6.1 (Task to support) Analyse the importance of balancing online safety measures with the benefits
3. AC 6.2 and 6.3 Online safety
1. Overview of unit
2. Standards - Person-Centred Practice
1. Person-centred Care
2. Person Centred Approach - Carl Rodgers
3. Person Centred Care Made Simple
4. Importance of person-centred Care
5. Health.org.uk - person-centred-care-made-simple
6. NHS High Quality Care for All
7. Useful web links
8. Cancer Care, Ontario - the change from 'patient' centred care to 'person' centred care
1. Person-Centred Values
2. Recovery care plan - example
3. Worksheet Questions LO 2.1 Applying person centred values
4. Care Planning
1. Scenarios LO 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Relationships
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Choice and Independence
3. TOP TIPS for this unit
1. AC: 1.1 (Focused Reading) Establish informed consent
2. AC 1.1 ( Further Focused Reading) Establishing Consent
3. AC: 1.1 (Focused Reading) Importance of Consent in Social Care
4. Useful weblinks
1. AC: 2.1 (Video) Introduction to Promoting an Individuals' Independence
2. LO: 2 (Focused Reading) Promoting Independence
3. AC: 2.3 (Focused Reading) Identify a range of technologies that can support or maintain individual's independence
1. Understand the role of risk assessments
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Health and Wellbeing
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Ways of Working in Care Settings
1. Overview of Unit
2. Standards - Personal Wellbeing in Care Settings
1. 7 Key Dimensions of wellness image
2. 7 Key Dimensions of Wellness
3. Self-Care-Checkup
4. Self-Care-Check-In
5. My-Self-Care-Promise
1. Wellness and Me
1. Useful weblink - Getting Started with Mindfulness
2. Mindful into – why mindfulness is a super power
3. Useful weblink - Meditation for Beginners
4. Meditation –how to mediate in a minute
5. Useful weblink - Caring for your Mental Health
6. Useful weblink - Self-Care Strategies
1. Stress and Anxiety
2. Rethink Mental Illness - Anxiety Disorders
3. Stress
4. Signs of Stress
5. Stress - MIND publication
6. Stress Test
7. Distress to De-stress
8. How to Stress Less
9. 30-Day Stress Challenge Tips Physical-Mental-Emotional
10. Stress Relief Adult Colouring Book- Sam-Antolik-2020
11. Core Strategies for Managing Stress and Anxiety
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Duty of Care
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice
1. Mencap - mental capacity resource
2. Mental Capacity Act
3. MIND - mental capacity resource
4. Mental Capacity Act 2005
5. Liberty Protection Safeguards
6. Care Act 2014 - an introduction
7. Care Act 2014
8. Useful weblinks
1. Decision making and mental capacity
2. Shared decision making
1. Restrictive Practice.docx
2. Reducing the need for Restrictive Practice
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - General Health and Safety in Care Settings
1. LO:1 Understand own responsibilities , and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety
2. LO:1 Live links that can not be embedded in the presentation
3. Focused Reading Managing for Health and Safety
4. Focused Reading Health and Safety at work act - at a glance
5. Health and Safety - General
6. Health and Safety - Employers and Employees
1. LO: 2 Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
2. LO:2 Live links that can not be embedded in the presentation
1. LO: 3 Be able to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety
2. LO:3 Live links that can not be embedded into the presentation
3. Focused Reading HSE (Health and Safety Executive - Managing risk and risk assessment at work
4. IOSH (Institute of Occupational Health and Safety) - Useful resources
5. 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
6. ADS example - 5 steps to risk assessment
7. Needle Stick and Sharps Safety Protocol
8. DSE Whats wrong workstation
9. DSE Whats wrong workstation ANSWERS
10. DSE The correct workstation
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Health and Safety Topics in Care Settings
1. Manual handling operations - regulations 1992
2. Manual handling at work - a brief guide
1. A brief guide to COSHH
2. COSHH and RIDDOR
3. Hazardous substances at work
4. Safe handling of chemicals
1. Simple guide to fire safety in the workplace
2. Managing fire safety in the workplace
3. Fire Safety
4. OSHA Fire safety fact sheet
5. RES Fire safety training guide
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Infection Prevention and Control
1. Best practice for environmental cleaning in healthcare settings
2. HSE - Community infection control manual
3. Mini guide to drug related infections
4. Infection control actions
1. Personal Protective Equipment - PPE
2. Do's and don'ts for PPE mask wearing
3. Do's and don'ts for PPE glove wearing
4. Do's and don'ts for PPE gown wearing
5. Hand washing
6. Hand hygiene at work
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Support Individuals who are Substance Users
1. Different types of substances
2. Types of Substances Commonly Used
3. Useful weblinks
4. Alcohol Awareness
5. Alcohol Awareness - Generis Fact Sheet
6. Drug Awareness - Generis Fact Sheet
7. The dangers from using drugs
8. Substance Use Disorder
9. Drug addiction behaviours and signs
1. Factors that influence individuals to use substances
2. Why do young people take drugs
3. Example of a Comprehensive Assessment 1
4. Example of a Comprehensive Assessment 2
5. Example of a Comprehensive Assessment 3
6. samhsa-risk & protective-factors that contribute to substance misuse
7. FAST-alcohol use screening test
8. AUDIT-alcohol use disorders identification test
9. SADQ-severity of alcohol dependency questionnaire
10. Drug-and-Alcohol-Star-Chart
11. Drug-and-Alcohol-User-Guide
12. Screening Tool Example
13. Harm Reduction Strategies
14. Harm Minimisation and Reduction
15. Harm minimisation - safer injecting
16. How to make a foil pipe
17. Safer injecting and blood bourne viruses
18. Sex, Drugs and Safety
19. Alcohol risks minimised
20. SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
21. Brief interventions and risk minimisation
1. Effects of substances and Brief Interventions
2. Dual Diagnosis
3. Dual Diagnosis
4. Rethink Mental Illness - Dual Diagnosis
5. Rethink Mental Illness - Anxiety Disorders
6. Rethink Mental Illness - Bipolar Disorder
7. Rethink Mental Ilness - BPD
8. Rethink Mental Illness - Schizophrenia
9. Useful reading list - Dual Diagnosis
10. Support and After Care services
1. Sustained Recovery and Prevention
2. SAMHSA's Working Definition of Recovery
3. Public Health England - Routes to Recovery (Mapping)
4. IAPT drug & alcohol positive practice guide
5. Starting conversations and assessments
6. What is Motivational Interviewing - a quick guide
7. Motivational Interviewing
8. What is Motivational Interviewing - Dr. Todd Grande
9. Change Talk
10. Motivational Interviewing - Questions
11. AA and SMART
12. Action plan form
13. Action plan form example completed
14. LO 4.3 assist individuals to review progress in reducing substance use - 12 questions
15. Worksheet Questions LO 4.3 assist individuals to review progress in reducing substance use - 12 questions with prompts
16. Worksheet Scenario LO-s 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
17. Worksheet Scenario LO 4.3 assist individuals to review progress
18. Worksheet Questions LO 4.4 managing own feelings about an individuals progress or lack of
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Recognise Indications of Substance Misuse and Refer Individuals to Specialists
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Test for Substance Use
1. Drug Abuse Screening Test - DAST 10
2. Example of a Comprehensive Assessment 1
3. Example of a Comprehensive Assessment 2
4. Example of a Comprehensive Assessment 3
1. Unit Overview
2. Standards - Facilitate Person Centred Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review

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Introduction - Diploma in Substance Misuse Level 3

Continuous Development in Care Settings

Continuous Development in Care Settings (LO 1: Know what is required to be competent in own role)

Continuous Development in Care Settings (LO 2: Be able to demonstrate commitment to own development)

Continuous Development in Care Settings (LO 3: Understand the value of reflective practice)

Continuous Development in Care Settings (LO 4: Be able to use reflective practice to improve ways of working)

Continuous Development in Care Settings (LO 5:Be able to develop leadership behaviours)

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Human Rights (LO:1 Understand influences on working practices to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights)

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Human Rights (LO: 2 Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion & human rights within your work setting)

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Human Rights (LO: 3 Know how to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights)

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Human Rights (LO: 4 Be able to work in an inclusive way)

Handling Information in Care Settings

Handling Information in Care Settings (LO 1: Understand requirements for handling information in care settings)

Effective Communication in Care Settings

Communication (LO: 1 Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting)

Communication (LO: 2 Understand the variety in peoples' communication needs and preferences)

Communication (LO 3: be able to communicate effectively with others)

Communication (LO 4: be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals)

Communication (LO 5: (understand the role of independent advocacy services in supporting individuals to communicate their wishes, needs and preferences)

Communication (LO 6: understand confidentiality in care settings)

Safeguarding

Safeguarding (LO 1: Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse and neglect)

Safeguarding (LO: 2 Know how to recognise signs of abuse and neglect)

Safeguarding (LO: 3 Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse or neglect occurring)

Safeguarding (LO: 4 Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed abuse and neglect)

Safeguarding (LO :5 Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices)

Safeguarding (LO: 6 Understand the principles of online safety)

Person-Centred Practice

Person-centred practice (LO 1: Be able to work in a person-centred way)

Person-centred practice (LO 2: Understand the application of person-centred practices in care settings)

Person-centred practice (LO 3: Understand the importance of individuals' relationships)

Choice and Independence

Choice and Independence (LO: 1 Be able to promote individuals' rights to make choices)

Choice and Independence (LO: 2 Be able to promote individuals' independence)

Choice and Independence (LO: 3 Understand the role of risk assessments in promoting person-centred approaches, choice and independence)

Health and Wellbeing

Ways of Working in Care Settings

Personal Wellbeing in Care Settings

Personal Wellbeing in Care Settings (LO 1: Understand own wellbeing)

Personal Wellbeing in Care Settings (LO 2: Understand the importance of maintaining and improving own wellbeing)

Personal Wellbeing in Care Settings (LO 3: Know how to maintain and improve own wellbeing)

Personal Wellbeing in Care Settings (LO 4: Know how to manage own stress and anxiety)

Duty of Care

Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice

Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice (LO1: Understand the principles of mental capacity)

Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice (LO2: Understand the application of the principles of mental capacity and consent)

Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice (LO3: Understand restrictive practices)

General Health and Safety in Care Settings

General Health and Safety in Care Settings (LO 1: Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety)

General Health and Safety in Care Settings (LO 2: Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness)

General Health and Safety in Care Settings (LO 3:Be able to carry out own responsibilities for health and safety))

Health and Safety Topics in Care Settings

Health and Safety Topics in Care Settings (LO 1: Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely)

Health and Safety Topics in Care Settings (LO 2: Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials)

Health and Safety Topics in Care Settings (LO 3: Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting)

Infection Prevention and Control

Infection Prevention and Control (LO 1: Understand how to prevent and control the spread of infection)

Infection Prevention and Control (LO 2: Be able to prevent and control the spread of infection)

Support Individuals who are Substance Users

Support Individuals who are Substance Users (LO 1: Understand about different substances, their effects and how they might be used)

Support Individuals who are Substance Users (LO 2: Enable individuals to adopt safe practices associated with substance use)

Support Individuals who are Substance Users (LO 3: Support Individuals who have used substances)

Support Individuals who are Substance Users (LO 4: Support individuals in reducing substance use)

Recognise Indications of Substance Misuse and Refer Individuals to Specialists

Test for Substance Use

Test for Substance Use (LO 1: Be able to prepare to test individuals for substance use)

Facilitate Person Centred Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review

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