Module Title: | Health and Safety in Social Care Practice |
Language of Instruction: | English |
Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Lectures to teach key concepts of health and safety in social care contexts; Case studies-Students will collaborate in small teams to work independently on key health and safety issues. Class discussions & debates- will actively engage students analysis and facilitate deeper learning of the content; Group work with collaborative and Peer
learning- students will be engaged in active group work and enquiry through project based learning. Guest Lecture- Key Speakers to highlight specific issues pertinent to
health and safety in social care practice. D1- Pr 2,3,5,8,9,18,20, D2-Pr 1,3,4,12,13. D3- Pr 1,7,10,12,13,14. D4- Pr 1,2,4,. D5-Pr 1,4, 8,11,15,19
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Module Aim: |
To highlight the importance of health and safety in social care practice. |
Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
LO1 |
Understand key aspects of health and safety in a social care work environment and identify their role in prioritising the safety of both the service user and those involved in their care. D1- Pr. 1,2,3,6,7,9,14,17,18,19,20 D2-Pr 13,14,15 D3, Pr.12,13,14 D4-Pr 1,2,3,4 D5-Pr 1,2,4,11,19 |
LO2 |
Outline how health is protected in social care settings. D1- Pr. 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,17,19,20,23 D2-Pr 1,3,4,9,12,17 D3-Pr.1,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15 D4-Pr 2,3,5 D5- Pr.1,4,5,6,8,11,15 |
LO3 |
Understand key aspects of food safety and hygiene in a social care work environment. D1- Pr. 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,17,19,20,23 D2-Pr 1,3,4,9,12,17 D3-Pr.1,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15 D4-Pr 2,3,5 D5- Pr.1,4,5,6,8,11,15 |
Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content |
Topic: Health protection/ ill health prevention.
Protecting health: Introduction to common infections, management and prevention of infection. Methods of transmission - The stages in the chain of infection for infection prevention. Immunisations. HIQA guidelines for residential care.
D1- Pr. 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,17,19,20,23 D2-Pr 1,3,4,7,9,12,17 D3-Pr.1,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15 D4-Pr 2,3,5 D5- Pr.1,4,5,6,8,11,15
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Topic: Understand key aspects of health and safety in social care
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the duties of employees and employers in social care; Role of Health and Safety Authority in social care settings, Identify risk factors in relation to safety, hazard identification and risk assessment in the social care setting; Fire risks;The fire triangle; causes & prevention; Emergency procedures: Occupational Health and Stress Related Work; Medication Management.
D1- Pr. 1,2,3,6,7,9,14,17,18,19,20 D2-Pr 13,14,15 D3, Pr.4, 10,12,13,14 D4-Pr 1,2,3,4 D5-Pr 1,2,4,11,19
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Food safety and hygiene in a social care environments
Food borne disease, storage of food, personal hygiene of the person, preparation and cooking/serving food; Adherence to principles of Hazard analysis critical control point in food processing operations (HACCP)
D1- Pr. 2,3,5,6,7,9,10,17,19,20,23 D2-Pr 1,3,4,9,12,17 D3-Pr.1,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15 D4-Pr 2,3,5 D5- Pr.1,4,5,6,8,11,15
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Continuous Assessment | 100.00% |
Continuous Assessment |
Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
Project |
Group Project: Students will need to be able to locate health and safety legislation and understand the process of carrying out a care plan for clients to address the health and safety issues and conduct a risk assessment in a hypothetical social care setting D1- Pr. 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,14,17,18,19,20,23 D2-Pr 1,3,4,7,9,12,13,14,15,17 D3-Pr.1,4,5,6,7,10,12,13,14,15 D4-Pr 1,2,3,4,5 D5- Pr.1,2,4,5,6,8,11,15,19. |
1,2,3 |
100.00 |
n/a |
No End of Module Formal Examination |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time |
Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Lecture |
12 Weeks per Stage |
4.00 |
Independent Learning |
15 Weeks per Stage |
5.13 |
Total Hours |
125.00 |
Module Delivered In
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