| Module Title: | Health and Safety in Social Care Practice |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Lectures to teach key concepts of the module to students; Case studies-Students will collaborate in small teams to work independently on. Class discussions & debates- to actively engage students to analyses and learn deeper the content; Group work, Collaborative and Peer
learning- students will be engaged in active group work and enquiry and project based learning. Guest Lecture- Key Speakers to highlight specific issues pertinent to
health and safety in Social Care Practice
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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. 9,18,20 D2-Pr 1 D3, Pr.2,7,10,12,13,14 D4-Pr 1 |
| LO2 |
Outline how health is protected in social care settings. D1- Pr.9,18,20 D2-Pr 1 D3- Pr.2,7 D4-Pr 1 |
| LO3 |
Understand key aspects of food safety and hygiene in a social care work environment. D1- Pr. 9, D2- Pr 1 D3-Pr 7,13,14 D4- Pr 1 |
| 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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| 9396 |
SAFE C1402 |
Health and Safety in Social Care Practice |
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 |
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Topic: Health protection/ ill health prevention.
Protecting health: Introduction to common infections, management and prevention of infection. Methods of transmission - The stages of the chain of infection for infection prevention . Immunisations. HIQA guidelines for residential care.
D1- Pr. 6,9,18,20 D2-Pr 1,13, D3- Pr.2,,7,10,12,13,14 D4-Pr 1
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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. 6,9, 18, 20 D2-Pr 1,13 D3, Pr.7,10,12,13,14 D4-Pr 1
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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 9, D2- Pr. 13 D3-Pr 7,13,14 D4- Pr 1
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 100.00% |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
D1-Pr. 9,18 D2-Pr. 1 D3- Pr. 2,7,10,12,13,14 D4-Pr 1 |
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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