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How to Assess Risk in Adult Care

Course ID: 196084
Alison
Course Location
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online caregiving course explains how to conduct thoughtful risk assessments in adult care settings. Health and social care organisation's risks can be identified, evaluated, prioritised and controlled using risk management. Risk assessments are a crucial component of good governance and support individuals who use health and social care services. An organisation must take a proactive approach to risk management to prevent harm. Sign up to learn about ‘risk enablement’, its significance and how to sustain this positive risk-taking approach.

Course Details

Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Define ‘risk identification’, ‘risk assessment’ and ‘risk management’
• Identify the principles and benefits of positive risk-taking
• Summarise the notion of the ‘risk-taking framework’
• Demonstrate the importance of overcoming risk-aversion
• Discuss ways to balance rights with risks
• Recognise various emergency procedures
• Explain the purpose of risk management tools
Course Code5473

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