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NISCC Domiciliary Care Toolkit: Values and Behaviours
This badge is awarded to social care workers who have worked through the values and behaviours section of the Domiciliary Care Toolkit App.
The badge is available to social care workers. The badge aims to help you explore how you can put the person you care for at the centre of your work with them. You will also learn about how you show dignity and respect to those you work with.
The badge is designed to support you while your carry out your day to day practice. To obtain the badge, you need to work through the detail below, discuss your learning with your manager and team and download and complete the badge application form.
To earn this badge you will need to work through the Values and Behaviours section of the NISCC Domiciliary Care Toolkit App with your manager/supervisor and complete the following tasks:
- Read the Values in Practice section and select the top 10 values that are important to you in your work.
- Read the Person Centred Practice section, think about the case studies (George, Margaret and James) and answer the question about whether the case study demonstrates person centred care.
- Read about the two values Respect and Dignity and watch the SCIE dignity in care videos.
- Read the NISCC Standards of Conduct and Practice section and some of the standards that help you to consider the values of dignity, respect and person centred care.
To gain this badge this form needs to be completed by you and your manager.
Write about 100 – 150 words or include a link to an audio or video clip and answer the following questions (these are included on the application form). Please don’t include confidential or private information in your statements.
What are the top 3 values that are important to you when delivering care? Tell us what they are and explain why they are important.
The top three values that are important to me are……….
These values are important to me because……….
Tell us about how you show dignity to someone that you provide care to…….
You will need to download and complete a Microsoft Word version of the application form for this badge. Please do not submit your application without attaching a copy of the form.
We will also accept a short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats. You will need to provide links to these on the badge application form.
Badge issuer
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
NISCC is the regulatory body for social care workers and social workers in NI. Through workforce regulation and professional development, we are helping to build a skilled and confident workforce which is equipped to deliver social care excellence.
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The NISCC Open Badge system relies on trust. We trust that the evidence you provide will be of your own work and based on your own skills and knowledge. By submitting an application you agree to the following statement: “In studying and completing the activities for this badge, I confirm that all the work provided as evidence will be my own.” The NISCC will revoke a badge if the evidence provided is discovered to have been the work of someone else.