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Principles of care
This Open Badge is available to anybody working in social services who has used our Principles of Care app. To obtain the badge, you need to provide some evidence of what you have learned and how you used the app.
This Open Badge is no longer available. It has been replaced by Foundations for practice: Principles of care.
Through the app, you can explore the keystones upon which your care and support practice rests. You may have chosen to work in a care and support role because you value people and believe in giving everyone a fair chance. The principles help you to carry out these values as part of your everyday work. The app will help you to look at Codes of Practice and service standards in more detail as well as exploring personalisation, equality and diversity and protecting people.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- work through the Principles of Care app
- tell us about how using the app helped develop your knowledge and understanding of the topic (100 words minimum)
- tell us how you have or intend to apply this knowledge in your day to day practice (100 words minimum).
This Open Badge is no longer available. It has been replaced by Foundations for practice: Principles of care.
None. This badge does not require you to hold any other badges.
You will need to provide at least 200 words in response to the two questions you were asked in the criteria for this badge. Make sure you clearly indicate which question you are responding to in each part of your evidence submission.
If you want to use a blog or ePortfolio entry as evidence, you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful. We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statement.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Promoting high standards, raising public confidence and developing a trained and trusted social service workforce in Scotland.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.