This CPD-accredited course helps adult social care staff understand what reablement is and how to support people to regain, maintain or build independence in everyday life.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
• Explain what reablement is and how it differs from task-focused care.
• Support person-centred goals using encouragement, prompts and graded support.
• Recognise how confidence, choice, dignity, risk and family concerns can affect progress.
• Record progress, barriers and next steps clearly.
• Know when to pause, report, escalate or request review.
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Overview
This course is suitable for:
- Care Workers.
- Support Workers.
- Team Leaders.
- Senior Care Staff.
- Nurses.
- Staff working in care homes, supported living, and community services.
• What reablement is and why it matters.
• Supporting people to do as much as they safely can for themselves.
• Person-centred goals and breaking tasks into smaller steps.
• Encouragement, communication and “just enough help.”
• Working with families and carers.
• Positive risk-taking, safe practice and escalation.
• Recording, reviewing and adapting support.
• Short videos, interactive tasks, knowledge checks and a final assessment.
Approx. 30 – 35 minutes, including videos, interactive tasks, and knowledge checks, though this may vary by learner.
This course supports reablement awareness and practice across adult social care settings, including care homes, domiciliary care, supported living, extra care, reablement services, community support and day services.
It supports person-centred care, strengths-based support, independence, dignity, choice, wellbeing, safe practice, record keeping and review.
This course does not replace local policies, professional assessments, moving and handling training, falls assessment, safeguarding procedures, local reablement pathways, supervision or manager sign-off.
Hugh Asher, BSc (Hons), MSc (Merit), PhD (Applied Social Science)
As a course consultant, Hugh brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his role. His extensive background in working with individuals with diverse needs, combined with his passion for utilising nature as a therapeutic tool, allows him to provide valuable insights and guidance to learners.
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