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Support of Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (SCQF level 8)
Certificate in Managing the Support of Indivuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (SCQF level 8)
Managing the Support of Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders is a new Professional Development Award (PDA). This award was developed to meet the needs of managers and senior practitioners with responsibility for people who work with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It can also provide development opportunities for other professionals who manage people who work with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Managing the Support of Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders is a new Professional Development Award (PDA). This award was developed to meet the needs of managers and senior practitioners with responsibility for people who work with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It can also provide development opportunities for other professionals who manage people who work with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Awarded by: Scottish Qualifications Authority
DDP2V35 Manage and understand the implications of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (122 KB)
- Apply legislation, theories and approaches to ensure effective practice with individuals with ASD
- Plan and manage services to co-ordinate and meet the needs of individuals with ASD
- Develop systems and procedures to support individuals with ASD
DDP2T35 Manage best practice to support individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (119 KB)
- Develop a positive environment that builds on the strengths and realistic expectations of individuals with ASD
- Promote best practice that empowers individuals with ASD to manage their lives
- Assess and manage risks for staff and individuals with ASD
- Develop and maintain an open and safe environment
- Assess risk and minimise harm to individual children and young people and the group
- Protect children and young people from emotional, physical and sexual abuse, neglect and bullying
- Create and maintain an environment which promotes acceptable behaviour
- Identify with parents and carers, the skills they require to protect and take care of their children and young people
- Help parents and carers develop, use and evaluate their interactions, behaviour and parenting skills
- Observe and evaluate parents and carers inter-acting with children and young people
- Design and implement a service which addresses the needs of individuals experiencing significant life events
- Ensure the service responds effectively to individuals experiencing major life changes or losses
HSC411 (D85G04) Manage a service which meets the best possible outcomes for the individual (185 KB)
- Ensure services are designed and reviewed to promote and maximise the achievement of the best possible outcomes for the individual
- Ensure the promotion of participation and independence in order to facilitate the achievement of the best possible outcomes
- Manage and monitor systems for the assessment of risk of abuse, failure to protect and harm to self and others
- Manage and monitor systems for the administration of medication
- Develop service delivery plans
- Monitor service delivery plans
- Evaluate and make adjustments to service delivery plans
HSC414 (DK3204) Assess individual needs and preferences (82 KB)
- Work with individuals to assess their needs and preferences
- Support staff, individuals and key people to identify changes in the care needs of individuals
- Revise assessments to meet the changing needs and preferences
HSC433 (DK6704) Develop joint working agreements and practices and review
- Establish requirements for joint working
- Agree and review joint working agreements and practices
- Identify and work within the boundaries, roles and responsibilities of joint working agreements and practices
HSC421 (DK4304) Promote employment training and education opportunities (58 KB)
- Raise awareness of the value of employment, training and education for individuals
- Negotiate employment, training and education opportunities for individuals
HSC422 (DK4504) Promote housing opportunities for individuals (59 KB)
- Raise awareness of the housing needs of individuals
- Negotiate and agree housing for individuals
HSC430 (DK8Y04) Support the protection of individuals key people and others (78 KB)
- Support individuals to identify and take action to deal with situations, events and behaviour that may result in danger, harm and abuse
- Support individuals to evaluate and provide feedback on actions to manage the risk of danger, harm and abuse
- Monitor and evaluate systems to protect individuals
HSC451 (DK8F04) Leads teams to support a quality provision (79 KB)
- Establish effective working relationships with team members
- Establish and support team members to carry out their work activities, roles and responsibilities
- Assess and provide feedback on individual and team performance
HSC446 (DK9K04) Manage a dispersed workforce (79 KB)
- Manage the work of staff in an individual’s home
- Supervise and support staff to ensure that health and care services are meeting individual needs and preferences
- Respond to day-to-day changes and emergencies
For further information on these Units, please contact: Care Scotland 0141-242 2344
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