Caregiving Courses-Alison/Free Online Certificate Courses

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Caregiving is also known as ‘caring’ or being a ‘care worker’, ‘caregiver’, ‘carer’ or 'home health aide'. In essence, it generally means seeing to the day-to-day needs of an older or disabled person by ensuring they have meals, are bathed, take their medication and have some social interaction. As populations in especially western countries age and people live longer than ever before, the need for carers has exploded. A caregiver generally lives with their client or patient in their home or provides day relief for relatives (known as ‘respite care’). Live-in caring work pays more but is also more stressful and can be lonely.

Caregiver Training Courses

Depending on which country you want to work in, you will be required to prove you have training before taking a caregiving role. Be sure to check the requirements so that you can meet them. Training covers everything from the legal and ethical factors of looking after a vulnerable person in their own home to how to prepare for death. You need a basic understanding of common problems like kidney failure, incontinence, strokes, falls and diabetes. Our courses will also give you an overview of social work; even though you are not a social worker, it is vital to understand the types of support social workers can provide to your client.