02. Residential Care Practitioner Award

There are two award categories, one for Care Practitioners (Award No.2) working in traditional Residential Care Homes and one for practitioners working in the community in a variety of settings (Awards No.1) such as Domiciliary / home care, support for carers, extra care or reablement programmes.

Individuals nominated for this award:

  • should be working as ‘hands on’ supporting individuals living in their own homes or in residential care homes
  • will continually demonstrate they work within the criteria laid down in the Social Care Wales Codes of Professional Practice for Social Care Workers
  • will use Person Centred Approaches to support individuals using services to take as much control over their day to day life decisions as they are able or willing to do
  • will support individuals to maintain or regain life skills, always respecting the uniqueness of everyone, maintaining dignity and promoting choice and independence
  • l recognise the importance of the Key People in individuals’ lives, encourage community links and work effectively as a team member to support individuals to enjoy a good quality of life
  • will be qualified practitioners, keep themselves up-dated and act as a role model for their peers.

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