Our Care Act Advocacy course can be completed either as an online course or as a Level 4 optional unit. The course covers all the understanding required for the current Level 4 national independent advocacy qualification.

If you are an advocate and already qualified at Level 3 or 4, our Care Act Advocacy course continues your development and provides a detailed understanding of the purpose of the Independent Care Act Advocate role.

For others, our Care Act Advocacy course will provide a detailed understanding of the knowledge required to provide Care Act advocacy support.

You will have access to a range of informative and interesting video content supplemented by comprehensive resources for additional reading and guidance.

Course Content:

• Aim and purpose of adult social care legislation
• Role and responsibilities of a Care Act Advocate
• Entitlements to a Care Act Advocate
• Principle of wellbeing
• Adult social care assessment process and supporting an individual through the assessment process
• Eligible and ineligible needs
• Options for care and support, and supporting an individual through care and support planning
• Review process and supporting an individual through the review process
• Supporting an individual through safeguarding processes
• Strategies for ascertaining the wishes and preferences of people receiving your support
• Producing a report to raise concerns or challenges
• Use of non-instructed advocacy as a Care Act advocate

We offer two options for our Care Act Advocacy training:

1. Online course costing £120 (+VAT) including videos made by us and by selected third parties, with additional materials providing the latest information and short quizzes to check your understanding, or
2. If you are already qualified at Level 3 or 4 and want to do the full assessed unit, please contact us to discuss. Undertaking the assessed Level 4 optional unit (406) without the full qualification costs £795 (+VAT).

If you need the full Level 4 qualification please check here for further information.

You will be provided with login details and be able to access the course from anywhere at any time so long as you have internet access.

At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion which you can use for your CPD requirements. 

To buy the online version of this course and access it straightaway, please press the ‘Enrol For This Course’ button. The cost of this course is £120 (+VAT) but we can offer discounts for group bookings. Please use the ‘contact us’ form for more details. 

Course access lasts for six months from the date of enrolment.