This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development's Assessment Principles.
The purpose of this unit is to provide the knowledge and skills needed to review and improve service provision for individuals with multiple conditions/disabilities
Understand the implications of multiple conditions and/or disabilities for the individual.
Explain the correlation between conditions and
• disability
• gender
• age
• ethnicity
• socio-economic status.
Explain how multiple conditions and/or disabilities can impact on the individual.
Make recommendations for modifications to service delivery that can result in improved outcomes for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Be able to support an individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Work collaboratively with the individual and/or others to support the individual.
Provide advice and expertise to support the assessment and/or referral of an individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Use referral processes to secure services for the individual.
Be able to develop others to support the individual with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Advise and inform others about the implications of multiple conditions.
Devise strategies to improve the practice of others
• at and individual level
• at an organisational level.
Be able to review service provision in respect of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Reflect on own role in relation to providing a service for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Evaluate, with others, the extent to which provision meets the needs of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities.
Implement actions agreed as a result of evaluation within own role.