Core Competences in Care Practice is a professional handbook designed to support safe, respectful, and person-centred care in everyday practice.
The handbook explores essential areas of care work, including:
- person-centred care and professional responsibility
- health promotion and quality of life
- observation and identification of support needs
- hygiene and infection prevention
- dialogue, relational practice, and professional communication
Through structured reflection questions, case examples, observation tasks, and practical learning activities, readers are encouraged to connect professional knowledge with everyday care situations.
Rather than focusing only on technical tasks, the handbook emphasises the importance of dignity, communication, ethical awareness, safety, and reflective practice in professional care work.
This resource is suitable for:
- healthcare assistants and care workers
- support staff and adult learners
- vocational education and blended learning environments
- professional development and CPD contexts
The handbook is integrated with the Foundations of Compassionate Care Programme, a broader learning programme focused on compassionate, safe, and person-centred care practice.
