Privacy and Dignity

Maintaining privacy and dignity is essential to delivering safe, respectful, and person-centred care. These principles are central to building trust, protecting individuals’ rights, and promoting wellbeing in health and social care settings. This course equips learners with the knowledge and practical skills to uphold privacy and dignity in everyday practice, even in challenging situations. Through two modules, you will explore how to recognise when privacy or dignity may be at risk, apply effective strategies to maintain them, and understand your role in supporting informed choice, autonomy, and active participation. You will also learn how to use risk assessments to balance choice with safety, report concerns appropriately, and encourage independence and community connections. By the end of the course, you will be confident in providing care that not only meets professional standards but also makes a genuine difference to the quality of life of those you support.

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Confidently apply strategies that protect privacy, dignity, and autonomy in a variety of care situations.
• Support individuals to make informed choices, maintain independence, and stay connected to their community.
• Recognise when privacy or dignity may be at risk and take prompt, appropriate action.
• Use risk assessment processes to balance safety with an individual’s right to choose.
• Report concerns effectively to the relevant person in line with organisational procedures.
• Promote active participation by valuing individuality and encouraging involvement in daily life decisions.

This course is made up of the following modules:

• Maintaining Privacy and Dignity
• Supporting Individuals