| 1 | Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life | 1.1 | Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life |
| 1.2 | Explain why individuals may have been discouraged or prevented from taking risks |
| 1.3 | Describe the links between risk-taking and responsibility, empowerment and social inclusion |
| 2 | Understand the importance of a positive, person-centred approach to risk assessment | 2.1 | Explain the process of developing a positive person-centred approach to risk assessment |
| 2.2 | Explain how to apply the principles and methods of a person-centred approach to each of the different stages of the process of risk assessment |
| 2.3 | Explain how a service focused approach to risk assessment would differ from a person-centred approach |
| 2.4 | Identify the consequences for individuals of a service focused approach to risk-assessment |
| 3 | Understand the legal and policy framework underpinning an individual’s right to make decisions and take risks | 3.1 | Explain how legislation, national and local policies and guidance provide a framework for decision making which can support an individual to have control over their own lives |
| 3.2 | Describe how a human rights based approach supports an individual to make decisions and take risks |
| 4 | Be able to support individuals to make decisions about risks | 4.1 | Support an individual to recognise potential risk in different areas of their life |
| 4.2 | Support the individual to balance choices with their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing |
| 4.3 | Describe how own values, belief systems and experiences may affect working practice when supporting an individual to take risks |
| 4.4 | Record all discussions and decisions made relating to supporting the individual to take risks |
| 5 | Be able to support individuals to take risks | 5.1 | Complete a risk assessment with an individual following agreed ways of working |
| 5.2 | Communicate the content of the risk assessment to others |
| 5.3 | Support the individual to take the risk for which the assessment has been completed |
| 5.4 | Review and revise the risk assessment with the individual |
| 5.5 | Evaluate with the individual how taking the identified risk has contributed to their well being |
| 6 | Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking | 6.1 | Explain how the principle of duty of care can be maintained while supporting individuals to take risks |
| 6.2 | Describe what action to take if an individual decides to take an unplanned risk that places him/herself or others in immediate or imminent danger |
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