Unit 307 Promoting Choice and Independence in Adult Care Settings/Services Assignment Brief 2026

Unit 307 Promoting Choice and Independence in Adult Care Settings/Services Assignment Brief

Learning Outcome

The learner will:

LO1 understand the role of risk assessments in promoting person-centred approaches, choice and independence

Assessment criteria

The learner can:

AC1.1 explain how risk assessments can be used to promote and enable individuals’ choice, independence and right to take risks

AC1.2 outline risk assessment methods used to promote choice and independence used in different situations

AC1.3 describe own role when undertaking risk assessments to promote choice and independence

AC1.4 explain why it is important to review and update individuals’ risk assessments

AC1.5 describe when individuals’ risk assessments should be reviewed and updated

AC1.6 explain who should be involved in the review and update of individuals’ risk assessments

LO2 be able to promote individuals’ rights to make choices

Assessment criteria

The learner can:

AC2.1 demonstrate how to support individuals to make informed choices and decisions

AC2.2 establish informed consent when providing care and support

AC2.3 demonstrate the use of support mechanisms and guidance to promote an individual’s right to make choices

AC2.4 work with individuals to manage risk in a way that maintains and promotes an individual’s right to make choices

LO3 be able to promote individuals’ independence

Assessment criteria

The learner can:

AC3.1 involve an individual in their care and support

AC3.2 support individuals to recognise their strengths and abilities to gain confidence to self-care

AC3.3 identify a range of technologies that can support or maintain individual’s independence

Supporting Information

Evidence requirements

For LO1, evidence can include assignment tasks, reflective accounts, questioning and professional discussion. For LO1, AC1.1 and AC1.2: risk assessment methods may include visual or written. For AC1.3- AC1.6 evidence may include alternative and augmentative, communication tools and/or digital technology

For LO2 and LO3, evidence must include direct observation, which may be supported by witness testimony where applicable. Expert witness testimony may be permitted where observation by the assessor is inappropriate due to the work setting or a particular individual’s situation, this will need to be agreed by the EQA.

Please refer to the Assessment section of this Handbook for full details.

Unit Guidance

Individual: a person accessing care and support. The individual, or individuals, will normally refer to the person or people that the learner is providing care and support for

AC1.2 Risk assessment methods in line with:

• Organisational policies
• Procedures
• Practices.

AC2.2 Informed consent: where an individual, with capacity to consent, voluntarily agrees to an action or decision based on awareness and understanding of risks, benefits and alternatives

AC2.3 Support mechanisms and guidance: may include:

• Care/Support plans
• Risk assessments
• Use of advocates
• Alternative Communication strategies
• Assistive technology
• Family/informal carers

AC3.2 If learner is working with individuals who are not able to recognise their strengths and abilities to gain confidence to self-care due to profound disabilities/end of life/circumstances then the learner should reflect on how ways of working with individuals could support them to recognise their strengths and abilities to gain confidence to self-care. Wherever possible the reflection should be based on real work situations.

AC3.3 Technologies: may include alternative and augmentative, communication tools and/or digital technology

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