Unit 1: Leadership and Management in Adult Care

This unit is part of the Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:

1. 1 Understand the concepts of ‘leadership’ and ‘management’ in adult care settings
   1. 1.1 Explain the concepts of ‘leadership’ and ‘management’
   2. 1.2 Analyse the interdependencies between leadership and management
2. 2 Understand the skills needed as a leader and as a manager in adult care settings and why managers in social care need both skill sets
   1. 2.1 Critically compare the skills required to be an effective manager and effective leader
   2. 2.2 Explain why managers in adult care need both management and leadership skills
   3. 2.3 Analyse how leadership and management skills can influence the values of an organisation
3. 3 Understand how and why leadership and management styles and skills may need to be adapted to address different situations
   1. 3.1 Explain how theoretical models of both management and leadership can be applied to different situations in an adult care setting
   2. 3.2 Explain how and why leadership and management styles and skills may need to be adapted to address different situations