Badges
View all badgesThis Open Badge is available to anybody working in social services who completes module one, Principles and good practice, of our Safe Administration of Medication resource. To obtain the badge, you need to work through the module, discuss your learning with your manager or tutor and submit the evidence requested within the criteria.
Once awarded, this badge is only valid if you have it endorsed by your manager or tutor.
Module one looks at principles and good practice within the safe administration of medication. It explores:
- freedom of choice
- person-centred support
- appropriate use of medication
- working in partnership
- the setting of your workplace
- protecting people
- covert medication.
Our Safe Administration of Medication resource is designed to support you while carrying out your day to day duties with the public. You’ll find the three modules useful if you’re preparing for assessment for a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) in Social Service and Healthcare (eg ’Administer Medication to Individuals’) or the Professional Development Award, ’Administration of Medication’.
This badge is intended to complement, not replace, accredited training. It is not evidence that someone is competent in the administration of medication.
To earn this badge, you will need to:
- work through module one of our Safe Administration of Medication resource
- discuss activities one, five, six and seven with your manager or tutor and tell us something about this discussion (150 words minimum)
- discuss the administration of medication policies and procedures in your workplace with your manager and provide a short summary of this to show your understanding of these (100 words minimum)
- tell us about three things you learned from module one and why this is important to you (150 words minimum)
- tell us what you are going to do more of or differently as a result of this learning (100 words minimum).
We will decline applications that do not provide enough evidence showing how you have met all these criteria.
Important
Once your badge has been awarded, you will need to:
- ask your manager or tutor to endorse your badge with a statement confirming they are confident you have understood and completed module one.
Your badge will be revoked if this does not happen within three months of it being awarded to you.
You must achieve both the Getting started with Open Badges and Writing evidence for Open Badge applications badges before you apply for this one.
You will need to provide at least 500 words in response to the four questions you were asked in the criteria for this badge. Make sure you clearly indicate which question you are responding to in each part of your evidence submission.
If you want to use a blog or ePortfolio entry as evidence, you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful. We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statement.
Once awarded, this badge is not valid without an endorsement from your manager or tutor.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Submit your application
I understand I must get my manager or tutor to endorse this badge within three months of it being awarded to me and SSSC can revoke my badge if this does not happen. I confirm I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I also understand it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.