Unit 1: Leadership and Management in Adult Care

1 Understand the concepts of ‘leadership’ and ‘management’ in adult care settings

• 1.1 Explain the concepts of ‘leadership’ and ‘management’
• 1.2 Analyse the interdependencies between leadership and management

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

• 2.1 Critically compare the skills required to be an effective manager and effective leader
• 2.2 Explain why managers in adult care need both management and leadership skills
• 2.3 Analyse how leadership and management skills can influence the values of an organisation

3 Understand how and why leadership and management styles and skills may need to be adapted to address different situations

• 3.1 Explain how theoretical models of both management and leadership can be applied to different situations in an adult care setting
• 3.2 Explain how and why leadership and management styles and skills may need to be adapted to address different situations