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Understanding Personal Outcomes
This Open Badge is awarded to people who read the Understanding Personal Outcomes part of our Personal Outcomes Planning eBook, undertake the activities listed in the badge criteria and provide us with evidence of their learning.
This Open Badge is awarded to people who read the Understanding Personal Outcomes part of our Personal Outcomes Planning eBook, undertake the activities listed in the badge criteria and provide us with evidence of their learning.
Someone who holds this Open Badge will have a basic awareness of personal outcomes approaches. They will have read about how carers’ outcomes are relevant to all practitioners who support people’s health and wellbeing, even if not directly involved in carer support planning.
This badge is one of seven badges from our Personal Outcomes Planning eBook. Collect all of the badges to achieve our Personal Outcomes Planning badge.
If you have not already done so, please read the Background information section at the start of the eBook before continuing with the activities below.
To obtain this badge you need to:
- read the Understanding Personal Outcomes part of the Personal Outcomes Planning eBook
- tell us about three things you learned and why these are important to you and your practice (100 words minimum)
- discuss what you’ve written with your manager, supervisor or colleagues and find out if your organisation has any policies or frameworks regarding personal outcomes
- tell us about what you learned from this discussion (50 words minimum)
- tell us about at least one thing you have done or will do in your own practice as a result of reading this part of the eBook (25 words minimum).
Applications for this badge that don’t demonstrate the criteria or fall below the minimum word count will be declined.
None. You do not need to have any other badges before you can apply for this one. However, the Writing evidence for Open Badge applications badge is recommended.
You will need to provide a written statement, of at least 175 words, in response to the questions asked in the criteria for this Open Badge. You can write your statement directly on the badge application form or paste a link to your own blog or portfolio.
We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, anyone who you show your badge to can see the evidence you provide. Please don’t include confidential or private information in your statements.
Read Preparing and publishing your evidence to find out more about what’s required and increase your chances of getting your badge approved first time.
Badge issuer
Personal Outcomes Network
The Personal Outcomes Network is a national cross sector group with membership from across health, social care and housing. Members work in a wide range of roles but share a common passion for developing and implementing personal outcomes approaches locally and nationally.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that 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 understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge