Support individuals to make journeys
URN: HSCCLD216
Business Sectors (Suites): Health and Social Care & Childcare Learning and Development
Developed by: Skills for Care & Development
Approved:
2026
Overview
This standard identifies the requirements when supporting individuals to make journeys. This includes planning the journey and accompanying the individual if required. It also includes providing feedback and contributing to revisions to journeys.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- identify and agree the roles and responsibilities of yourself and others to support individuals to make journeys
- support individuals and others to agree the purpose of journeys
- work in partnership with individuals and others to confirm what parts of journeys individuals require support with
- work in partnership to agree how journeys will be carried out in line with the preferences and needs of individuals
- support individuals to identify and access support and information they need for journeys
- support individuals to carry out preparations for journeys
- encourage and support the independence of individuals during journeys
- support individuals and others to feedback on how journeys met the preferences of individuals and agreed purpose
- provide your feedback on how journeys met the preferences of individuals and agreed purpose
- work in partnership with individuals and others to agree any changes to journeys
- contribute to records and reports required to support individuals to make journeys
- reflect on how you carried out your roles and responsibilities to support individuals to make journeys, with feedback from others
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- how to access and review information about individuals and support required to make journeys
- how to access and follow the risk assessment for journeys
- the influence of neurodivergence and additional needs on the planning required to make journeys
- how culture and background influence the planning and support required to make journeys
- types of digital tools and devices that can support individuals to make journeys
- types of information and additional support that may assist individuals to make journeys and how to access them
- how to support individuals to consider sustainability in journey planning
- the preparations individuals need to make before journeys
- how to apply trauma informed principles to support individuals to make journeys
- how to encourage and support the independence of individuals during journeys
- how to work in partnership with individuals and others to review and feedback on journeys
- how changes to individual preferences, conditions and circumstances can impact journeys
- the importance of dignity, kindness and compassion when supporting individuals to make journeys
- how to support emotional regulation during planning and making journeys
- how external factors can impact journeys
- the records and reports required for supporting individuals to make journeys
- the relevant legal requirements, standards of practice, frameworks and guidance for supporting individuals to make journeys
- the workplace requirements on equality, diversity, inclusion, and rights when supporting individuals to make journeys
- how to work in partnership with others to support individuals to make journeys
- how to respond to issues and concerns that may occur when supporting individuals to make journeys
- how your personal experiences and unconscious bias may impact when supporting individuals to make journeys, and how to address this
- the role of supervision, reflective practice and learning and development when supporting individuals to make journeys
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
The glossary for this National Occupational Standard is available on the Skills for Care and Development website.
Links To Other NOS
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Version Number
1
Indicative Review Date
2031
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
Skills for Care & Development
Original URN
HSCCLD216
Relevant Occupations
Social Care and Childrens Care
SOC Code
Keywords
Make journeys, Health and Social Care & Children’s Care Learning and Development