Positive Risk Taking

Learn about what positive risk taking in health and care. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.

Introduction

Positive risk-taking means weighing up the potential benefit and harm of exercising one choice of action over another.
The risk is a part of everyday life. Risk should not be seen as a reason not to do something.
Instead, the risk should be assessed so the individual can decide whether or not to still do the activity.

You will learn 

Taking risks can enable service users to have choice over their lives.

1. Rights and responsibilities
2. What a risk is
3. The importance of risk
4. Positive risk taking
5. Positive risk assessments