Health and Social Care

This course provides natural progression from the BTEC level 2 in Health and Social Care, and will prepare learners to enter the workplace, undertake an apprenticeship or further their education at university. The course is also open to learners who will be studying the subject for the first time. Learners will study a range of important topics which build knowledge, confidence and provide opportunities for careers in the health and social care sector. Learners will gain an enormous sense of personal achievement when applying their newly found knowledge and experience to make a positive difference to people�s lives both personally and professionally. A career in social care offers long-term employment prospects, with great opportunities for promotion and progression.

The qualification covers a wide range of topics that will support enhance your research and study skills in preparation for university or work including: Unit 1 � Human Lifespan Development: Taken from the course specification: This unit will develop your knowledge and understanding of patterns of human growth and development. You will explore the key aspects of growth and development, and the experience of health and wellbeing. You will learn about factors that can influence human growth, development and human health. Some of these are inherited and some are acquired through environmental, social or financial factors during our lifespan. You will learn about a number of theories and models to explain and interpret behavior through the human lifespan. In this unit, you will explore the impact of both predictable and unpredictable life events, and recognise how they impact on individuals. You will study the interaction between the physical and psychological factors of the ageing process, and how this affects confidence and self-esteem, which in turn may determine how individuals will view their remaining years. Unit 2 � Working in Health and Social Care: Taken from the course specification: This unit will help you to understand what it is like to work in the health and social care sector. When working for an organisation in this sector, you will have important responsibilities that you need to understand and carry out. These include maintaining the safety of and safeguarding individuals with health and social care needs, making sure that you properly handle their personal information and preventing discrimination towards them. You will need to understand how you will be accountable both to these individuals and the regulatory bodies that represent people who work in the health and social care sector. It is necessary for you to understand how your work will be monitored when you carry out a specific role such as nurse or social worker. You will begin by looking at the range of roles and general responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings. You will learn about the organisations that provide services in this sector, and the different settings in which these services are delivered according to the needs of the service user. You will learn about the ways these services are provided and about the barriers that can prevent people from getting the services they need. Unit 5 � Meeting Individual care and Support Needs: Taken from the course specification: In this unit, you will learn about the values and principles of meeting care and support needs and look at some of the ethical issues that arise when personalising care. You will examine factors that can impact the professionals who provide the care and support, and the challenges that must be overcome to allow access to good quality care and health services. You will explore the different methods used by professionals across all care services. You will reflect on these methods when you consider the importance of multi-agency working in providing a package of care and support that meets all the needs of individuals. In this unit you will draw on your learning from across your programme to complete assessment tasks. Unit 11 � Psychological Perspectives: Taken from the course specification: In this unit, you will learn about the different psychological perspectives that have been put forward and how these approaches have influenced thinking and practices in meeting and supporting service user needs. You will explore some key ideas that will give you a good understanding of how the mind develops, and the factors that influence development and behaviours. This knowledge is useful in developing your understanding of how these perspectives have formed the basis of different techniques to manage behaviours, and the therapeutic and other interventions used in the health and social care sector.

Learners have the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding in a range of work-related situations through: � Internal assignments: Work-related assignments set and marked by the centre.( Unit 5 & 11) � Written exams: Written answers to practical questions set and marked by Pearson.( Unit 1 & 2)

Standard (Maths resit considered)

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Students studying Health and Social Care will combine good practical skills, theory and behaviour to be able to secure and deliver top quality Healthcare and Social Care services across a variety of specialisms. Some of the career opportunities and jobs include: Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner, Social Worker in different service user groups and disciplines (e.g. Mental Health & Children) Paramedic, Healthcare assistant. Midwife, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Counselling, nursery nurse, Criminology and related Management roles. The career prospects are vast and make a huge difference to individual people lives.