Course description
Demand for health and social care workers is constantly increasing to cater for the UK's aging population, with a growing number of job opportunities becoming available. This Advanced Health and Social Care course is ideal for anyone currently in an entry-level position in the health and social care industry, who is looking to learn more and progress in their career. During this course, you'll explore topics such as values and ethics in the industry, how you can support and communicate with people, approaches to care planning, and how you can educate people on their health.
Course Content
Unit 1 Context and reflection
- Historical overview of health and social care services
- Organisation of care services and provision
- Policy, regulation, enforcement, funding
- Theories of learning and professional knowledge
- Evidence-based practice
- Ethical issues and reflective practice
- Professional development and peer support
Unit 2 Ethical principles and values
- Values, ethics, and rights
- Safe practice in care environments
- Ethical considerations
- Mental health
- Issues of gender, age, ability, religion, and sexuality
- Non-discriminatory practice
- Confidentiality
- Care values and care standards
Unit 3 Supporting individuals and managing care
- Understanding care relationships
- Support needs and policy influences
- Supporting people through change
- Communication, empowerment and advocacy
- Managing yourself and other people
- Managing care activities
- Managing quality and change
Unit 4 Assessment and care planning
- Assessment of needs
- Rationale of assessment
- Risk assessment
- Contextualising assessment
- Models and tools for assessment
- Care planning policy
- Models of care planning
- Recording care plans
- Resources
- User-defined outcomes
- Monitoring and review
Unit 5 Health education and promotion
- Approaches to health education and promotion
- Models of behaviour change
- Planning and implementing a health campaign
- Models of health
- Diet and health
- Media influence
- Prevention
- Theoretical perspectives
- Evaluation and outcome measures
Unit 6 Research methods
- The nature of knowledge
- Research related to practice
- Reading research
- Evaluating research
- Conducting research
- Research methods
- Data analysis
- Research ethics
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