Health and Social Care

Assessments:
Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments, which are then sent to your tutor by e-mail or post for marking.
There is no word count for the assignments however you must prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked.
Entry Requirements:
There are no entry requirements for this course just a interest in the subject.
Timescale:
The programme takes place over a timescale to suit the student. Once registered, tutor support is available for up to one year or until completion whichever is the soonest.
Location:
The programme is home or work-based enabling students to complete the course without having to attend scheduled college teaching sessions.
Tutor Support:
Throughout the course, students will receive tutor support by email and by post. This will be for 12 months from the date you receive the course. To complete the full course it will take in the region of 100 study hours which can be spread over a 12 month period.
Extra Online Support
The tutor has now set up a forum for all of our students studying Health care and related courses. This will assist you with your studies as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the course but you will get help from other students who are studying at the same time as you and also get an insight to other related courses by talking to students studying them. You can ask other students questions about your course or theirs, and they will try to help you.
This is a great community for all those students who wish to interact with other students in the same situation as theirs and get friendly advice where you can share your ideas and comments.
You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:
Understanding Abuse and Trauma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Counselling and Psychotherapy Understanding Eating Disorders Introduction to Counselling Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.
Payment Method:
You can choose to pay in full at the time of ordering, or you can pay in monthly installments (no discount applies).

If you would like to pay in installments, we would need one of the installments as a deposit with your order (either by cheque or by credit/debt card) we will take the rest of the installments off the card for the remaining months. For further details on paying by installments please call or e-mail UK Open Learning.
Course Outline
Human Development and Growth
What is growth? What is development? Maturationist Theory Constructive Theory Environmentalist Theory Life Expectancy Mortality Rates
Ill Health
Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Lung Cancer Alzheimer’s Cerebral Palsy Cystic Fibrosis Down’s Syndrome
Drugs
Lysergic acid diethylamide Amanita muscaria Speed Poppers Anabolic steroids Tranquilisers Cannabis Heroin Ecstacy Cocain Tabacco Addiction
Alcohol
Effects of drinking Cheap alcohol Protecting profits Drinking culture
Nutrition
Guideline Daily Amount Girls Boys
Eating Disorders
What are eating disorders? Anorexia nervosa Bulimia Binge eating disorder
Mental Health
Depression Atypical Depression Unspecified depression Postnatal depression Seasonal affective disorder
Personality disorders
Paranoid personality disorder Schizoid personality disorder Schizotypal Anti-social disorder Borderline personality disorder Histronic personality disorder Narcassistic personality disorder Avoidant personality disorder Dependent personality disorder Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Abuse
Staying safe Abuse and the law Sexual offences act 2003 Domestic violence, crime and victims bill 2003 Rights of victims Injunctions Court orders
Social Care
Care plans Barriers to care
Legislation
NHS and community care act 1990 The mental health act Sections The human rights act The mental capacity act Lasting powers of attorney Court of protection Public guardian The children act 1989 The children act 2004 Childcare act 2006 Race relations act 1976
The National Health Services
Timeline of the NHS Roles in the NHS General Practitioners Gynaecologists and Obstetricians Psychologist Psychiatrist Nurse Community Psychiatric Nurse Social worker Accident and emergency Minor injuries units NHS walk-in centres
Social Services
Families Communities Organisations
Fostering
Permanent fostering Short term fostering Respite placements Shared care
Child Care
The national curriculum Office for standards in education