HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE STUDIES - LEVEL 4 COURSE

The Course Includes the Following Units:-

Unit 1 - Communication

The following topics are covered: Methods of Communication; Hearing Impairment; Factors that Support and Inhibit Communication; Non-verbal Communication; Factors Effecting Verbal Communication; Factors Affecting Written Communication; Factors Affecting Oral Verbal Communication; Communication Difficulties; Communication Barriers in Different Care Settings; and Theories Relating to Communication.

Unit 2 – Promoting Quality Care

The following topics are covered: Rights and Responsibilities of Service Users; Children and Young People; Vulnerable Adults; Staying Safe; Facilitation of Access to Services; Value Systems; Psychological Life Quality Factors; and Practical Skills.

Unit 3 – Life Cycle & Disorders

The following topics are covered: Growth; Development; Life Expectancy; Factors Influencing Development; and Genetic Factors.

Unit 4 – Theories of Development

The following topics are covered: Theories of Human Development; Psychodynamic Perspective; Biological Perspective; Humanist Perspective; Constructive Perspective; Behavioural Perspective; Skinner's contribution; Social Learning Perspective; Language Acquisition; Theories of Personality Development; Evaluation of the Psychometric Explanation; Bowlby's Theory of Attachment; The Application of Theories to Aid the Understanding of Human Behaviour and Development; Childcare and Education services; and Day or Residential Care settings for Adults.

Unit 5 – Quality of Life

The following topics are covered: Psychological factors; and Conflicting Quality of Life Factors.

Unit 6 – Nutrition

The following topics are covered: Guideline Daily Amount (GDA); Eating Disorders; Psychological; Biological; and Social.

Unit 7 – Addiction

The following topics are covered: Drugs; & Alcohol.

Unit 8 – Abuse

The following topics are covered: Staying Safe; Abuse and the Law; Sexual Offences Act 2003; Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2003; and Rights of Victims.

Unit 9 – Mental Health

The following topics are covered: The Concept of Mental Health; Definition of Mental Health; Attitudes to Mental Disorder; History of Mental Illness; Definition of Mental Disorders; Major Symptoms and Causes; Schizophrenia (Greek meaning to split the mind); Depression; Bipolar Affective Disorder; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Anxiety Disorder; Specific Phobias; Alcoholism; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD); and Alzheimer’s.

Unit 10 – Social Care Provision

The following topics are covered: Treating People Well; Care Plans; Barriers to Care; Rights and Responsibilities of Service Users; and Social Services.

Unit 11 – Legislation

The following topics are covered: NHS and Community Care Act 1990; The Mental Health Act; Suicide Act; Human Rights Act; The Mental Capacity Act; Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs); Court Appointed Deputies; A New Court of Protection; A New Public Guardian; Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA); Advance decisions to refuse treatment; A criminal offence; The Children Act 1989; The Children Act 2004; Every Child Matters; Childcare Act 2006; United Nations Convention in the Rights of the Child 1989; The Disability Discrimination Act; and Race Relations Act 1976.