LOSS and Social Care (level 4) - a Home Study Distance Learning Course

COURSE OVERVIEW

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a qualification in Loss and Social Care. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Loss and Social Care is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 4 Loss and Social Care course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

By the end of this course you will be able to demonstrate recognition of loss as a key feature of the experience of service users in a range of social work settings. This course aims to enable you to explore the potential impact of the service users' own experiences of loss on their practice, identifying their own developmental and support needs. Emphasis is also placed upon your ability to critically evaluate theoretical models of grieving in relation to a variety of loss situations. Finally there is an analysis of the social work role and response to loss in service users in relation to those of other professions and services.

Course Key Topics The Level 4 in Loss and Social Care course is divided into five comprehensive modules.

Module 1: Loss in Social Work
Module 2: The Social and Cultural Context of Loss
Module 3: Experiencing Loss: Models and Theories
Module 4: Use and Abuse of Theory: Particular Losses
Module 5: Effective Social Work in Response to Loss and Grief

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your Loss and Social Care course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

The Loss and Social Care courseis marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out with the units listed above, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 100 hours of your time studying for the Loss and Social Care course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 4 Award in Loss and Social Care in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

Course Entry Requirements

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Loss and Social Care and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.