Health & Social Care (Level 4) Course

Module 1: Communication

• 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
• Theories Relating to Communication

Module 2: Promoting Quality Care

• 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
• Practical Skills

Module 3: Life Cycle & Disorders

• Growth
• Development
• Life Expectancy
• Factors Influencing Development
• Genetic Factors

Module 4: Theories of Development

• 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
• Day or Residential Care settings for Adults

Module 5: Quality of Life

• Psychological factors
• Conflicting Quality of Life Factors

Module 6: Nutrition

• Guideline Daily Amount (GDA)
• Eating Disorders
• Psychological
• Biological
• Social

Module 7: Addiction

• Drugs
• Alcohol

Module 8: Abuse

• Staying Safe
• Abuse and the Law
• Sexual Offences Act 2003
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2003
• Rights of Victims

Module 9: Mental Health

• 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)
• Alzheimer’s

Module 10: Social Care Provision

• Treating People Well
• Care Plans
• Barriers to Care
• Rights and Responsibilities of Service Users
• Social Services

Module 11: Legislation

• 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
• Race Relations Act 1976