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The duration of this course is 11-13 weeks.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Unit 1
Individual Rights and Responsibilities
Section 1 Understand their individual rights
Section 2 Understand their individual responsibilities
Unit 2
Identify and Cultural Diversity
Section 1 Understand the meanings of the terms social diversity and inclusion
Section 2 Understand equality, discrimination and prejudice
Section 3 Understand the diversity of communities
Unit 3
Time Management
Section 1 Know how he/she spends his/her time
Section 2 Understand time management
Section 3 Know how to use time management as a way of reducing stress
Unit 4
Research Skills for Academic Study
Section 1 Understand how to plan research on a given topic
Section 2 Assess the reliability of a range of different types of information sources
Section 3 Know how to utilise information to inform own writing
Section 4 Utilise information to inform own writing
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNITS
Unit 1
Ethnical Issues in Health Care
Section 1 Understand the concept of ethics as it relates to health and social care professions
Section 2 Understand a number of ethical issues in health care
Section 3 Understand the complexity of factors involved in ethnical issues
Unit 2
Introduction to a Healthy Lifestyle
Section 1 Know what contributes to a healthy lifestyle
Section 2 Know how activities contribute to a healthy lifestyle
Section 3 Know what contributes to an unhealthy lifestyle
Section 4 Know how to develop a personal healthy lifestyle plan
Unit 3
Introduction to Physical Disability
Section 1 Know the importance of a person centred approach when working with individuals with a physical disability
Section 2 Know the main causes of physical disability
Section 3 Know how the challenges of living with a physical disability can be addressed
Unit 4
Introduction to Mental Health
Section 1 Know the importance of a person centred approach when working with individuals with mental health problems
Section 2 Know the main factors that can cause mental health problems
Section 3 Understand the importance of effective communication with individuals who have mental health problems
Unit 5
Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care
Section 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse
Section 2 Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse
Section 3 Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse
Section 4 Understand the ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse
Section 5 Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
Unit 6
Preparing for a Career in Health and Social Care Professions
Section 1 Know about the career structure and job opportunities in an identified health or social care profession
Section 2 Know how to prepare for a career in an identified health or social care profession
Assessments are due at the end of each unit. Your tutor will assess your work and build up your portfolio of evidence learning. A certificate will be awarded on satisfactory submission of evidence of learning for the units studied.
Course Title | Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care Professions Distance Learning Level 2 |
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Entry Requirements |
For Eligibility |
Attendance Requirements | As a Distance Learning course, there is no need to attend College. For further information or advice, please contact the Distance Learning team:01823 366612 distancelearningteam@btc.ac.uk |
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The staff have been very supportive they will do anything to help whether it be staying late or putting in 100% to make the lessons more suited to you. The staff have backgrounds in the specific course in which you want to take which helps to get another person’s view on what it’s like to work in the sector and also the course covers all areas of the subject and there is nothing that isn’t covered within the syllabus and modules.
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