HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE - LEVEL 4 COURSE
Category:
Health Care Courses
Course Format
Paper-Based Course
Approximate Study Time
120 Hours (Self Study)
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Payment Options
You can spread the payments for this course
over 4 monthly payments.
Initial payment of £150.00
Followed by 3 monthly
payments of £60.00 |
Price:
£330.00
VAT inclusive
Approximate Delivery Time
1-2 Working Days (Courier Service) |
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The Health & Social Care - Level 4 Course has been specially written by an experienced tutor and practitioner in the area of Health and Social Care. If you want to enter this varied and exciting area of work or want to enhance your knowledge and skills, this is the course for you.
As you will see from the detailed units there are wide ranging subjects covered and we are confident that whatever your next step, you will have a good grounding of the theory involved prior to undertaking on-the-job experience or, if you are already working in a related environment, your expertise will be increased considerably. The term Health and Social Care covers a wide range of integrated disciplines including elements of sociology, biology, nutrition, law, and ethics. From this study, students should be able to progress a more specialised area of further study or a related occupation or training.
On successful completion of the course you will receive a recognised level 4 award (Comparable to working at NVQ Level 4).
The Course Includes the Following Units:-
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.
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.
The following topics are covered: Growth; Development; Life Expectancy; Factors Influencing Development; and Genetic Factors.
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.
The following topics are covered: Psychological factors; and Conflicting Quality of Life Factors.
The following topics are covered: Guideline Daily Amount (GDA); Eating Disorders; Psychological; Biological; and Social.
The following topics are covered: Drugs; & Alcohol.
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.
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.
The following topics are covered: Treating People Well; Care Plans; Barriers to Care; Rights and Responsibilities of Service Users; and Social Services.
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.
Pre-Requirements:
As this is a Level 4 course, we will expect applicants to have evidence of successful study or relevant experience at Level 3 or equivalent. A good level of literacy is also a requirement if the extended assignment work is to be completed successfully.
Course Duration & Support:
Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies. You also have access to a personal tutor by mail or email for a 12 month period. As the course is self study you can complete in as little or as long a time as you prefer.
Assessment:
You will be assessed on TMAs (Tutor Marked Assignments). Most TMAs consists of short paragraph answers to although a number of the TMAs do have a specific word count, but first and foremost you have to prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the questions. If you don’t come up to the mark at first, your tutor will be happy to give guidance as to how you might improve. Your work can be sent back to your course tutor by email or by post.
Qualification:
The award is gained from successfully completed coursework so there is no exam to complete.
On successful completion of this course, students will receive a Level 4 Health & Social Care Award. This award has been independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 4 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and is comparable to working at NVQ Level 4. |
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The award is issued through NCFE. NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.
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