Health & Social Care (Level 3) Course
UK Learning College
Summary
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Certificate of Achievement in Health & Social Care. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Health & Social Care is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for a Health & Social Care exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 Health & Social Care course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.
This course is for those who have an interest in Health and Social Care. Whether you have a goal to work as a nurse, social worker, health visitor or even as a paramedic, this course can provide you with the right stepping stone. Covering many of the important issues faced in the helping professions, this course provides one of the first steps to your success.
Description
How is the course structured?
The Level 3 in Health & Social Care is divided into fifteen comprehensive modules.
Module 1: Human Development and Growth
- What is growth?
- What is development?
- Maturationist Theory
- Constructive Theory
- Environmentalist Theory
- Life expectancy
- Mortality rates
Module 2: Ill Health
- Breast Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Alzheimer’s
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Down’s Syndrome
Module 3: Drugs
- Lysergic acid diethylamide
- Amanita muscaria
- Speed
- Poppers
- Anabolic steroids
- Tranquilisers
- Cannabis
- Heroin
- Ecstasy
- Cocaine
- Tobacco
- Addiction
Module 4: Alcohol
- Effects of drinking
- Cheap alcohol
- Protecting profits
- Drinking culture
Module 5: Nutrition
- Guideline Daily Amount
- Girls
- Boys
Module 6: Eating Disorders
- What are eating disorders?
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia
- Binge eating disorder
Module 7: Mental Health
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Schizoid personality disorder
- Schizotypal
- Anti-social disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Histrionic personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Dependent personality disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Module 8: Personality disorders
- Staying safe
- Abuse and the Law
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2003
- Rights of victims
- Injunctions
- Court orders
Module 9: Abuse
- Staying safe
- Abuse and the Law
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill 2003
- Rights of victims
- Injunctions
- Court orders
Module 10: Social Care
- Care plans
- Barriers to care
Module 11: Legislation
- NHS and Community Care Act 1990
- The Mental Health Act
- Sections
- The Human Rights Act
- The Mental Capacity Act
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Court of protection
- Public Guardian
- The Children Act 1989
- The Children Act 2004
- Childcare Act 2006
- Race Relations Act 1976
Module 12: The National Health Services
- Timeline of the NHS
- Roles in the NHS
- General Practitioners
- Gynaecologists and Obstetricians
- Psychologist
- Psychiatrist
- Nurse
- Community Psychiatric Nurse
- Social worker
- Accident and Emergency
- Minor injuries units
- NHS walk-in centres
Module 13: Social Services
- Families
- Communities
- Organisations
Module 14: Fostering
- Permanent fostering
- Short term fostering
- Respite placements
- Shared care
Module 15: Child Care
- The National Curriculum
- Office for Standards in Education
Home Study Tutor Support
You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your Health & 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.
Extra Online Support
The tutor has now set up a forum for all of our students studying Health Care and related courses. This will assist you with your studies, as not only will you get full tutor support from a professional tutor for the duration of the course, you will also get help from other students who are studying at the same time and also get an insight to other related courses by talking to them
This is a great community for all those students who wish to interact with others in the same situation and get friendly advice, ideas and comments. You will be able to interact with students studying the following courses:
- Understanding Abuse and Trauma
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Understanding Eating Disorders
- Introduction to Counselling
- Working with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
Your tutor will provide all the details of how to get onto this forum if you decide to order the course.
Course Assessments
The Level 3 in Health & Social Care course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following standard guidelines. This means that your certificate of achievement will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.
We send the full course out, 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 IQ, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.
What's Included? What do I get when I enrol?
Your course fee covers everything you will need to successfully complete the Health & Social Care home study course and earn your certificate:
1. All textbooks, study folders, and/or online learning aids designed for distance learning
2. A full range of student services, including:
- Tutor marked assessments (TMAs)
- Access to the online student portal (Student Chat, Forums and Online Support Resources)
- NUS Extra Card (discounted membership)
- Comprehensive Study Guide & Study Plan
- Guide to Effective Study Techniques
- How to approach exams without fear
3. An accredited Certificate of Achievement upon successful course completion from the awarding body
4. One year's educational support by e-mail, post, fax or phone
5. Free postage and packaging for UK mainland students
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 Health & 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.
Career path
Practice Nurse
Practice nurses assess, screen, treat and educate all sections of the community, from babies to older people. They work within GP practices to help doctors give nursing and medical care. In larger GP surgeries you may work alongside other practice nurses and have the opportunity to specialise, for example in the needs of a particular client group.
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