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Course Description In this course you have the opportunity to achieve a qualification in health & social care.?Units1, 2 and 3 must be completed for AS and units 10, 12 and 13 for A2. When combined with three units from the A2 level the award is known as Advanced GCE. The A2 course will provide the opportunity to achieve a full advanced level qualification in health and social care. What will you be learning? 1. Promoting quality care Within this unit you will investigate: The effects of attitudes and prejudices Rights and responsibilities of service users and providers Facilitation of access to services Application of care values Safe working practices Communicating in care settings Within this unit you will investigate: different types of communication factors that support and inhibit communication communication skills theories relating to communication how to interact with a service user Promoting good health Within this unit you will investigate: Perspectives of health and well being Preventative measures and job roles Factors affecting health and well being Health promotion 10. Care Practice and provision Within this unit you will investigate: How the needs of service users are met at local level How services and practitioners meet individual?needs Ways in which practitioners within service work in multi-disciplinary teams How quality assurance is promoted by services The effects of national policy and legislation on care practice and provision You will also need?to conduct a survey relating to quality assurance 11 Understanding human behaviours Within this unit you will investigate factors influencing human development theories relating to human development how to apply theories to aid understanding of human behaviour of individuals in case settings. 13. Child Development Within this unit you will investigate: Patterns of development Factors that influence development and norms of development Theories of play and how play can affect development You will also need to plan and make a learning aid for a child in the 0-8 age range
When? Duration: 1 - 2 academic years (Full Time) How is it delivered? The AS and A2 courses will provide you with a choice of assessment methods which will suit your interests and your strengths. Unit 1 and 12 are assessed externally Units 2 and 3 10 and 13 are portfolio work. All are of equal weight and the marks added together to give you a final grade in the summer.
What will you be working towards? Skills Sector: Health, Public Services and Care Awarding Body: AQA Type: GCE Applied A Level Level: level 3 Entry Requirements: Minimum C at GCSE for this subject is required. C grade in English required if the subject has not been covered at GCSE. Additional Information Progression: Future Opportunities?The AS can be taken?as a course in its own right or you can go on to do the A2 units making it part of a two tier qualification which contains both AS and A2 units. |
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