Foundations of Health and Social Care

Part 1 - Preparing to Learn

1. Managing Yourself and Your Learning
2. Skills for Studying

Part 2 - Contexts for Practice

1. The Development of Health and Social Care
2. Sociological Contexts for Practice
3. The Values Context for Health and Social Care
4. Physical Basis for Health and Well-Being
5. Psychological Basis for Health and Well-Being
6. Human Growth and Development

Part 3 - Knowledge for Practice

1. Safeguarding Adults
2. Protecting Children
3. Risk Management and Safe Practice
4. Managing Care in the Community
5. Working with Older People
6. Physical Disability and Sensory Loss
7. Learning Disability
8. Mental Health and Mental Illness
9. Children's Services
10. Drug Usage: Legislation and Administration
11. Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco and Food: Abuse, Dependence and Treatment
12. Working with Young Offenders
13. Nutrition
14. Hand Hygiene in Infection Prevention and Control
15. General Infection Prevention and Control
16. Promoting a Healthy Bladder and Bowel
17. Illnesses and Conditions: Signs and Symptoms
18. Pain Management
19. Wound Management
20. Multi-Disciplinary Palliative Care: Caring for People who are Dying and Bereaved

Part 4 - Working with People

1. Processes of Work with People
2. Assessment
3. Planning
4. Implementation and Intervention
5. Review and Evaluation

Part 5 - Becoming a Reflective and Research Capable Practitioner

1. Reflective and Critical Practice
2. Research Perspectives in Health and Social Care
3. Quality Assurance of Practice

Part 6 - Approaches, Methods and Skills

1. Integrating Theory and Practice
2. Promoting Health and Well Being
3. Involving Patients, Carers and People Who Use Services
4. Empowerment and Advocacy
5. Communicating Effectively
6. Cognitive-Behavioural Work
7. Therapeutic Work
8. Systemic Work
9. Counselling and Advice-Giving
10. Emergency, Crisis and Task-Centred Work

Part 7 - Roles and Tasks in Practice

10. Working in Teams and Partnerships
11. Multi-Professional Work with Adults
12. Multi-Professional Work with Children and Families
13. Occupational Therapy
14. Making Good Decisions

Part 8 - Illustrating Practice in Different Settings

10. Health and Social Care Work with Children
11. Health and Social Care Work with Adults
12. Residential Care and Day Services
13. Moving On

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