Advanced Health and Social Care

• Historical overview of health and social care services
• Organisation of care services and provision
• Policy, regulation, enforcement, funding
• Theories of learning and professional knowledge
• Evidence-based practice
• Ethical issues and reflective practice
• Professional development and peer support

• Values, ethics, and rights
• Safe practice in care environments
• Ethical considerations
• Mental health
• Issues of gender, age, ability, religion, and sexuality
• Non-discriminatory practice
• Confidentiality
• Care values and care standards

• Understanding care relationships
• Support needs and policy influences
• Supporting people through change
• Communication, empowerment and advocacy
• Managing yourself and other people
• Managing care activities
• Managing quality and change

• Assessment of needs
• Rationale of assessment
• Risk assessment
• Contextualising assessment
• Models and tools for assessment
• Care planning policy
• Models of care planning
• Recording care plans
• Resources
• User-defined outcomes
• Monitoring and review

• Approaches to health education and promotion
• Models of behaviour change
• Planning and implementing a health campaign
• Models of health
• Diet and health
• Media influence
• Prevention
• Theoretical perspectives
• Evaluation and outcome measures

• The nature of knowledge
• Research related to practice
• Reading research
• Evaluating research
• Conducting research
• Research methods
• Data analysis
• Research ethics

This course is assessed by a series of assignments which you will submit to your tutor for marking. No external examination or practical work is required, so you can complete all assessed work from home.

This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you. Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.

The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:

• Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
• Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. This allows you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines.

Once you have successfully completed this course, you will receive a level 4 certificate of achievement in Advanced Health and Social Care from the Quality License Scheme. You will also receive a learner unit summary which will list the components you have completed as part of your course.

This course has been benchmarked at Level 4 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of knowledge and understanding that you would expect at this level.