BTEC Health & Social Care

Course summary

This course enables learners to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in the Health and Social Care sector. It gives learners the opportunity to develop a range of skills and techniques, personal skills and attributes essential for successful performance in working life. Course content Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development • Learners cover physical, intellectual, emotional and social development across the Human lifespan • Learners will examine factors affecting development and the effects of ageing Unit 5 Meeting Individual Care and support needs Examine the principles, values and skills which underpin meeting the care and support needs of individuals Examine the ethical issues involved when providing care and support to meet individual needs Investigate the principles behind enabling individuals with care and support needs Investigate the roles of professionals and how they work together to provide care and support necessary to meet individual needs. Unit 2: Working in Health and Social Care Learners explore what it is like to work in the Health and Social Care sector. Including examining the roles and responsibilities of workers and organisations. Unit 11: Psychological perspectives Examine how psychological perspectives contribute to the understanding of human development and behaviour Examine the contribution of psychological perspectives to the management and treatment of service users’ specific behaviours. Examine how psychological perspectives are applied in health and social care settings.