HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE with Foundation Year 

Your academic skills and abilities will be developed to enable you to study effectively at an undergraduate level. Key learning concepts will be identified and related to skills relevant to the industry, taking into account the wider education and community focus of your course as a whole. These skills will prove useful in undergraduate and postgraduate level study, as well within the health and social care sector.

You will develop your skills in effectively building therapeutic relationships, helping and engaging with individuals, adapting to different abilities and preferences, working with individuals and groups, crisis intervention and maintaining boundaries. Teaching and assessment of this module is closely linked to 100 hours vocational placement.

This module provides you with underpinning knowledge of the role, structure, challenges and opportunities of the sector. It will develop your understanding of complex needs, multi-agency working, service user involvement, assessment, risk management, and care planning and review.

This module explores psychological theories across the lifespan, and their ethical application within diverse contexts in health and social care. It explores changes in development over the lifespan, and examines how a range of approaches and interventions can be applied to positively support individuals within the health and social care field.

This module equips students with an in-depth understanding of safeguarding protocols for children, young people, and adults in health and social care environments. By exploring mandatory local and national safeguarding frameworks and guidelines, students will learn to identify signs of abuse, apply safeguarding procedures, and accurately document concerns. Additionally, they will study ethical principles and practices that prioritise the voice of the service user, which is fundamental to making informed decisions.

This module introduces you to wide-raging sociological perspectives and contemporary debates relating to the sociology of health, well-being and professional practice. Through enquiry-based learning, you will explore the sociological imagination, the relationship between wider determinants of health and wellbeing, and social inequalities.

You will develop an understanding of the historical background to advocacy, co-production and empowerment. You will evaluate these principles and develop critical skills to apply them within health and social care settings. You will develop knowledge of a range of relevant policies and legislation, ethical principles and best practices relevant to advocacy, empowerment and co-production.

You will develop your own research proposal with careful consideration and justification of proposed methods, analysis and discussion, relevant to a contemporary health and social care issue. You will develop a strong justification for the proposed research and careful consideration of research methods, ethics and appropriate analyses. Students will be able to extend on their introductory research skills at level 4.

This module will develop your understanding and skills to enable you to provide effective coaching and mentoring work, either as part of a specific role or within your general health and social care practice. The aims, roles, techniques and challenges of this type of work will all be explored.

An introduction to public health will be explored, as well as notions of health, how need is assessed or underpinned, the concepts and techniques of health promotion and education. Practical skills will be developed in how to encourage positive behaviour change using evident and integrated approaches, addressing structural and personal barriers to change.

This module enhances the foundations of your health and social care career through focus on emotional intelligence in the work place, reflective and critical practice, professionalism, and managing yourself and others. It also explores supervision and debriefs, team work and inclusion. Teaching and assessment of this module is closely linked to 200 hours vocational placement.

This module builds on your understanding of lifespan development, and psychological and sociological influences on health and sickness. It focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of conditions, and the holistic impact this has on the individual, their family, and services. It explores health and social care needs and how management of conditions may change over time from the perspective of the client, their family, and service providers. It will also introduce you to key theories and concepts, in order to structure and form well-reasoned strategies in managing acute and chronic illness.

You will develop a realistic awareness and understanding of the use and misuse of all illegal and legal drugs, the numerous treatment options, the social context of recreational and problematic drug use and related theory and policy.

This module will provide students with opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of intervention work in supporting individuals and families. It will be particularly helpful for students interested in the provision of 1:1 support for individuals and families using a multi-agency approach. The lectures will explore different family structures, the importance of effective methods of assessment, mediation skills and intervention tools for the promotion of individual and family health and wellbeing.

You will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge within a chosen area of the course and the related industry. Using your creativity, problem-solving abilities and data analysis techniques, you will communicate the application, management of research and appraisal of your chosen area, linked to a service improvement, under the supervision of an experienced tutor.

From informally giving advice and information to a more in-depth addressing of emotional issues, counsellors support others in a wide range of capacities. You will develop an understanding of the use of counselling, its practicalities, the necessity of self-development and boundaries as well as essential skills.

Studying on this module you will develop your understanding of leadership and management in health and social care settings. You will undertake a range of tasks which will culminate in your creating and presenting a training package to develop new and existing staff in a health and social care context. These activities will develop your skills to become a more effective practitioner, better equipped to lead and manage in the current professional field.

This module provides students with an introduction to and overview of criminology and offender rehabilitation, and the core principles of offender management that underpin the offender's journey through the criminal justice system. It also explains interventions to motivate them to stop offending. This will include concepts of offender need, core principles of offender management and the practice of managing different offender groups.

The module will offer you with an in-depth understanding of mental health issues within society. It will explore the unique challenges faced by individuals and examine the cultural, social, and environmental factors that impact mental wellbeing. It will develop and enhance your understanding of policies and practice, in relation to mental wellbeing. The module will provide a balance between theoretical understanding and developing practical strategies.

You will develop an understanding of neurodiversity and the range of differences it may bring, using a neurodiversity, strengths-based model. You will develop an understanding of the common challenges faced by neurodiverse individuals, along with the relevant policies and strategies and support needed to promote positive outcomes.