Course overview
A nationally recognised qualification, our CACHE Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care can take your natural nurturing capabilities and provide you with the tools to work with children and young people in the future.
From social care, early learning and childcare, and learning development, to working within the support services; this qualification is designed to guide and assess your development as you build your skills and knowledge.
In fact, this course has been designed by CACHE who specialise in care and education sector qualifications, and who use leading industry experts and specialists to ensure you receive everything your future employers will expect of you.
With just 360 hours of learning and 1 year to finish it; you can achieve an excellent knowledge base in health and social care that can enable you to go on to further vocational training and placement opportunities.
More importantly, you can complete this course from the comfort of your own home.
At a pace of your choosing, you can explore: the fundamental principles of health and social care; delve into equality, diversity and rights, and give your career the kickstart it deserves.
What you'll learn
Comprised of two parts: the Certificate and the Extended Diploma; this intensive course can provide a strong foundation of learning that can be used to progress your career.
Alongside developing your understanding and knowledge of this highly rewarding field; every assignment you complete will test your competency and ability to transfer these versatile skills into a working environment.
This course will:
- Cover the entire scope of health and social care, whilst broadening your ideas on the growth, development and safeguarding of those in your care
- Enable you to learn on your own terms – free of exams, stress and deadlines
- Supply you with a nationally recognised qualification
- Enable you to take your first tentative steps into this field without the necessity of working or attending classes
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
All students are provided with 12 months to complete their course, however, you are able to complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!
Entry requirements
No formal entry requirements are needed to enrol on this course; however, you must be at least 16 years old. Similarly, as this is only a knowledge-based course, you don’t need to be working within a health and social care environment.
Course features
- Money-back guarantee – 14 days money-back guarantee*
- Flexible, simple learning – Study at your own pace in your own space without pressure
- Personal expert support – Full 1-2-1 tutor support on all courses every step of the way
- Price matched courses – We price match guarantee (plus 5% extra off on top)
- Dedicated support – We are open 9 am – 10 pm, 7 days a week to help our learners
- Payment plans available – spread the cost of your course over 12 months
- Free business course – Free business start-up short course with every purchase
Assessment
This distance learning course is assessed using a series of assignments designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. These assignments will be submitted to your tutor for marking (via mail or email) and will be returned with valuable feedback.
No external examinations are required.
Support
We take pride in providing our students with unlimited support, so whilst your course may be home-based you never have to feel alone. From our detailed course materials and comprehensive study guides, to the continuous support of our student support team; at every opportunity, we will seek to help you.
Our personal tutors are comprised of industry experts who at a click of a button, will always be on hand to lend you their advice, guidance and instruction.
How long will my certificate take to arrive?
Unlike other providers, Association of Learning uses a fast track system to get your certificate to you within six weeks (our average is two weeks).
Subjects
Qualification Number: 601/8855/8
- Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in health and social care
- The terms: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Legislation, policies, procedures and codes of practice in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion: Care Act 2014; Health and Social Care Act 2012; The Equality Act 2010; Human Rights Act 1998; United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989; Related policies and procedures; Codes of practice relevant to the sector, and Current legislation as relevant to Home Nation
- How the health and social care practitioner contributes to inclusive practice: Knowledge of individual’s beliefs, culture, values, needs, preferences; Promote rights; Value diversity; Person-centred practice; Access to services; Information and advice, and Manage risk
- Understand discrimination
- Types of discrimination in relation to: Direct and Indirect
- Approaches to challenge discrimination: Strategy; Communication; Reporting; Whistleblowing; Modelling, and Training
- How the health and social care practitioner’s own values, beliefs and experiences can influence the delivery of care: Self-awareness; Acknowledging belief systems, attitudes and behaviours; Influence of others on own belief system, attitudes and behaviours to include: media, family and peer pressure; Professional versus personal, and Respect and value diversity
- Understand person-centred practice
- The concept of person-centred practice: Individual central, and Individual in control
- How person-centred practice is used to support individuals: Informed choices; Dignity and respect; Care planning; Tailored communication; Consent, and Risk management
- Impacts of person-centred practice on individuals: Meets individual needs (social, emotional, cognitive and physical); Individual rights; Independence; Decision-making and confidence, and Health and well-being
- Ethical dilemmas that may arise when balancing individuals’ rights and duty of care:
- Confidentiality; Managing values and beliefs; Risk-taking, and Rights versus responsibilities
- Understand human growth and development across the lifespan
- The life stages of human growth and development: Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence, and Early, middle, late adulthood
- Social, emotional, cognitive and physical development
- Holistic development:
- Understand influences that impact upon human growth and development:
- The nature versus nurture debate in relation to human growth and development
- The medical model of health and well-being: biological/physical, diagnosis, treatment, cure; the social model of health and well-being, and Individual experience, social perception, equality, inclusion, participation
- Factors which impact upon human growth and development: Biological; Lifestyle; Health; Education; Employment; Socio-economic; Culture; Environment; Relationships; Bullying, and Aspirations
- The importance of recognising and responding to concerns regarding an individual’s growth and development: Intervention; Promote health and well-being; Meet individual needs, and Meet the needs of others
- Understand significant life events across the lifespan:
- Significant life events across the life stages
- The impact that significant life events may have on an individual: Emotion; Relationships; Independence; Health, and Resilience
- Understand how health and social care services meet the care needs of individuals through the lifespan:
- Care needs of individuals through the life stages: Infancy; Childhood; Adolescence, and Early, middle, late adulthood
- How health and social care services meet the care needs of individuals through the life stages: Local authorities; Hospitals; General Practitioner services; Day centres; Children’s centres; Residential; Community; Rehabilitation; Counselling, and Charities
- Safeguarding: Central to high-quality health and social care provision; Protection of health, well-being and human rights; Freedom from harm and abuse; Protection, and Detecting and preventing harm and abuse
- Legislation, policies, procedures and codes of practice in relation to the safeguarding and protection of Children and young people; Adults; Children and young people; Equality Act 2010; Children Acts 1989, 2004; Human Rights Act 1998; Data Protection Act 1998; Care Act 2014; Health and Social Care Act 2012; Equality Act 2010; Mental Capacity Act 2005; No Secrets 2000; Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998; Local multi-agency Safeguarding Adults policy and procedures, the role of the Local Safeguarding Adults Boards; Related policies and procedures; Codes of practice relevant to the sector, and Current legislation as relevant to Home Nation
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner in relation to safeguarding:
- How the health and social care practitioner safeguards individuals: Work within policies and procedures; Duty of care; Person-centred practice; Monitoring, observation, reporting, recording; Partnership working; Confidentiality and Whistleblowing
- How the health and social care practitioner safeguards themselves: Working within policies and procedures; Duty of care; Personal care; Physical contact; Technology; Confidentiality; Recordkeeping, and Whistleblowing
- Understand types of abuse:
- Types of abuse: Self-neglect; Physical; Emotional; Sexual; Domestic; Financial and Institutional Bullying
- Signs, symptoms, indicators and behaviours which may cause concern
- Factors which contribute to an individual being vulnerable to harm or abuse: Age; Health; Substance abuse; Disability; Isolation; Social media, and Environment
- Understand action to be taken by the health and social care practitioner in response to evidence or concerns that an individual is at risk or has been harmed or abused:
- Actions to take if harm or abuse is suspected or disclosed
- The responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner in relation to whistleblowing
- The boundaries of confidentiality in relation to the safeguarding, protection and well-being of individuals
- Understand the benefits of working in partnership in relation to safeguarding and protection:
- The benefits of working in partnership in relation to safeguarding and protection
- Understand effective communication
- Types of communication
- Communication and language needs and preferences of individuals and others
- The skills of an effective communicator
- Understand professional relationships in health and social care:
- The difference between a professional relationship and a personal relationship
- Working relationships that a health and social care practitioner will have
- The role of communication in building and maintaining professional relationships in health and social care
- The term confidentiality:
- Legislation, policies and procedures relating to the management of information
- How the health and social care practitioner maintains security of data
- The tension between maintaining the confidentiality and the need to disclose information
- Understand health and social care values across the provision
- Legislation, policies, procedures and codes of practice in relation to health and social care
- Health and social care values
- How individuals accessing health and social care services are valued
- Understand health and social care provision
- Types of health and social care services
- Functions of health and social care services
- Barriers to accessing health and social care services and how they may be overcome
- Definition of informal care
- The role of informal carers
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner:
- Job roles within the health and social care sectors
- The responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner
- Skills, behaviours and attributes required by health and social care practitioners
- Understand Continuing Professional Development
- Continuing Professional Development
- Sources of support for learning and development
- Why Continuing Professional Development is integral to the role of the health and social care practitioner
- Understand reflection in relation to Continuing Professional Development
- The role of reflection within Continuing Professional Development
- Understand Dementia
- Types of dementia
- Signs and symptoms of dementia
- The impact of dementia on an individual’s health and well-being
- Understand legislation and frameworks in relation to dementia care
- Legislation and frameworks in relation to dementia care
- Understand how to support individuals with dementia
- The importance of an early diagnosis of dementia
- How person-centred care is used to support individuals with dementia
- The role of the health and social care practitioner in supporting the health and well-being of an individual with dementia
- Support available for individuals with dementia:
- Understand nutritional needs across the lifespan
- The main food groups
- The components of a healthy diet
- Current nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet
- Nutritional needs across the life stages
- Understand the impact of diet on health and well-being
- Factors that influence dietary intake
- The impact of dietary intake on health and well-being
- Understand how the health and social care practitioner promotes a healthy diet
- How initiatives promote healthy eating
- How the health and social care practitioner promotes a healthy diet
About Association of Learning
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