Health and Social Care
Key Information
Students will be studying OCR Cambridge Nationals Level 1/Level 2 Award in Health and Social Care.
The course will provide learners with knowledge, understanding, transferable skills and tools with the aim of enhancing their employability when they leave education, contributing to both personal development and future economic well-being.
It will help broaden learners’ experience and understanding of where their studies can take them in the future.
Assessment
For all units learners will take part in theory and practical activities where they will build on knowledge and skills to enable them to successfully achieve this qualification.
Mandatory (Compulsory) Units (RO32 and RO33)
Unit R032: Principles of care in health and social care settings (40%)
EXAMINED UNIT
In this unit you will learn about the importance of the rights of service users, person-centred values and how to apply them. You will also learn about the importance of effective communication skills when providing care and support for service users in health and social care settings and the procedures and measures used to protect individuals such as safeguarding, hygiene and security.
1 hour 15 mins written paper, OCR set and marked.
Unit R033: Supporting individuals through life events (30%)
NON-EXAMINED UNIT (coursework)
In this unit you will learn about life stages and the factors that affect them. You will understand expected and unexpected life events and the impact they will have on physical, social/emotional, and socio-economic aspects in an individual’s life. You will research the service providers and practitioners that can support individuals, recommend support, and justify how this will meet the needs of a specific individual.
10-12 hours of ongoing non-examined assessment (NEA)
Optional Unit (currently RO35*)
Unit R035: Health promotion campaigns (30%)
NON-EXAMINED UNIT (coursework)
In this unit you will have the opportunity to explore the various public health challenges the country faces, the approaches used to encourage health and wellbeing and the importance of this to society. You will understand the factors affecting a healthy lifestyle so that campaigns can be designed to target different groups of people. You will also learn how to plan and deliver your own small-scale health promotion campaign and how to evaluate your planning and delivery.
10-12 hours of non-examined internal assessment (NEA)
Subject Information
The Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills in a practical learning environment. The main focus is on four areas of equal important, which cover the:
development of key skills that prove aptitude in health and social care such as interpreting data to assess an individual’s health such as through learning how to take a blood pressure reading;
processes that underpin effective ways of working in health and social care such as designing a plan to improve an individual’s health and wellbeing;
attitudes that are considered most important in health and social care, including the care values such as respect and dignity and practising these in a range of scenario based case studies;
knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, process and attitudes in the sector such as human growth and development, health and social care settings and factors affecting people’s health and wellbeing.
This Award complements the learning in GCSE programmes such as GCSE English. It will complement the more theoretical aspects covered by GCSE Biology by allowing learners to apply knowledge and skills practically in a vocational context.
Is this course right for me?
Are you interested in caring for people in the future?
Do you think that it is important for people to be treated equally in a care setting?
Would you like to know more about Health and Social Care legislation?
Do you think that good communication and listening skills are vital?
Are you able to discuss sensitive topics maturely?
Are you able to keep up -to-date with coursework, managing your time independently to produce work and stick to tight deadlines?
Then this course might be the right choice for you!
What can this lead to?
Students who have completed this qualification have gone onto many different careers including
Nurse
Social Worker
Paramedic
Counsellor
Police officer
Doctor
Teacher
Child care worker
Midwife
Animal Care
Health Care Support Worker
Occupational Therapist
Links
https://ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/health-and-social-care-level-1-2-j835/
