Health Studies

Course summary

Core Values and Services: • The principles of care. • Meeting individual needs throughout the life stages. • Contemporary issues in Health & Social Care and their impact on service provision. Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care: • The use of demographic and statistical data to understand current issues in Health & Social Care. • Common characteristics that promote inequality. Disease, Illness and Disability: • Common diseases and illnesses. • Care management and safeguarding of individuals with common illnesses. • Investigation into individual experience of service provision. Human Behavior and Development: • Evaluate psychological theories of human behaviour and development. • Apply psychological theories, strategies and treatments to a range of care settings.