Component 1
Human growth and development across life stages
- Main life stages
- PIES growth and development in the main life stages
Factors affecting growth and development
- Physical factors
- Social and cultural factors
- Economic factors
Different types of life event
- Physical events
- Relationship changes
- Life circumstances
Coping with change caused by life events
- Sources of support
- Types of support
Component 2
Health and social care service
- Different health care services and how they meet health service user needs.
- Different social care services and how they meet social service user needs.
Barriers to accessing services
- Types of barrier and how they can be overcome by the service providers or users
Care values
- Empowering
- Respect
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Preserving dignity
- Effective communication
- Safeguarding and duty of care
- Promoting anti-discriminatory practice
Reviewing own application of care values
- Identifying own strengths and areas for improvement
- Receiving feedback from teacher about own performance
- Responding to feedback and identifying ways to improve own performance
Exam and overall grading information
You will sit one exam at the end of the course which is worth 40% of the course.
You will also complete two pieces of course work which will be internally verified. These pieces make up 60% of the course.
Component 3
Factors that affect health and wellbeing
- Physical and lifestyle factors
- Social, emotional and cultural factors
- Economic factors
- Environmental factors
- Life circumstances
Interpreting health indicators
- Physiological indicators
- Lifestyle indicators
Exam and overall grading information
You will sit one exam at the end of the course which is worth 40% of the course.
You will also complete two pieces of course work which will be internally verified. These pieces make up 60% of the course.