Course Summary
Course Category: Direct Entry (Higher Education - HET)
This course is designed for people who want to attain the standards of proficiency for social care workers as defined by CORU. The learner will engage with 18 modules that explore social care practice and how it applies in various social care settings. Students will complete over 800 hours of supervised practice placement, in a social care setting. This qualification is designed to lead to social care registration subject to CORU approval.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Learning and Development in Higher Education (5 credits)
Introduction to Social Care (10 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Social Care (10 credits)
Legal and Policy Framework in Social Care 1 (10 credits)
Communication in Social Care (10 credits)
Creative Approaches to Social Care (10 credits)
Responding to Behaviours that Challenge (5 credits)Psychology and Human Development across the Lifespan (5 credits)
Collaborative Practice and Teamwork in Social Care (5 credits)
Legal and Policy Framework in Social Care 2 (10 credits)
Professional Development for Social Care (10 credits)
Social Care Assessment and Planning (10 credits)
Supervised Practice Placement 1 (20 credits) – CAPSTONE
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
