FD (Arts) Community Health and Social Care

This module will build upon the knowledge gained at level 4 by exploring the extent to which social policies for children and adults have moved between concerns for care and concerns to maintain control. You will develop an appreciation of theories that underpin social policy and review the changing nature of policy within the social justice system. A review of policies within the social justice forum will be compared and contrasted to assess Government swings between care and control, with an investigation of the criminalisation of young and vulnerable people. You will investigate current anti-poverty strategies and critique them for effectiveness against published government outcomes. From a historical perspective the poverty pathway will be investigated through recent government statements and policy changes. The effects of poverty on child health will be a specific focus to exemplify current trends. Due to the changing nature of health and care funding against rising need you will analyse the impact of policy on current and future funding of the welfare state. The impact of initiatives such as PFI’s and the move to Foundation Trusts will be evaluated. Through investigating current funding approaches and the privatisation agenda you will assess funding issues facing the health care and the social care system and contrast them with initiatives by the voluntary sector and the community. This will give you the knowledge to debate the future of the welfare state from a position of strength.

This module will investigate emotional health through the application of theories to case studies. Through a review of the history of mental health care and the current position you will explore medical (biological), sociological and psychological theories to demonstrate your understanding of emotional health issues. You will explore psychological theories of behaviour including Freud, Bandura, Rogers and other behaviourists to explain emotional ill-health. The review of psychological theory will particularly investigate depression (and the Black Dog), anxiety and stress within people. Sociological theories will include social stratification, social learning theory, labelling and conflict theory, to evaluate common issues in emotional health. You will apply biological and social theory to investigate schizophrenia and its effects on people within the community. You will apply appropriate theories to common eating disorders – anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, and propose healthy living strategies. Through a review of data, you will explore the impact of race, class and gender on the emotional health of the population through data analysis and wider reading of documentation, including that from the voluntary sector. This will allow the evaluation through case study analysis of differences in emotional health across different groups in the community such as for Post Natal Depression, psychosis, anorexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop your skills of critical reflection to inform your practice. You will be asked to engage in a work-based reflection of your leadership and management skills and how these contribute to quality improvement within the organisation. You will explore a range of leadership and management theories and styles such as autocratic, democratic and participatory approaches, and review styles such as a Human Resources approach, contingency theory and the trait theory. These can be compared and contrasted to Jungian theories and the work of Myers and Briggs. Through the use of theoretical ideas and concepts, you will be able to explore what techniques are more appropriate in supporting quality improvement whilst addressing potential challenges to change. You will review reasons for change and reasons why change is resisted in the workforce. You will evaluate a range of change management theories such as Nudge, Lewin, Force Field Analysis, Kotter and Mintzberg, investigating motivation theories through Maslow and Hertzberg before deciding on appropriate approaches to take forward into the workplace. You will explore a range of tools for change such as SWOT analysis and PESTLE analysis. Quality improvement issues will be assessed in the light of quality standards within the health and social care sector, including the role of the CQC. You will also explore the impact foundation degree learning can have on your personal and professional development through critical review of workplace experiences.

This module will explore the considerations needed in producing effective care plans that are person centred. You will review legislation and policy in relation to needs assessment, care planning, safeguarding and risk management. Through a review of definitions and examples you will apply the values and the principles of the Care Act to the safeguarding of vulnerable people. You will explore risk assessment through justifying acceptable risk, rights and responsibilities, including reviewing the Mental Capacity Act to make links to capacity, decision-making and best interests. Specific local authority safeguarding policies and procedures for children and adults will be reviewed, including Haringey LSCB materials. Risk assessment tools will be evaluated for effectiveness. You will link psychological theory to person centred planning (PCP) and the values and principles of the Care Act. This will also review the four principles of health care ethics; autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. Ethical dilemmas faced within practice will be assessed against relevant codes of conduct. You will review the importance of multi-disciplinary working alongside the legislation and policies already in place to support the development of care plans. You will undertake critical evaluation of other models and theories of care planning including those of Roper, Logan and Tierney, Orem’s model of self-care and a range of nursing theories and models. You will evaluate the assessment of needs and the concepts of dependence and independence in the assessment of ADL’s. Through a review of case studies and case reviews, you will be asked to make ethical and responsible decisions in relation to psychological theories in multi-disciplinary working.

The aim of this module is to enable you to develop the knowledge and skills to understand the purpose and process of research in health and social care. You will examine research methodologies and gain an understanding of the research process as a means of gathering, analysing and drawing meaningful conclusions from academic literature. You will demonstrate an understanding of the techniques and methods used in the research process, identifying their relevance to an area of interest. You will carry out a literature review to create a project proposal with a focus on quality improvement within your chosen area of health or social care.