COURSES

To join this course, you must: Be 19+ and Start Monday only 10AM to 2 PM During this 10-week course.

Personal development:  confidence building, skills for independent living, skills to support access to work or learning, non-accredited Skills for Life and ICT skills, relaxation, and stress management..

introduces some of the core concepts of sociology and how these can help you develop a deeper understanding of health and social care needs and services. In particular you will learn about the importance of identity and how identities change in particular contexts. You will also learn about how needs change as people move through important transitions such as ageing and becoming more dependent.

Final: explores the settings in which care takes place and is managed. You visit a wide variety of care environments, from domestic homes, to residential and hospital settings, exploring their physical, social and psychological impact and the extent to which they are enabling or disabling. In particular you will consider the service user and also the professional perspectives on navigating services. These themes will be illustrated with a video case study of an educational mental health resource

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Communication skills include speaking, listening, reading and writing for different purposes.

Communication is part of everyone’s life and improving your skills also involves you being able to integrate changes in the way you communicate into your study or work. Essentially, this means you will be improving your skills while communicating what you are learning.

Present notes/records that show you have planned your use of communication skills. Include:

• the goals you hope to achieve for your communication skills, taking into account the work you have to do and your current capabilities

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