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Open LearningPrinciples of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Although individuals with learning disabilities and their families continue to face many challenges, most commentators would agree that we are living in more enlightened and optimistic times in terms of our approach to learning disability support. Individuals with learning disabilities are now being offered more personalised services with...
Certificate in Falls Prevention Awareness
This qualification is aimed at anyone working in a health or social care environment, particularly those who support, or have contact with, older people who have an increased propensity to falls. It will also be useful to individuals who support family members or friends who are at risk of falling.Being more ‘falls aware’ can signific...
Common Health Conditions
This course is designed to raise the candidate’s awareness of some of the most common health conditions among older people in the UK. They will explore arthritis, stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and sensory loss (both hearing and visual impairments).Candidates will examine the signs, symptoms, risk factors and treatment options...
Understanding Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care
All local authorities are required, by law, to record and monitor ‘safeguarding concerns’ in their area.This course explores two key principles that everyone who works within health and social care should strive to uphold. The first principle is that of promoting and respecting an individual’s dignity. The second principle is that o...
Understanding Nutrition and Health
This qualification is designed for a wide range of learners who are interested in improving their understanding of nutrition and healthy eating. It will be particularly relevant for those working, or intending to work, in settings such as sport & recreation, exercise & fitness, hospitality & catering or health care.This qualii...
Introduction to Neuroscience and Self-Regulation in Early Years
This new course combines two highly topical themes within child development and early years provision - neuroscience and self-regulation.This course is designed to give learners a gentle introduction to neuroscience, and share some of the remarkable insights it has given us in terms of how the infant brain develops and how this is affecte...
Certificate in Understanding Autism
There are around 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK – that’s more than 1 in 100. According to the National Autistic Society, if you include their families, autism is a part of daily life for 2.8 million people. In fact, in the last thirty years the number of people diagnosed with autism has increased 25 fold. This is beca...
Introduction to Health, Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Settings
Aimed at people who are entering the field of healthcare, social care, early years provision or childcare for the first time. Relevant to a wide range of care setting roles, and would beideal introductory course for support workers, domiciliary and residential care workers, health care assistants, early years practioners, youth workers a...
Certificate in Personal and Social Development
This course is designed to help you to increase your knowledge and understanding in key areas, such as environmental awareness, healthy living, managing personal finances, and team work. You will also be encouraged to look at your own skills and qualities in relation to those needed at work and to use this understanding to identify key pe...
Schools
SchoolsUWS Healthcare Foundation Academy SFW @ SCQF Level 6
This is a schools Foundation Academy course delivered in partnership with UWS and the NHS. You will be a UWS Associate Student on the pathway towards a degree in nursing. Successfully completing this programme alongside other specific subjects at your school will mean you may meet the entry criteria for nursing. It is a challenging theo...