| CODE | HPE5005 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Applied Practical Skills for Health and Social Care - 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Health, Physical Education and Consumer Studies | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit shall focus on the process of providing professional care when working with different health and care professionals. Various medical conditions that patients may suffer from shall be also tackled in the light of providing them with a good service. The unit shall also emphasize the need for maintaining professional relationships within the workplace. Various problem-solving situations shall be tackled especially when working with teams of professionals in challenging contexts. Study-Unit Aims: The unit will provide learners with advanced theoretical understandings of the applied skills and competences required to become effective and professional teachers of health and social care within a vocational context. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify medical conditions of service-users; - describe the pathology of common medical conditions; - explain the processes of providing professional care when working with different health and social care professionals; - define the different requirements of people with different dietary requirements; - critically understand the various processes of maintaining professional relationships within the workplace. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - conduct medical routine procedures; - problem-solve situations which arise when working with teams of professionals within challenging contexts; - implement the various stages of processes of providing professional care when working with different health and social care professionals; - create and develop menus and meals for people with different dietary requirements. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Bennet, B., Dawes, G. and Cummingham, I. (2004). The Handbook of Work-Based Learning. Gower Publishing Company; - Billett, S. (1994). Situating learning in the workplace – having another look at Apprenticeships. Industrial and Commercial Training, 26(11), pp.9-16; - Billett, S. (1995). Workplace learning: Its potential and limitations. Education + Training, 37(5), pp.20-27; - Billett, S. (1996). Towards a model of workplace learning: The learning curriculum. Studies in Continuing Education, 18(1), pp.43-58; - Billett, S. (2000). Guided learning at work. Journal of Workplace Learning, 12(7), pp.272-285; - Cairns, L. and Malloch, M. (2011). Theories of Work, Place and Learning: New Directions. In: M. Malloch, L. Cairns, K. Evans and B. O'Conner, ed., The Sage Handbook of Workplace Learning. London: SAGE; - Catts, R., Falk, I. and Wallance, R. (2011). Vocational Learning Innovative Theory and Practice. 1st ed. New York: Springer - UNEVOC. Supplementary Readings: - Cedefop (2011). Learning while working Success Stories on Workplace Learning in Europe. Luxembourg: Publications office of the European Union; - Cedefop (2012). Curriculum reform in Europe: The impact of learning outcomes. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Beverley Abela Stefania Calleja Henry Claudine Gail Woolsey |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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