Session 4

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Health and Social Care and Childcare

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Single award (1 GCSE)

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Unit 1: Growth, Development and Human wellbeing

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Written examination:

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1 hour 30 minutes

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40% of qualification

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Exam Date = Wednesday 24th of May 2023

An individual’s circumstances can affect development and well-being.

These circumstances are also known as life events.

Life events can be experienced at any life stage and can be both predictable and unpredictable.

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Intellectually

Emotionally

Socially

Physical

Emotional

Social

Exam questions

Name one long term condition.

Discuss the possible effects of this condition on an individuals development and wellbeing

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Short term illness

Long term illness

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Food poisoning

Fever

Rash

Cough and cold

Scarlet fever

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Crohn’s disease

Obesity

Arthritis

Cancer

Heart disease

Diabetes

Dementia

Preventable illnesses

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Poor diet - obesity, type 2 diabetes

Inactivity - obesity, stroke, heart disease.

Immunisation - Infections and diseases - diptheria, polio, tetanus. I

Exam questions

Name one long term condition.

Discuss the possible effects of this condition on an individuals development and wellbeing

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Screening programmes

Adults

Children

A - Aortic aneurysm

B - Breast

B - Bowel

C - Cervical

P - Prenatal

N - Newborn hearing Wales

N - Newborn bloodspot

1000 diwrnod cyntaf

Purpose?

Recognise defects

Make a diagnosis

Early intervention

Improve lifestyle

Treat/control

Prevention and early intervention methods to promote and support individuals growth, development and wellbeing

Opportunity to screen individuals who appear health

This question could ask about screening programmes offered to adults

Government guidelines

Diet

STI

Alcohol

Substances

Smoking

Eat well plate

Frisky Wales

Drinkaware, Dan 24/7

Gweithio Gyda’n Gilydd i Leihau niwed, Dan 24/7

Help me quit

Eat well guide

Link

Drink aware

Help me quit

Working together

Frisky Wales

Prevention and early intervention methods to promote and support individuals growth, development and wellbeing

Immunisation Programmes

People who travel and are from certain ethnicities are offered additional immunisations.

Protect and defend

Immunisation schedule = People receiving immunisations at different stages through their life, e.g. babies, children, adulthood, later adulthood.

E.g. HPV, tetanus, meningococol

Methods of prevention and intervention

Services

GP Surgery/Health visitor

Hospitals

Antenatal clinics

Provide emergency and ongoing specialised medical treatment and are open 24/7. A range of departments, support and advise, diagnosing and treating illness, provide ongoing advice and support and making further referrals to physiotherapy, occupational health, radiography and counselling etc. Prepare individual therapy programmes and may advise individuals on specialist aids or equipment.

They diagnose and treat individuals with illnesses. Provide advice to individuals to improve health, such as advice on diet, giving up smoking and immunisation. Prescribe medication, or refer individuals to other professionals if needed.

Community Nurses, Nurse practitioners,Health visitors, Physiotherapists, Dieticians and Pharmacy also work in gp surgeries.

Health professionals work her. They provide information, advice on lifestyle choices, perform screening programmes for babies e.g. down syndrome, HIV, size and weight of the baby.,

Well woman and man’s clinics

Child health clinics

Child health clinics are held within health centres and are run by health visitors. A health visitor is a qualified nurse, who has taken further training to become part of the primary healthcare team.

Their role is to promote health and prevent illness, particularly for children under 5 years and the elderly.

A well woman’s clinic would be run by female health professionals.They offer services that include Cervical screening, Breast disease, Gynaecological issues.

Well man clinics offer various services. They are predominantly run privately. Services include Blood pressure checks, Lung function tests, Hearing and vision tests, Height and weight checks

Family planning and sexual health clinics

They aim to improve sexual health and to educate individuals about preventing sexually transmitted diseases/ infections, to provide advice about contraception and any other sexual health concern. They are also able to provide testing for sexually transmitted diseases/infections.

Methods of prevention and intervention

Mobile services - Breast screening

The NHS breast screening programme is aimed at women 50 years and over

Counselling

Counselling services are for individuals with emotional and mental health issues. It is a talking therapy with a trained professional that helps individuals try to overcome their emotional and mental health issues.

Others

School nurse

Personal trainers

School teachers

Holistic therapists

Acupuncture, homeopathy, massage

Hearing and vision screening services, immunisations, provide advice, safeguard children.

Training programmes, lose weight, improve general fitness levels or toning the body, minimise the risk of injury.

Promote a health lifestyle, diet, exercise, hydration, relationships, friendships.

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Government initiatives

‘The Flying Start’ programme is for families with children under 4 years old and are living in disadvantaged areas of Wales, with the aim of tackling poverty.

‘The Flying Start’ Programme has four key elements. These are:

• part time childcare
• an enhanced health visiting service
• parenting programmes
• support with speech, language and communication.

The ‘Active Offer’ is an initiative that is aimed at care providers and individuals using services. Care providers must offer and deliver Welsh language care services to the same standard as English care services. This is to allow ease of access for all.

The Community

Playgroups - Support for families, babies and children.

Friends - Opportunity to share experiences, receive advice, talk about problems.

Activities yn local community centres - escape, freedom, interaction, proud of the choice of activities available.

Faith groups - similar culture, beliefs, lifestyle, values, support for each other.

• a time of great joy.
• Problems with fertility can have a negative impact on a couple as they try to start a family.
• happiness and contentment,
• can also be a cause of stress.
• Money worries are common as families live on a reduced income if a parent takes time off work to look after the child.
• Lack of sleep can also make parents irritable, leading to possible issues with each other and issues at work due to difficulty concentrating.
• negative feelings of neglect as parents won’t have the same time to devote to the older child.
• child to resent the new baby and they may act up to get attention, stress.

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• will be nervous about starting a new job.
• concerned about meeting new people
• not understanding the processes when everyone around them does.
• positive impact on an individual’s self-worth and self-esteem. The salary may also help ease the stress of possible money worries.

• a nervous time for individuals as they wonder whether they will make friends and fit in.
• A positive start to the new routine can have a positive impact on the individual
• confidence to strive for success
• individual struggles to form a social circle, they can feel isolated and this will affect their well-being.
• look forward to moving on to the next stage of their life
• anxiety as they consider the possible loss of friendship groups
• daunting prospect of having to build new relationships along with settling in to a new environment.

• unprepared for the symptoms their fluctuating hormone levels will cause.
• hot sweats, suffer with low mood and anxiety,
• affect a woman’s feeling of self-worth and self-image as they come to terms with the fact their child-bearing years are over.

• Very happy time as two people commit to one another and begin their lives together
• can also cause stress.
• Differences in attitudes towards finances and housework are just two of the issues that may arise.

• major milestone in a teenager’s life.
• Their body will change
• Feel insecure about their new looks or shape.
• Self-image issues as the individual tries to fit in with their idealised image of how a young person should look.
• Lead to eating disorders.

• feelings of excitement and achievement
• eelings of security and comfort.
• greater financial commitment may lead to feelings of stress.

• look forward to retirement and being able to focus on their hobbies or their family.
• The lack of work-based stress may have a positive impact on an individual’s emotional well-being.
• may still struggle at first with the lack of routine,
• experience feelings of isolation and loneliness once they are no longer part of a work-based social circle.

• produce stress hormones which can lead to high blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased sweating and a loss of appetite.
• Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• depression as an individual comes to terms with no longer being able bodied.
• feelings of hopelessness and defeat.
• Some individuals may even consider taking their own life.

• this can cause stress as an individual worries about how they will pay their bills or support their family.
• can lead to sleep deprivation and a loss of appetite.
• High levels of stress over a long period of time can cause serious health problems including heart attack.
• make unhealthy lifestyle choices such as smoking, drinking alcohol, taking drugs or over-eating.
• self-worth when they feel they are no longer useful or productive.

• anxiety and possibly anger at the thought of losing their independence.
• their meals will be cooked for them and their medical needs will be supported
• develop new social connections with other residents in the home
• reducing feelings of loneliness and creating a sense of belonging.

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