Educational: Health and social care

Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: CareFirst Teaching: August 2018First Exam: June 2019Develop the values, knowledge, skills and understanding that you need to succeed in your course and become a reflective care worker. Care in Practice combines clear explanations of policy, legislation and theory with practical guidance and real-life case studies.Fully updated throughout and written in a highly accessible style, the Fourth Edition of this book:- Comprehensively covers the material and assessment for the revised Higher Care specification and includes relevant content for a range of SVQs and HNCs- Builds your understanding of the latest research and practice in key areas such as human development, psychology, sociology and safeguarding- Encourages you to think about, examine and develop your practice through regular activities that help you reflect on your learning- Provides up-to-date coverage of the Health and Social Care Standards: My support, my life (Scottish Government 2017), the Code of Practice for Social Service Workers (SSSC 2016) and the Nursing and Midwifery Code (NMC 2018)This book supports a variety of courses including:- Higher Care- National 4 and 5 Care- SVQ2 and SVQ3 in Social Services (Children and Young People) and Social Services and Healthcare- HNC Social Services- HNC Care and Administrative Practice- HNC Additional Support Needs- HNC Childhood Practice- Higher Child Care and Development

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Book SynopsisSupporting students on placements in health and social care settings, this accessible guide provides a framework for understanding the theory behind successful practice as well as the critical skills needed to apply it. A Student's Guide to Placements in Health and Social Care Settings takes theory beyond the classroom and apply it to real settings, enabling students to recognise their own learning journey and develop their own distinct professional identity within a wider interprofessional context. This is a key resource for placement experience with insights from experts and advice direct from students who have already been on placement. With clear guidelines, and structured so that you can dip into different chapters as needed, it responds to the unique nature of placement opportunities and is the first line resource students should turn to. Whatever course you’re studying in the caring profession - Social Work, Health and Social Care, Youth Work, Nursing or Counselling – this is essential reading to help understand how theory can support and improve your placement experience, ensuring you get the very most out of it.Trade Review"A student’s guide to placements in health and social care settings, from theory to practice is edited by Williams and Conroy and published by Critical Publishing. Interestingly, it does not feel like an edited book, as there is a common voice across all the chapters. The book is aimed at any student undertaking a placement in either a healthcare or social care setting which works well, as it does not try to prescribe what the placement should look like. Instead, the book focuses on the holistic underpinning principles of experiential placement learning to be able to combine the student’s knowledge and skills. As such, this accessible book is a must read for any health or social care student who wants to engage in deep learning whilst on placement." -- Paula Beesley * Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Leeds Beckett University *Table of ContentsPart 1: Pre Placement Being Prepared Reflection Emotional Resilience Anti-Oppressive Practice Part 2: During Placement Working with in the context of an agency Placements in challenging settings Managing your placement and supervision Technology and digital literacy Resource of self Part 3: Advanced Skills Inter-professional learning and working Involving others Managing projects Measuring impact Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisThis CACHE-endorsed textbook presents all the mandatory elements of the qualification, as well as three popular optional units, in an easy-to-understand format. It also extends learning with specially created features designed to encourage students to explore each topic further. In this book you'll find:- Clearly outlined specific learning outcomes for each unit with 'Check Your Understanding' short questions to test knowledge- 'Key Terms' that highlight and clarify relevant important terms- 'Command Words' included to give guidance on the what the command words in the mark scheme are asking for- 'Case Scenarios' that contextualise knowledge and ask further questionsActivities throughout asking students to explain, describe, evaluate and discuss- 'Read About It' suggestions for further topic-related readingThe optional units covered in this book are:HSC O3: Creative activities in health and social careHSC O9: Mental health and well-beingHSC O10: Nutrition for health and social care

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Book SynopsisIn UK society, there are cultural norms and assumptions that affect many marginalised groups and this book aims to address and challenge these through the lens of the people who have lived these experiences. Social Exclusion in the UK presents a range of lived experiences alongside a critical commentary on the impact of social stigma, exclusion and marginalisation on people's lives. This book's chapters are co-authored by people with lived experience and academics and are all underpinned by the Transformative Learning Theory developed by scholar Mezirow. The marginalised experiences discussed in this book include different types of substance users, care leavers, asylum seekers, offenders, HIV positive, those living in poverty or those who identify as transgender. What makes this book unique is that it gives a voice to those who have been the most affected by inequality - whether it's economic or social and health inequalities. Those affected are the least likely to be involved in shaping and informing responses to it and this lack of involvement risks the further exclusion of those who are already marginalised. A few of the ways this book aims to challenge this include: legitimising and prioritising lived experience expertise; fostering critical reflection of our own beliefs and assumptions and drawing on lived experience expertise to inform responses and solutions. Trade Review"At a time of rising poverty, inequality and social injustice, this book nails what needs to be done by listening to the people at the sharp end – in all their diversity. First hand voices supported to speak out highlight the extent of what’s wrong – from prison to child protection, and a vision of what’s needed for us all – from Gypsies to trans people. Read it now!" -- Peter Beresford OBE * Visiting Professor University of East Anglia and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives *Table of ContentsIntroduction Understanding social exclusion Understanding social stigma Being a care leaver Being HIV positive Being a Heroin and Crack Cocaine user Being Transgender Being in prison being a teenage parent Being Romany Gypsy Being an asylum seeker Being a parent in the child protection system Using your voice and platform to make a difference Conclusion

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Book SynopsisLooking for a book that will help you hone your decision-making skills as a nursing student or practitioner? Look no further than this innovative volume. It provides a collection of engaging fictional scenarios that explore how nurses tackle clinical dilemmas, weigh up options and make good decisions based on a sound understanding of theory related to practice. More than just a simple collection of case studies, this book offers a comprehensive thinking framework that will allow you to truly understand how theory can be applied to practice. It provides opportunities to discuss clinical dilemmas in a safe space in which you can explore your own values and beliefs, apply professional knowledge and consider new approaches to nursing. Featured in these clinical scenarios are professional dilemmas you may not have yet encountered in your practice to help you uncover new methods of decision-making. It explores best practice and takes account of other professional perspectives, including challenges and barriers to interdisciplinary working. After using this book you will feel confident in your problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Table of ContentsIntroduction Section1: Perceptions of risk and safety Case study 1 Reuben: fit for discharge but not safe to leave (Joseph Ellis-Gage) Case study 2 Miguel: is he safe? (Christine Nightingale) Case study 3 Sabina: what's safeguarding got to do with me? I am training to be a nurse not a social worker (Katie Mclaughlin) Case study 4 Vanessa: coercion, control and personal choice (Sarah Housden) Case study 5 Martin: do no harm (Rebekah Hill) Section 2: Prioritising care Case study 6 Molly: cold not dead (Joseph Ellis-Gage) Case study 7 James: to donate or not to donate? (Joseph Ellis-Gage) Case study 8 Aiyana: for crying out loud! (Sarah Housden) Case study 9 Pete: don’t miss the point (Sally Hardy) Case study 10 Scarlet: cutting, coping and compassion (Sarah Housden and Louise Cherrill) Section 3: Personalising care Case study 11 Stephanie: see me, hear me, include me (Sally Hardy) Case study 12 Jamil: false hope? (Rebekah Hill) Case study 13 Jessica: what matters most (Emma Harris) Case study 14 Roger: a case of mistaken reality (Sarah Housden) Case study 15 Lucy: the man I plan to marry (Katrina Emerson) Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHealth education and physical education are traditionally siloed—for no good reason, according to authors Matthew Cummiskey and Frances Cleland Donnelly.So, through Elementary School Wellness Education, the two authors provide a blueprint, complete with lesson plans, for teachers to fuse health education and physical education into one elementary school class.“Students should be educated in a more holistic manner,” says Cummiskey. “We applied the concept of school wellness education at the elementary level, which has components of both traditional health education and physical education.”Elementary School Wellness Education offers the following: 37 detailed lesson plans for grades K-5 (19 lessons for K-2 and 18 lessons for grades 3-5) that are tied to SHAPE America Outcomes and National Health Education Performance Indicators Clear instruction on how to apply the plans, making it perfect for both preservice and in-service teachers More than 70 lesson plan handouts (with four-color graphics), available in the HKPropel platform, that are easy for teachers to print A test package, presentation package, and instructor guide that make this ideal for existing and emerging teacher education courses A typical School Wellness Education (SWE) lesson combines classroom-based learning activities—such as discussions, worksheets, and videos—with physical activity. All the lessons in the book take place in the gymnasium, so there’s no need for a separate health education classroom. In addition, the SWE approach helps teachers maximize their instruction time by meeting multiple learning standards simultaneously.“The lessons are learning focused, with each activity carefully aligned to the objectives,” says Cleland Donnelly. “Moreover, they’re fun. Students aren’t sitting in a traditional classroom learning health; they’re doing it in the gym.” SWE also uses traditional PE equipment—and the gym—in new and creative ways, she adds. “This is especially important in schools that lack a separate health education classroom.”Elementary School Wellness Education addresses emergent pedagogies such as skill-based education, universal design for learning, social and emotional learning, and social justice, helping both in-service and preservice teachers understand how to use and benefit from these pedagogical approaches. It also guides readers in how to teach wellness education online as effectively as face-to-face. Teachers will learn how to teach the content in person, online, or in a hybrid approach.“The good news for teachers is that SWE is not a dramatic departure from existing instruction,” says Cummiskey. “Students are still moving and being taught in the gymnasium, but now health content and skills are being infused into all the lessons.”The book, he says, is also suitable for use by classroom teachers looking to promote wellness or incorporate additional physical activity into their students’ days. “The intent is to imbue students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to lead a healthy life into and through adulthood,” he says.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books. Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction to School Wellness EducationChapter 1. The School Wellness ApproachMaking the Case for School Wellness EducationBenefits of School Wellness EducationChallenges Confronting School Wellness EducationThe Journey HereVision for School Wellness EducationSchool Wellness Education in the ClassroomSummaryChapter 2. Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child ModelWSCC ComponentsImplementing the WSCC ModelWSCC in ActionSummaryChapter 3. Emergent Education PedagogiesDevelopmental Characteristics of the K-5 LearnerUniversal Design for LearningSocial Justice in Elementary School Wellness EducationSkills-Based Pedagogical Approach and Active LearningSummaryChapter 4. Online School Wellness EducationGrowth of Online EducationChallenges of Online EducationAdvantages of Online EducationInstructional PrerequisitesCore Communication InfrastructurePlanning and PedagogyWellness Instructional StrategiesAssessing Online LearningSummaryPart II. Lesson PlansChapter 5. Lesson Plans for Grades K-2Calling 9-1-1, Listening, and Locomotor SkillsChanging Families, Body Parts, Balance, Shapes, and LevelsDimensions of Wellness and BalanceFire Safety, Weight Transfer, Rolling, and Locomotor SkillsGetting Enough Sleep and Body ActionsGoals, Directions, and PathwaysHandwashing, Overhand Throw, and Locomotor SkillsHazardous Household Products, Locomotor Skills, and Instep KickHealthy Relationships and Dribbling With FeetHydration and Dribbling With HandsLiving Smoke Free: Jumping, Leaping, and StrikingManaging Troublesome Feelings, Seeking Help, and Overhand ThrowMedicine Safety, Underhand Throw, and SpacePeer Pressure, Mirror and Match, and SpeedRecycling, Underhand Toss, and StrikingRespiratory System and Underhand RollSecondhand Smoke and Locomotor SkillsSenses, Trust, and DribblingSneezing, Coughing, Cooperation, and Fundamental Movement SkillsChapter 6. Lesson Plans for Grades 3-5Asthma and Fielding Game SkillsBrushing Teeth and Hockey Pass and ReceiveCardiovascular System and Movement SkillsConflict Resolution and Manipulative SkillsDecision-Making and AssertivenessDigestive System and Underhand ThrowEndocrine System, Hygiene, and Striking in GolfFlossing Teeth and Basketball DribblingFood Labels and Soccer DribblingHealthy Eating and StrikingImmune System, Open Space, and Person-to-Person DefenseInclusion and BattingMuscular System and FitnessPeer PressurePhysical Activity Pyramid, Goal Setting, and Yard GamesSkeletal System and FitnessStress, Coordination, and Heart RateValid Health Information and Body Weight Fitness

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