Cover -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Human Lifespan Development -- A: Human growth and development through the life stages -- A1 Physical development across the life stages -- Physical development in infancy and early childhood -- A2 Intellectual development across the life stages -- A3 Emotional development across the life stages -- A4 Social development across the life stages -- B: Factors affecting human growth and development -- B1 The nature/nurture debate -- B2 Genetic factors that affect development -- B3 Environmental factors that affect development -- B4 Social factors that affect development -- B5 Economic factors that affect development -- B6 Major life events that affect development -- C: Effects of ageing -- C1 The physical changes of ageing -- C2 The psychological changes of ageing -- C3 The societal effects of an ageing population -- Chapter 2: Working in Health and Social Care -- A: The roles and responsibilities of people who work in the health and social care sector -- Roles of people who work in health and social care settings -- Responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings -- Specific responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings -- Multi-disciplinary working in the health and social care sector -- Monitoring the work of people in health and care settings -- B: The roles of organisations in the health and social care sector -- Roles of organisations in providing health and social care services -- Issues that affect access to services -- Ways organisations represent the interests of service users -- Roles of organisations that regulate and inspect health and social care services -- Responsibilities of organisations towards people who work in health and social care settings.

C: Working with people with specific needs in the health and social care sector -- People with specific needs -- Working practices -- Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care -- A: The structure and organisation of the human body -- How cells work -- Characteristics of tissues -- The structure and function of body organs -- Energy in the body -- Human genetics -- B: The structure, function and disorders of body systems -- Homeostatic mechanisms -- The structures, function and main disorders of the cardiovascular system -- The structure, function and main disorders of the respiratory system -- The structure, function and main disorders of the skeletal system -- The structure, function and main disorders of the muscular system -- The structure, function and main disorders of the digestive system -- The structure, function and main disorders of the nervous system -- The structure, function and main disorders of the endocrine system -- The structure, functions and disorders of the lymphatic and immune systems -- Structure, function and disorders of the renal system -- The structure, function and disorders of the reproductive system -- C: Medical research -- How data are collected and used -- Chapter 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs -- A: Examine principles, values and skills which underpin meeting the care and support needs of individuals -- Promoting equality, diversity and preventing discrimination -- Skills and personal attributes required for developing relationships with individuals -- Empathy and establishing trust with individuals -- B: Examine the ethical issues involved when providing care and support to meet individual needs -- Ethical issues and approaches -- Legislation and guidance on conflicts of interest, balancing resources and minimising risk.

C: Investigate the principles behind enabling individuals with care and support needs to overcome challenges -- Enabling individuals to overcome challenges -- Promoting personalisation -- Communication techniques -- D: Investigate the roles of professionals and how they work together to provide the care and support necessary to meet individual needs -- How agencies work together to meet individual care and support needs -- Roles and responsibilities of key professionals on multi-disciplinary teams -- Maintaining confidentiality -- Managing information -- Chapter 7: Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care -- A: Examine how a duty of care contributes to safe practice in health and social care settings -- Duty of care -- Complaints procedures -- B: Understand how to recognise and respond to concerns about abuse and neglect in health and social care settings -- Types and signs of abuse and neglect -- Factors that could contribute to an individual being vulnerable to abuse or neglect -- Responding to concerns of suspected abuse or neglect -- Reducing the likelihood of abuse and neglect -- C: Investigate the influence of health and safety legislation and policies in health and social care settings -- Health and safety legislation and policies in health and social care -- Influence of legislation and policies on health and social care practice -- D: Explore procedures and responsibilities to maintain health and safety and respond to accidents and emergencies in health and social care settings -- Procedures to maintain health and safety -- Procedures for responding to accidents and emergencies -- Health and safety responsibilities -- Chapter 10: Sociological Perspectives -- A: Understand how sociological concepts and perspectives are applied to the study of health and social care -- Concepts and terminology used within sociology.

The key sociological perspectives -- B: Examine how sociological approaches support understanding of models and concepts of health -- The biomedical model of health and alternatives -- The concepts of health, ill health and disability -- C: Examine how social inequalities, demographic change and patterns and trends affect health and social care delivery -- Inequalities within society -- Demographic change and data -- Patterns and trends in health and ill health within social groups -- Chapter 11: Psychological Perspectives -- A: Examine how psychological perspectives contribute to the understanding of human development and behaviour -- Principal psychological perspectives as applied to the understanding of development and behaviour -- Application of psychological perspectives to health and social care practice -- Contribution of psychological perspectives to the understanding of specific behaviours -- B: Examine the contribution of psychological perspectives to the management and treatment of service users' specific behaviours -- Factors that affect human development and specific behaviours -- Contribution of psychological perspectives to the management of behaviours -- Contribution of psychological perspectives to the treatment of behaviours -- C: Examine how psychological perspectives are applied in health and social care settings -- Behaviour of service users in health and social care settings -- Practices in health and social care settings -- Chapter 14: Physiological Disorders and their Care -- A: Investigate the causes and effects of physiological disorders -- Types of physiological disorders and effects on body systems and functions -- Causes of physiological disorders -- Signs and symptoms of physiological disorders -- B: Examine the investigation and diagnosis of physiological disorders -- Investigative procedures for physiological disorders.

Diagnostic procedures for physiological disorders -- C: Examine treatment and support for service users with physiological disorders -- Provision of treatment and support -- Types of carers and care settings -- D: Develop a treatment plan for service users with physiological disorders to meet their needs -- Care methods and strategies -- Treatment plan processes -- Glossary -- Index.

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