ATHE Level 3 Health and Social Care Assessment Questions

Unit 1 Assessment Guide

General Guidelines For This Unit:

• When you get information, kindly cite the source or provide references.
• Please provide references for comments and questions that require a reference, especially in task 4. For instance, you cannot just state that every year millions of people die from the flu in the UK. For such, you must cite the source of the information.

Task 1

• Explain the aims of health and social care provision in your country
• Describe the organisation of health and social care provision within your chosen country.
• Describe the size of the health and social care sector within your chosen country in terms of total spend, employment compared to population size, and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
• Explain how health and social care provision is funded within your chosen country

1 M1: Outline how the sector is regulated in your chosen country. Your answers should show the regulatory bodies that are responsible for regulation within the sector, and also whether the sector is heavily regulated or self-regulated.
1D1 Analyse health and social care spending for your chosen country.

Task 2

• Outlines the points at which health and social care provision may be required during a lifetime.
• Describes the health and social care services required and provided at each point.
• Explains how services are accessed at each point of provision.
• Explain the arrangements for long-term care provision

2m1 Analyse barriers to access to provision at different stages of life

2d1 Assess how barriers to access are being overcome

Task 3

Analyse the different specialist areas within health and social care.

Describe a range of health and social care professions.

3 M1: Outline how access to professions is regulated.

Task 4

• Assess equality of access to health and social care within your chosen country.
• Explain current public health issues within your chosen country.
• Describe current issues in the provision of health and social care within your chosen country.

4m1 Outline campaigns to address current public health issues

Unit 2 Assessment Guidelines

General Guidelines for This Unit:

You have to use the same country you chose from Task 1 through Task 3. (i.e. if you chose Canada, you have to maintain it from TASK 1 to TASK 3). Please be consistent. All your explanations/discussions should be in your own words (as direct copy and paste from the internet is strictly unacceptable).
You must put citations where necessary (i.e. you have to reference the original author of the ideas you are using)

Task 1 

• Identify current government policies relating to health and social care in your chosen country
• Explain the impact of policy on the health and social care sector and the provision of care within your chosen country.

1M1. Assess how policy meets the current needs of the population in terms of health and social care.

Task 2

• Outline sources and status of legislation, regulation and guidance in your chosen
  country
• Analyse the impacts of legislation and guidance on the provision of health and social care and health and social care workers

2m1, Analyse the aims and purpose of legislation and guidance

2d1 Assess the implications of failure to comply with legislation or guidance

Task 3

Describe the underpinning principles of health and social care

Outline how these principles impact the provision of care.

Explain initiatives to promote the fundamental principles among those working in health and social care

3 M1 Assess how underlying principles support basic human rights.

3d1 Assess the implications of failing to adhere to fundamental principles of care

Unit 3 Assessment Guideline

General Guideline for this Unit

• You are expected to use all command verbs as instructed
• You are not expected to copy and paste. Where you have made use of a sentence from another author, give the correct citations for it.

Task 1 

• Describe physical, intellectual, emotional and social development for each of the life stages of an individual
• Identify key changes from birth to old age affecting health and old age.

Task 1.3:

Explain developmental norms and milestones.

Task 1m1: Analyse how each developmental area has an impact on the other.

Task 2

• Identify life factors and events on the growth and development of individuals
• Explain the potential effects of life factors and events on the growth and development of individuals.
• Evaluate how nature and nurture affect an individual’s physical, emotional, intellectual and social development.

Task 3

• Explain physical and psychological changes linked to ageing.
• Explain lifestyle choices associated with ageing
• You are expected to discuss the effect of the physical changes associated with ageing on self-esteem and self-confidence.

Task 4

• Identify transitions and significant life events across the life stages.
• Describe the impact that transitions and significant life events may have on individuals
• Explain the role of the health and social care practitioner in supporting individuals during transitions and significant life events
• 4d1: Analyse the impact of person-centred approaches on the support provided by practitioners to individuals experiencing transitions and significant life events.

Unit 4 Assessment Guideline

General Feedback:

• Learners are to be mindful of the command verbs in the task questions
• Learner should avoid brief explanation, description or analysis but should always make it concise.
• Learners to demonstrate an understanding of the tasks by providing sufficient own input to achieve the LOS and avoiding full sections copying from third-party sources without reference (in-text and out-of-text)

Task 1

• A definition of person-centred practice in your own words and not copied from other sources
• An analysis of how a person-centred way of working contributes to the continuity of care that is how the features of person-centred care make an individual willing to adhere to their care plan, e.g. consistency in care received, ongoing review of care plan, adequate knowledge of care needs of an individual by the care provider etc.
• Role of safeguarding and protection in person-centred care. Learners to show how caregivers safeguard and protect individuals from harm associated with activities/procedures, abuse or neglect.
• Learners to show an understanding of the benefits of positive risk-taking to individuals by giving a concise explanation of the benefits and not just highlighting, e.g., providing choice, supporting development, empowering individuals to take control over their lives, etc.
• A concise analysis of the 6Cs required in your understanding, and not copied from another source
• 1D1. An analysis of why it is important to demonstrate person-centred values throughout their practice, e.g., it allows inclusion, promotes choice, it improves their independence, etc.

Task  2

• An explanation showing an understanding of the role of communication in health and social care, e.g. exchange of information, sharing of feelings, building trust, etc.
• A concise explanation of the communication methods used in health and social care, to include group-specific ones like sign language, braille, etc.
• Identification of communication barriers, which could be followed by a brief explanation
• A description of how information is handled from the point of receipt, recording, sharing, processing, up to storage and use of the data. Measures that aid maintenance of confidentiality. For instance, conversations/phone calls with clients should not be overheard, records kept securely in locked cabinets, use and frequent changing of passwords, A description of recording procedures, e.g. records should be clear, concise, factual and accurate, to be completed as soon as is practicably possible, etc.
• An explanation of the principles of confidentiality in handling information, e.g obtaining consent to share information, who to share information with, anonymising information before sharing, etc.
•  2m1. An evaluation of the factors that could influence maintenance of confidentiality, i.e. showing an understanding of when confidentiality rules can be broken, e.g. level of risk to individual, when imminent and violent threat towards individuals or others is perceived, when required by law, etc.
•  2d1.An evaluation of strategies used in health and social care settings to overcome communication barriers, e.g. building relationships, staff training, appropriate communication skills, etc.

Task 3

• Give a concise note on the causes of infection, e.g. virus, and also explain how infection is caused and spread, e.g. infected food, airborne, etc.
• An explanation of the importance of preventing and controlling the spread of infection, e.g. reduction of harm, preventing further outbreaks, preventing fine /legal action, preventing further illnesses, etc.
• A concise explanation of ways of reducing infections, e.g. vaccinations, use of PPE, etc.
•  3m1. A description of outbreak management showing the steps involved, e.g. reporting and recording of outbreak, risk assessment, enforcement of preventive measures, etc.
• 3D1. An assessment of how risk assessment can reduce infection in health and social care
  e.g. identification of potential hazards, risk management, harm reduction, etc.

Task 4

• A description of working relationships should include: individuals being supported and their friends and family, caregivers and colleagues, caregivers and managers, caregivers and professionals (people from other workplaces, including advocates), volunteers and community groups.
• A detailed role of an advocate for health and social care settings, e.g. facilitating social inclusion and involvement, accessing resources for individuals, etc.
• An explanation of the importance of working in partnership with care caregiver and receiver, e.g. provision of best outcomes for the individual involved, reduction of duplication, use of specialist expertise and knowledge, etc.
• An evaluation of the roles of teams in providing coordinated care, e.g. consistency and continuity of care, allocation of tasks, sharing of roles, etc.
• 4M1. An analysis of how team leadership addresses challenges faced by the teams in health and social care, e.g. role modelling, training for team members, provision of focus, team motivation, accessing resources, etc.

Task 5

• An explanation of the purpose of care planning, the purpose should include defining the patient’s goals, meeting of individual's specific needs, ensuring consistency of care, involving individuals in decision making, etc.
• This task requires learners to identify those who are likely to be involved in the care planning process, e.g. care caregivers, friends and family, advocates, other professionals, the person receiving support, etc. and the role they play in the care planning process
• A description of how individuals are fully involved in all stages of the care planning, e.g. use of effective communication skills, not talking over them or about them, carrying them along in all planning and reviewing processes, etc.
• 5M1. An analysis of methods of overcoming barriers to implementing care plans, e.g. risk assessment, accessing the necessary resources, use of effective communication, etc. Risk assessment comes into play when an activity an individual’s required is to be carried out, accessing the necessary resources could mean getting to see a specialist or run a test or use of special facility to improve individuals wellbeing, this resources may be difficult to access most of the times especially in developing countries where there are limited facilities
  or ratio of specialists to service user is wide. money could be a challenge to accessing resources.
• 5D1. A review of the challenges of developing care plans that meet the needs of individuals and their agreed outcomes, make a list of some of the challenges and proffer solutions to them, e.g. show how duty of care, safeguarding, inclusion, etc., can help resolve the challenges.

Task 6

• Learners are expected to mention some common medications, their role and function and the common side effects, e.g. paracetamol, analgesics, for headache and pains, side effects: nausea, vomiting, etc.
• Learners are to explain different routes of medication administration in their own words, showing an understanding of the routes of medication administration.
• Learners are to describe how to administer medications safely, which should include the 8 R’s of safe medicine administration, side effects checks, etc.
• Learners are to explain records to be completed for administration, storage and disposal of medication, e.g. records of receipt of medication, medical administration record, medical disposal records and storage records, etc., giving the details of the records; what they are used for, content of the form, etc.
• 6d1, Learners are to analyse standard precautions for infection control for administration of medications and not the general infection control measures, but those relating to medicine administration across any route, e.g. administer medicines from the original container, store medication in a locked medication cupboard, etc.

Unit 5 Assignment Guide

Example of a Good Research Topic

Assessment of Knowledge of Breast Cancer Among Women in the Ojodu Area of Lagos State. The topic has the components of a good research topic, which are: Variable to be examined (knowledge of breast cancer), study population (women), study location (Ojodu Area of Lagos State)

Sample Aims

Aims or objectives are what you hope to find answers to at the end of your research. It is expected that goals should be simple, straightforward, and not controversial.

For the study above, a good example of the aim will be:

To assess the level of knowledge that women in Ojodu have regarding breast cancer

1.2 Importance of Aims and Objectives

You are to explain the importance of the aims and objectives of the research (i.e. you are to first outline the aims and objectives, then explain their importance. Using the example above, I could explain that the results generated from this study will reveal the level of knowledge women in Ojodu have regarding breast cancer, if study findings show that there are low levels of knowledge, then the research finding can be presented to health and social workers via the ministry of health, thereby resulting in the planning and implementation of breast cancer awareness programs. This program can help women be equipped with the right knowledge regarding cancer, correct the misconceptions they may have regarding the disease, and increase their willingness to go for cancer screening programs.

1.3 Ethical Considerations

You are to explain the ethical considerations that apply to your current research, e.g confidentiality, informed consent, voluntary participation etc. Note that you are not to just define ethical considerations.

1.4 Research and Evidence-Based Practice

You are to explain the links between the research and evidence-based practice (i.e you are to explain how research and evidence-based practice are similar, if they are)

1.5 Contribution to Decision Making

You are to analyse the contribution of research and evidence-based practice (i.e. the general impacts of research and evidence-based practice, show in detail how research and evidence-based practice guide the decisions, or form the basis for decision-making among health and social care workers) on decision making

1.6 Contribution to Health and Social Care

You are to explain the contribution of research to health and social care provision (i.e. the impact of research to health and social care provision)

Task 2: (Literature Review)

A literature review is not a presentation of definitions or statistics. It is logically reviewing what previous researchers have done on the topic of interest.

The first step in a literature review is to search for scholarly articles/journals/studies/publications that address your topic of interest, (Using the example above, go on google and type; “scholarly/academic articles on knowledge of breast cancer among women). Several papers will come up, you are then to read through and review the papers and present the findings in those papers logically. In reviewing literature, you are not expected to copy and paste the research of others. (Note that you are to review a minimum of 10 papers and report the research findings logically in a narrative form).

Literature Review Structure

Your literature review can have sub-topics:

Introduction: Here, you can briefly present the standard definition of breast cancer, presentations (signs and symptoms) of breast cancer, the age group mostly affected etc.

Prevalence of breast cancer: You are to review the study findings of previous researchers. i.e. present what previous researchers found out regarding the prevalence of breast cancer in Africa, Nigeria, and maybe Lagos State as our example state.

Knowledge of breast cancer: Here, you are to report what other reports have said regarding the knowledge of breast cancer. E.g., several studies have been conducted to have an insight into the level of knowledge women have regarding breast cancer. According to a study conducted in United Arab Emirates (UAE), study findings show that a majority of the study participants (89%), were correctly informed that breast cancer is a common illness and that it affects majorly women aged forty and above. However, knowledge scores were low with regard to knowledge of signs and symptoms. The same study concluded that levels of knowledge regarding breast cancer were lower than expected. (Younis, M., Al-Rubaye, D., Haddad, H., Hammad, A. and Hijazi, M, 2016).

In reviewing the literature, you are not expected to copy and paste the research of others. (Note that you are to review a minimum of 10 papers and report the research findings logically in a narrative form)

TASK 3: (THE RESEARCH)

Please note that you are expected to do actual research using any study design of your choice. Review is not allowed as it requires expertise that you may not be equipped with at this level.

If you choose a quantitative research design, you are to develop a questionnaire with which you will collect data from study participants, after which you are expected to analyze your study findings and present them using simple percentages or charts.

You could also choose a qualitative research design where you interview study participants and record their responses with the aid of an audio recorder, after which you are to report these findings logically.

Task 3 can follow this outline: study location (a brief overview of where the study was conducted), target population (a brief description of study participants), research methodology (how you carried out data collection, the data collection instrument used; questionnaire or interview guide), and detailed results showing tables, pie charts or bar charts.

TASK 4: (IN POWERPOINT SLIDES)

You are to produce a set of slides and notes for a presentation on the findings of your literature review and research, draw conclusions based on your result (make inferences from your results) and make recommendations from your research (i.e. from your conclusions, make a suggestion on the subject matter).

Task 4 can follow this outline: title page containing (the title of the research), summary of literature review, research methodology, presentation of data/results, and finally, conclusion and recommendations.

Unit 6 Assessment Guidelines

TASK 1results

1.1 Write an outline of a range of careers and job roles in health and social care

HINTS: You are to list and briefly discuss the different career job roles in health and social care. You are to name at least four (4) career paths in health and social care with brief definitions of their roles and qualification required. For Instance, Care Worker, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation worker etc.

You are expected to give a brief discussion every career path you outlined.

1.2 Explain progression within a chosen health and social care career area.

You are expected to choose a career job role in health and social care and explain the progression within such field

For Instance, Choosing Social Work as career path. You need to explain the entry requirement (qualification) and graduations required in that line, from entry level social work through till manager/leader level social work, what are the further trainings, years of experience required and certification/studies required.

1.3 Analyze skills and knowledge required for a specific role in health and social care

You are expected to choose a career job role in health and social care and explain all skills required both the interpersonal skills (e.g. Problem solving, Communication, Empathy, team play, leadership capability) and Professional skills (i.e. the technical knowledge about the job e.g. Certification and training required like BSc. Diploma, License etc)

TASK 2

2.1 Identify standards relating to professional development in health and social care

You need to choose a career path in health and social care and explain the professional development required for that role. That is, you are to explain all the requirements, qualifications, registration with a government body (i.e. license required), Code of Conducts and ethics, seminars and conferences peculiar to that job role.

2.2 Assess the need for Continuing Professional Development in health and social care.

You are expected to explain the importance of continuing professional development in health and social care, e.g. enhancing the skill set, being updated about the new methods and trends in the profession, learning new skills, etc.

2m1 Assess the continuing professional development requirements for a chosen health and social care role

You are expected to choose a career job role in health and social care and explain the specific CPD relevant and required for that particular job role.

For instance, if your chosen career is Care work, what are the CPDS required for that role, and explain how to go about it and its specific importance. Firstly, an upgrade to get a certification (or a Diploma/degree) so far care work is one of the least career paths in health and social care. Also, an upgrade in interpersonal relationship skill can be acquired (e.g. Communication, Empathy, teamwork, patience etc.)

TASK 3

3.1 Explain what is meant by reflective practice.

You are expected to explain reflective practice in details. Explain what it does and how it is done.

3.2 Explain theoretical models of reflective practice

There are different theoretical models of reflective practices. Such as Gibbs, Kolb’s, etc. Explain in relevant details at least three models of theoretical practices with diagrammatic explanations.

3.3: Analyze the impact of own attitudes, values and belief on provision and practice of care.

You are expected to analyze how your own attitudes, values and belief can affect the way you provide care to individuals. Note that you are to provide personalized answers to this question.

3.4: Reflect on your own learning

You are expected to think back on how you learn and how you could have done things differently. This answer is also expected to be personalized to you as an individual.

3M1: Assess how reflective practice supports professional development

You are expected to assess how the use of reflecting on things that have been done and how it could have been done differently supports continuity of professional development of an individual.

3D1: Analyze the benefits of reflective practice.

Note that your analysis should be detailed and relevant to the task question. Anything outside that would be wrong and not passed.

TASK 4

4.1: Outline stages for planning own personal and professional development plan.

You are expected to outline in details all the stages for planning personal and professional development. What is the first step to take in planning it and then what are subsequent steps such as speaking to managers, attending workshops, etc.

4.2: Explain how to identify developmental needs

You are expected to explain in relevant details how an individual or yourself is able to identify developmental their/your developmental needs.

4.3: Explain how to write SMART targets for own personal development.

You should explain in details how to write goals which are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reliable and Time-bound. You have to relate your answers to yourself.

4.4: Create own personal development plan for a chosen career role

You are expected to create a plan on how you want to develop yourself. It can be easier to do this in a tabular form with dates and activities planned to achieve within that time frame.

4M1: Carry out a skills audit to identify developmental needs