T/618/4169 ATHE Level 3 Unit 3 Assignment: Human Growth and Development in Health and Social Care

T/618/4169 ATHE L3 Unit 3 Assignment:

It is important that health and social care practitioners develop their knowledge in relation to supporting people in every stage of their lives, and they need to know how growth and development relate to health and wellbeing.

The Study Skills used, developed and assessed through this assignment are as follows:

• Critical thinking
• Planning, organising and time management
• Gathering information, note taking and summarising
• Analysis
• Written skills
• Academic skills, including referencing
• Application of IT skills

Task 1

As a newly recruited health and social worker, you have been asked to create a portfolio containing information on human growth and development across the life stages.

You will also need to create material for a presentation, which you will present to your colleagues in a staff training session. Produce a presentation that details human growth and development across the life stages.

You should:

• 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 wellbeing.
• Explain developmental norms and milestones.
• Identify life factors and events which affect growth and development.
• Explain potential effects of life factors and events on the growth and development of individuals.

Extension activities:

To gain a merit grade you must also:

• Analyse how each development area has an impact on the other.

To gain a distinction grade you must also:

• Evaluate how nature and nurture affects individual’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

LO1 AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1M1

LO2 2.1, 2.2, 2D1

Task 2

People worldwide are living longer. Living longer gives us opportunities to pursue new activities, for example further education, a new career or pursuing a new sport or hobby. Older people also contribute in many ways to their families and communities. But ageing is of course accompanied by changes, both physical and psychological.

You have been employed to work with a team of Health Care Managers. The Managers need to know how the service they provide meets the needs of the local community. You are required to prepare a training resource for practitioners.

In the resource, you should:

• Explain physical and psychological changes linked to ageing.
• Explain lifestyle choices associated with ageing.

Extension activities:

To gain a merit grade you must also:

• Discuss the effect that physical changes associated with ageing have on self-esteem and self-confidence.

To gain a distinction grade you must also:

• Evaluate the influence lifestyle choices have on ageing.

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

LO3 AC 3.1, 3.2, 3M1, 3D1

Task 3

Moving between different stages of life, such as school, college and work, is especially hard if a person finds change difficult to cope with. To make transitions easier, it is important to put plans in place and have the appropriate support mechanisms available.

You are required to identify a person, this could be from your own experience, or from the media, television or film, experiencing transition and change. Using this person as a case study, prepare a report in which you:

• Identify transitions and significant life events across the life stages.
• Describe the impact that transitions and significant life events may have on this individual.
• Explain the role of the health and social care practitioner in supporting the individual during transition and significant life events.

Extension activities:

To gain a distinction grade you must also:

• Analyse the impact of person-centred approaches on the support provided by practitioners to the individual experiencing transition and significant life events.

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria

LO4 AC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4D1