Authors: Laura Asbridge, Sian Lavers, Neil Moonie, Jade Scott

Number of Pages: 378

Publication Date: 2006

ISBN: 9780435463328

Cover: Paperback

Enter the fulfilling world of Health & Social Care

With this colourful and wide-ranging book you will be able to uncover all the aspects of Health & Social Care that make this such a fulfilling and motivating career. You will find opportunities to discuss, debate and explore everything from how to set up creative activities within a care setting to communication skills and fascinating facts about your health. The book also gives you lots of help for preparing for assessment no mater what level you are working towards.

Some features of the book that help to stimulate your learning include:

• Real Life Care: case studies with questions so you can study in detail some of the issues which arise in everyday care situations.
• Talking Point: Topics to debate from different points of view.
• Over To You: Opportunities to explore topics in care outside the classroom setting.
• Key Point: facts and figures which are interesting as wel as important to know.
• Practice for Assessment: Specially created practice activities to help you prepare fpr assessment at pass, merit and distinction levels.

Contents

1. An overview of childhood today
2. Emotional development
3. Social development
4. Cognitive development
5. Physical development

The authors have all had experience in working within health and social care so you can be sure that the information in the book is up to date and relevant to health and social care practice today.