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Date issued
Final deadline
Duration (approx) / 8 hours
Qualification suite covered / BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Health and Social Care
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Certificate in Health and Social Care
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Diploma in Health and Social Care
Units covered / Unit 4: Social Influences on Health and Wellbeing
Learning aims covered / Learning aim B: Understand the influences that relationships have on the health and wellbeing of individuals
Learning aim C: Investigate the effects of social factors on the health and wellbeing of individuals
Scenario / You are a volunteer at your local Health Centre and the team of health visitors that are attached to the centre have asked you to produce some information materials for parents and some training materials for new volunteers.
Task 1 / Examining the Influence of Relationships
Produce an information booklet for parents that compares the positive and negative influences of relationships, clearly showing how these influences affect an individual’s health and wellbeing.
Use examples of family, working, social and intimate relationships.
In your comparison, make sure that you fully explain the influence of at least two of these relationships, including changes that can occur within the relationship and how these changes can affect the health and wellbeing of the individuals. Examples of effects could include stress, self-esteem and anxiety.
You must use evidence of research from the media and/or summaries of health-related reports to support the points you make.
Evidence you must produce for this task / · Booklet.
· Written report, presentation slides, verbal presentation with presentation notes and signed observation records.
Criteria covered by this task:
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: / Unit / Criterion reference
Describe the influences that different types of relationships have on the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 2B.P3
Explain the influences that different types of relationships have on the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 2B.M2
Compare the potential positive and negative influences of different relationships on the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 2B.D2
Task 2 / How social factors affect health choices
Following the success of your booklet, your manager would like you to produce a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that can be used in a training session.
Produce a presentation, with speaker notes, that evaluates the link between social factors and the health and wellbeing of individuals. You should provide at least four examples.
Your presentation should then explain how the wider effects of social factors can affect health choices; for example, diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, etc.
Within your work you must give detailed examples to show your understanding of how social factors can have an effect on an individual’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social wellbeing.
Evidence you must produce for this task / Presentation slides, with speaker notes and an observation record.
Criteria covered by this task:
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: / Unit / Criterion reference
Describe how social factors can affect the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 2C.P4
Explain how social factors can affect the health and wellbeing of individuals, with reference to relevant examples. / 4 / 2C.M3
Evaluate the link between social factors and the health and wellbeing of individuals, and the impact on health and wellbeing, with reference to relevant examples. / 4 / 2C.D3
Sources of information / Textbooks
Higgins, H. et al. (2013) BTEC Level 2 First Health and Social Care Student Book, Harlow: Pearson Education, 978 1 44690 135 9
Haworth, E. and Ashton, A. (2009) Edexcel GCSE Health and Social Care: Student Book, Harlow: Pearson Education, 978 1 84650 373 1
Websites
www.communitycare.co.uk
www.nursingtimes.net
Note to assessors
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If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met.
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: / Unit / Criterion reference
Outline the different types of relationships that have an impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 1B.3
Identify the effects of social factors on the health choices of individuals. / 4 / 1C.4
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