- Departments - Health & Social Care
Members of Department
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Mrs C. Gallagher (Head of Department)
Mrs N. Cleary
Mrs T. Gallagher
Mrs P. Lyons
Mrs F. McGirr
Miss G. McGuinness
Mr J. Oguz
GCE Applied Health & Social Care
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Single Award (1 A-Level) & Double Award (2 A-Levels)
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The CCEA Advanced GCE in Health and Social Care offers students the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding that provide a broad educational basis that will advantage them when entering into employment or higher education within the health and social care sector. The specification examines the structures which exist within Northern Ireland in the health and social care sectors and explore issues which have regional, national, European and global dimensions.
The GCE Health and Social Care specification provides:
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opportunities to enable progression for study at further and higher education, training and employment;
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opportunities to enable students to apply their knowledge in realistic Health and Social Care contexts;
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opportunities for the development of the transferable skills necessary in a changing and dynamic working environment.
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Candidates studying the six unit GCE (Single Award) are required to study the following:
AS1 - Promoting Quality Care - Portfolio
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AS2 - Communication in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings - Portfolio
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AS3 - Health and Well Being - Test
A23 - Providing Services - Test
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A24 - Health Promotion - Portfolio
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A25 - Supporting the Family - Portfolio
Candidates studying the twelve unit GCE (Double Award) are required to study the following:
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AS1 - Promoting Quality Care - Portfolio
AS2 - Communication in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings - Portfolio
AS3 - Health and Well Being - Test
AS4 - Safeguarding Children - Portfolio
AS5 - Adult Service Users - Test
AS6 - Holistic Therapies - Portfolio
A21 - Applied Research - Portfolio
A22 - Body Systems and Physiological Disorders - Portfolio
A23 - Providing Services - Test
A24 - Health Promotion - Portfolio
A25 - Supporting the Family - Portfolio
A27 - Human Nutrition and Health
AS = 40% of the overall qualification
A2 = 60% of the overall qualification
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Specification at a Glance
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Skills developed throughout this course will include:
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Ability to manage one’s own roles and responsibilities
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Working in a team
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Motivational skills
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Organisational skills
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Communication skills
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Independent learner
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Time Management
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Self-management
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Working with others
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Managing information
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Problem solving/decision making
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This is an ideal course for students who want a broad background in health and social care. Many students with a qualification in GCE Applied Health and Social Care go on to degree-level study in a variety of subjects such as health studies, nursing and/or social work. Some students go straight into employment in the field of health and social care.
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