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Your Foundation in Health & Social Care
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Your Foundation in Health & Social Care

Second Edition
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March 2013 | 296 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Your Foundation in Health & Social Care provides readers with all the knowledge and skills necessary for effective learning at Foundation level, both in study and the workplace.

It explores all the key areas of the Foundation Degree, including:

- critical analysis and practice

- communication

- work placement skills

- psychology

Each chapter features case studies to translate theory into real-life practice, activities to challenge readers, and further reading so that students can develop their understanding.

This is an essential companion for those studying foundation degrees across health and social care, and also valuable reading for students at higher education level.

 
About the Editors and Contributors
Graham Brotherton and Steven Parker
Introduction
 
PART ONE: APPROACHES
Ruth Beretta
Approaching Learning
Graham Brotherton, Helen Davies, Gill McGillivray and Steven Parker
Learning through Work and Placement: Becoming Reflective
Graham Brotherton
Understanding Evidence and Information; Becoming Research Aware
 
PART TWO: KEY ISSUES
Robert Mears
The Social Context of Health and Social Care
Graham Brotherton and Gill McGillivray
Developing a Professional Identity
Steven Parker
Values in Practice
Graham Brotherton
The Political and Organisational Context of Health and Social Care
Nadine Pearce
Psychology for Health and Social Care
Judith Mann
Interpersonal Communication
Graham Brotherton
The Future of Health and Social Care Services
 
Glossary
 
Bibliography
 
Index

Well written resource for Foundation Degree students

Mrs Judith Ridgley-Smith
School of Health, Northampton University
June 6, 2013

This is a good introduction text to the subject area. it is structured in a user friendly format.

Ms Gerri Capper
Access to Higher Education, Warrington Collegiate
May 16, 2013

This is an excellent book that covers many essential areas of the Foundation course. Many modules will benefit from this book

Mrs Karen Burton
Health , Neath Port Talbot College
May 10, 2013
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Chapter One: Approaching Learning


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