Call for guaranteed set up on 0800 0131030 44 Social Care Courses Care Planning and Documentation £ 299.00 The aim of this programme is to promote nursing and care theory, with specific regard to care planning, and to assist with applying that theory in practice. These aims will facilitate the overall objective of bringing about improvements in the standard of care planning and documentation. Care Service Management Diploma £ 189.00 This very rewarding but demanding distance learning course will offer you everything required to enhance your career or help you make massive strides if considering entering this line of work. One of the most popular courses on offer from the UK Open College continues to creat massive interest year after year. Enjoy the benefits and flexibility Open Learning brings. See details below for our Course in Care Service Management. The course is ideally suited to nurses caring for older people in NHS and care home settings who want to make a difference and imporve quality care. Care Skills Level 1 £ 199.00 Do you feel you want to take preventative and or a complementary approach to your health care? Then this course will go a long way to assist you in finding a happy balance and what you feel is a suitable alternative to your health care needs. Care Skills Level 2 £ 269.00 The power and the energy of crystals can be remarkable, particularly in the field of healing where crystals play an important role in releasing and clearing negative energies. Each crystal has a unique vibrational resonance that can amplify, transmute, stabilise and balance the body. Crystal Healing Therapists are now accepted and recognized worldwide and this course will provide you with sufficient knowledge and expertise to use this therapy. Caring for Older People £ 349.00 The care of older people is a complex and skilled branch of health care. To be effective, carers need to be knowledgeable, flexible and positive in their interventions. This course's objectives are based on the idea that care of older people needs to be holistic. This means that in order to be effective a carer must consider the client from biological, psychological and socio-logical viewpoints. It is essential to underpin this holistic assessment with an insight into the relationships between the client's individual needs and the attitudes and resources that currently exist in the UK. In each session you will find activities which help you to explore both the situation experienced by the older person and your own beliefs and value systems. Dementia Care VRQ £ 349.00 This Vocationally Related Qualification ( VRQ) explains important facts about dementia and shows learners how they can integrate key ingredients of person- centred care, in order to improve the daily life of people with dementia. It explains how to provide excellent quality care to dementia clients and will benefit those working in the care environment, such as nurses, residential care or domiciliary workers and particularly individuals who are supporting people with dementia on a daily basis. These materials will enable learners to understand dementia ( and the practical help that is available for those clients) and ultimately teach them how to care for people who have dementia. Ethics & Values in Social Care £ 349.00 Questions to do with ethics and values are everywhere in social work. This course is an introduction to the topic, but new questions and dilemmas related to ethics and values will arise in every aspect of practice, and in every piece of work you undertake as a social worker. Medical & Clinical Admin £ 309.00 This programme is designed for people who wish to gain a recognised qualification to enable them to begin work or improve their career in Medical Reception and Medical Administration roles. Mental Awareness OCNW Cert. £ 249.00 The OCNW Certificate in Mental Health home study programme covers topics such as stress, phobias, anxiety, eating disor-ders, post- natal depression and schizophrenia among others - all conditions labelled under the topic mental health. Whether you are an experienced health care worker or new to the industry caring for clients or patients in a work environment, we believe that this learning programme will assist you with your personal development. Positive Dementia Care £ 269.00 This course is ideal for people either interested in, or currently engaged, in a nursing/ residential care environment. Safe Handling of Medicines £ 269.00 This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of principles and practice of Safe Handling of Medicines. This programme is designed for a broad spectrum of health care workers who would benefit from a greater understanding of how to adopt good, safe working practices in relation to the dispensing of medicines and medical treat-ments

www. ukopencollege. co. uk 45 All courses can be enrolled onto at anytime of the year without any restrictions. Students can complete at their own pace to a maximum of one year for completion. Choose the Social Work course to suit your personal requirements and you can enrol, register and make pament online. Alternatively you can call our office where one of our support team will be more than happy to take your details . Accountable Social Work £ 429.00 The units each describe an aspect of accountability in social work practice. At every stage in each unit examples are given of the application in practice of the theories, methods and issues under discussion and activities are provided to enable learners to explore in relation to their own experience what may be unfamiliar ideas and concepts. Social Work Competence in Practice £ 349.00 In order to be accountable to society, any profession must maintain clear standards against which acceptable practice can be measured. " Competences" are the widely accepted form of measurement for the social work profession, and the subject of this module. Among the range of topics this encompasses are principles of learning, assessment, understanding the competence- based approach to professional practice, continuing professional development, supervisory process and methods, and the com-plexities of self- evaluation and agency evaluation. At every stage in each unit examples are given of the application in practice of the theories, methods and issues under discussion and activities are provided to enable learners to explore in relation to their own experience what may be unfamiliar ideas and concepts. Social Work in Community Care £ 349.00 Since the 1970s the provision of services and support for people who are affected by problems of ageing, mental illness, mental handicap or physical or sensory disability to be able to live as independently as possible in their own homes, or in " homely" settings in the community, has been a key issue facing social workers. In this course you will receive an introduction to the problems which have inhibited the development of community care since the 1970s. This course also will provide you with a greater expertise and knowledge in relevant areas of the commissioning of services. It will explore areas of key legislation with application to current practice, and examine various methods of contracting and its processes, in order to best assist the population in need. Social Work with Children & Families £ 349.00 Working with children and families is a highly specialised and skilled area of social work. To be effective, social workers need to be flexible, knowledgeable and highly mindful of many aspects of the family and the obstacles to be encountered working with them. This course will aim to introduce you to the structure of the family, and teach you to take the necessary factors into consideration, as well as the procedures involved and the proper course of action when working with children and families in a social work context. Using the Law in social Work £ 349.00 The law is complex, confusing and at times contradictory. It also changes rapidly. This course will teach you how to use and apply the law within the context of social work. This course is for students or social workers who are looking to develop their skills and understanding of the requirements for practice. The course will provide an in- depth understanding of how the law affects everyday social work practice, and provide students with an understanding of the legal framework within which social workers must work. Social Work Courses