Care in Practice

Care in Practice Synopsis

Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Care
First Teaching: August 2018
First Exam: June 2019

Develop the values, knowledge, skills and understanding that you need to succeed in your course and become a reflective care worker. Care in Practice combines clear explanations of policy, legislation and theory with practical guidance and real-life case studies.

Fully updated throughout and written in a highly accessible style, the Fourth Edition of this book:

- Comprehensively covers the material and assessment for the revised Higher Care specification and includes relevant content for a range of SVQs and HNCs

- Builds your understanding of the latest research and practice in key areas such as human development, psychology, sociology and safeguarding

- Encourages you to think about, examine and develop your practice through regular activities that help you reflect on your learning

- Provides up-to-date coverage of the Health and Social Care Standards: My support, my life (Scottish Government 2017), the Code of Practice for Social Service Workers (SSSC 2016) and the Nursing and Midwifery Code (NMC 2018)

This book supports a variety of courses including:
- Higher Care
- National 4 and 5 Care
- SVQ2 and SVQ3 in Social Services (Children and Young People) and Social Services and Healthcare
- HNC Social Services
- HNC Care and Administrative Practice
- HNC Additional Support Needs
- HNC Childhood Practice
- Higher Child Care and Development

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