You will study a range of topics from supporting group care activities or supporting independence in daily living tasks.

You will learn through discussion, application of skills and analysis of outcomes.

You will study the following mandatory units:
– Person-centred approaches
– Communication
– Personal development
– Equality and inclusion
– Handling information
– Duty of care
– Responsibilities of the role
– Safeguarding
– Health, safety and wellbeing

There are also optional units which are designed to meet the requirements of a range of Adult Care services.

This is a certificated course.

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Units covered in this programme include:
– Working ethically, safely and professionally as a counsellor
– Working within a counselling relationship
– Working with client diversity in counselling work
– Working within a user-centred approach to counselling
– Working with self-awareness in the counselling process
– Working within a coherent framework of counselling theory and skills
– Working self-reflectively as a counsellor

Additional Requirements:
– Personal Counselling: A minimum of 10 hours face to face personal therapy during the course.
– Client Work: Aminimum of 100 hours formally contracted counselling (one to one) with at least five different clients in an agency setting.
– Supervision: Clinical supervision for the agency client work.

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Units covered in this programme include:
– Using counselling skills ethically and safely
– Establishing and sustaining the boundaries of the helping role
– Working empathically as a helper
– Focusing on the helpee’s needs and concerns
– Using self-awareness in helping work
– Using a range of counselling skills to facilitate the helping interaction
– Using feedback and reflection to enhance counselling skills

This is a certificated course.

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The Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies introduces you to the three main theoretical approaches to counselling and shows you what you can expect from working with counselling agencies.

During the course, you will learn more about counselling theory, ethics and mental health and be prepared for work as a professional counsellor in an agency setting.

This qualification is designed as pre-practitioner training for further professional counselling qualifications.

This is a certificated course.

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Assistant Practitioners work as part of the wider health and social care team and have direct contact with patients, service users or clients providing high quality and compassionate care. They work at a level above that of Healthcare Support Workers and have a more in-depth understanding about factors that influence health and ill-health (e.g. anatomy and physiology).

This course, awarded by the University of Plymouth, consists of 12 subject modules, and each module has two assessed assignments.

First year (Level 4) modules include:
– Foundations of health and social care practice
– Concepts of health and wellbeing
– Human growth and development
– Vocational competence for health and social care practice
– Understanding practice
– The patient journey and care process

Second year (Level 5) consists of six modules – with four core modules:
– Evidence based practice
– Leadership and ethics in practice
– Clinical competence and patient assessment
– Public health and health promotion

Two optional modules are chosen at the start of the second year of study. Optional modules can be taken from the following:
– Long term conditions
– Dementia and cognitive dysfunction
– Tissue viability
– Practice based study
– Management of the plus size patient
– The allied health professions
– Understanding mental health
– Management and leadership in mental health
– Occupational studies: Foundations of occupational therapy practice 1
– Occupational studies: Foundations of occupational therapy practice 2

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During the sessions, you will enhance your emotional and social skills – including listening and communication skills – which will help you to understand yourself and your relationships with partners, family, work colleagues and friends more clearly. It will raise awareness on how to communicate with others and how this links with the way other people communicate with you.

You will be mostly trained in small groups and build a portfolio consisting of work that shows your understanding of what has been covered in class and personal reflections on what you have learned about yourself.

Please note: There are 16 places on each Award in Introduction to Counselling course. When the course is full, applicants will be placed on a waiting list and contacted in the order they applied as places become available.

Prospective students are advised not to come on this course if they have experienced a major trauma within 6 months of the start date.

You must be proficient in using the Internet and in using a laptop/PC and printer.

This is a certificated course.

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Blending classroom learning with hands-on work experience, this course provides the knowledge, practical skills, and professional understanding required to progress into higher education, employment, or health-related apprenticeships. It’s ideal for learners who are caring, committed, and interested in helping others lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

What You Will Learn
You’ll study a wide range of topics that reflect the real-world challenges and responsibilities of working in health and social care settings.

Core Knowledge
Human lifespan development – physical, intellectual, emotional and social growth from birth to old age.
Working in health and social care – professional roles, values, and working practices.
Anatomy and physiology – how the body functions and how health conditions affect people’s lives.
Principles of safe practice in health and social care.
Supporting individuals with additional needs.
Public health and promoting wellbeing.
Practical Skills Development
Developing effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Working in teams to deliver care and support.
Understanding safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
Managing health, hygiene, and safety in care settings.
Planning and reviewing care strategies for service users.

This course combines academic study with practical learning, preparing you for a career in a people-focused profession.

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The Health T Level is designed to give you both the theory and knowledge of excellent health care practice as well as well-developed practical skills. The expectation is that learners who complete this programme of study will go on to work in the health care professions, for example, allied health professions as well as nursing and midwifery.

The course content focuses on preparing you for the next steps; either working in health care or studying at degree level. The T Level programme contains core units, preparing you to be industry-ready as well as project work with an employer and a substantial work placement. This gives you the critical all-round skills that will enable you to work in the highly regarded healthcare sector in the UK today.

Some of the core units on this particular programme are:
– Working in health and science
– Managing information and data in the sector
– Infection prevention and control
– Health and wellbeing
– Good scientific and clinical practice

You will study Adult Nursing as your occupational specialism in year two.

You will also undertake work placement of a minimum of 315 hours. This ensures you gain a thorough introduction to core principles and the chance to put them into practice!

The programme carries UCAS points in line with three A Levels.

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Our Access Diplomas also cater for students who have been away from studying for some time. The course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to achieve your goals, as well as provide support and encouragement throughout the year.

To succeed, you’ll need to be aged 19 or over, motivated, enthusiastic, able to manage your time effectively and be ready to study. You will be part of a group of adult students who are excited about learning and are willing to participate and work hard with other members of the group.

Many people worry that they’re too old to do an Access course or will feel out of place – in fact, there’s no upper age limit and there will be many other mature students on this course – just like you. All you need is to be committed to studying and focused on your career choice.

During the course, you will study the following subjects:
– English Literature
– Psychology
– Sociology
– Study Skills

You will also have dedicated tutorial sessions, where you will receive support throughout your year of study including guidance and support for your UCAS application to university.

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During the course, you will learn the core knowledge that underpins the industry and you will also develop occupation-specific skills that will allow you to progress onto a higher level of study.

The course delivers the Level 1 Certificate in Introduction to Health, Social Care & Children & Young People’s Settings.

Some of the units covered within this course could include:
– Health and safety when with young children
– Growth and development of young children
– Communication in Health & Social Care
– Principles and values in Health & Social Care

As well as your core and specialist modules, you will undertake a tutorial programme, gain support with developing your study skills, and the opportunity to improve your GCSE Maths and English grades.

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