Contemporary Social Policy Course Through this course you will increase your awareness of the extent to which social policy affects all of us in our everyday personal & working lives. It builds on your knowledge by considering substantive areas of social policy, in particular policies on health, community care & housing, & encourages you to think more broadly about the interrelationships between different aspects of social policy & the range of providers of welfare in society. Some of the major debates in social policy will be introduced & considered, as will the various political perspectives that have informed social policy developments. Finally, the implications of these debates for health & social care professionals, particularly in terms of their role in the definition of need & its implications for dependency, is considered. ...

Continuing Professional Development Course Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is now central to the career development of many professionals. Without engaging in CPD it can be difficult if not imposable in some cases to remain registered, join a professional body or obtain insurance to practice. From the chiropodist & foot health professional to many other practitioners both orthodox or holistic, CPD is needed for professional development & full functionality of the practice. Compliances for Practitioners & Therapists is indented to show the practitioner what they must legally comply with to stay safe & legal in their practice. It will help the individual see what is applicable to them, how to incorporate the requirements into their practice, as well as plan for the future needs of the practice. ...

Continuity & Change Course In this Course, we consider change & transition & the reasons for this process of change, particularly as it affects the organisations & institutions of our society. If we were somehow transported in time back to the mid-nineteenth century, we know that many things would be unfamiliar, strange or unusual. While nineteenth-century Britain would be unmistakably " British", many things such as transport, patterns of behaviour & other structures & processes would be virtually unrecognisable. Similarly, if we were projected into the twenty-third century, many of the current institutions, structures & processes with which we are familiar would have changed beyond all recognition or have ceased to exist altogether. When you have completed this course, you should be able to understand why change occurs in a society & to illustrate the process of change by examples from trade unions & work organisations. You should also be able to appreciate the major change processes affecting organisations & society as well as being able to identify & explain "post-industrialism" & "post-modernism" as central concepts of change.   By the end of the course, you should be able to: define change. identify significant features of two theories of social change
- social evolutionism & historical materialism. discuss & give examples of the influence upon social change of the physical environment, political organisation & cultural factors. describe the origins & implications of the "agency" & "structure" approaches of social change. indicate the limitations of both "agency" & "structure" approaches to social change & illustrate how the two can be seen as complementary. explain what we mean by a social movement & give examples of different types. discuss the features, development & dynamics of social movements & their relation to change with reference to the work of Smelser & Touraine. identify the features & dynamics of post-industrialism & discuss what evidence there is of change towards post-industrialism in current British society. identify some common features shown by post-Fordist manufacturing & marketing developments, & the cultural ideas & philosophy of post-modernism.
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Contracts of Employment, Recruitment & Selection Course In organisations today, we might consider the proposition that traditional contracts of employment were gradually being replaced by contracts for performance. Despite this change of emphasis, all those who are employed by another party have a contract of employment. This is a legal requirement & it sets out the basic rights & obligations of both the employer & the employee. In this course, we review the increasing variety of contractual arrangements before examining the practice of recruitment (casting the net to find the people you need) & selection (deciding between alternative candidates) as well as doing some practical work on selection interviewing. ...

Counselling Skills Course Counselling is essentially a lively, human & personal experience between two people. Therefore, it is a process which requires commitment of time & effort from both parties. About Counselling Skills The aim is for the counsellor to help the client find their own answers & to become more in charge of their lives rather than less so; to be able to live their own life rather than be lived by it. ...

Counselling Skills
- Advanced Course " Counselling can enable a person to clarify their thoughts & feelings in order that they
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Counselling Studies (HND) Course About Our Counselling Higher National Diploma Course This course is suitable for anyone wishing to learn the knowledge, skills & tools essential to the many facets of counselling. The counselling vocational training course will prepare you to enter a higher education degree programme, or enter directly into employment in management. You will have the opportunity to learn about child, relationship, family, bereavement, addiction, & debt counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, & much more. You may take up to 2 years to complete this course & you will receive unlimited tutor support throughout. About BTEC HNDs BTEC (Business Technical Education Council) courses are vocational-related training courses that prepare you to enter either into a higher education degree program, or directly into employment. BTECs are developed with key representatives from their respective industry & are built to progress the learner along a vocational path. The courses are continually updated with employers’ needs in mind so that you are given the knowledge, skills & tools most suitable for your field. BTECs also provide direct advancement into university programmes. BTEC HNDs (Higher National Diplomas) are at the fifth level of the BTEC scale. They are worth 240 credits & are equivalent to a Foundation Degree or HE (Higher Education) Diploma. You can take BTEC courses together with, or instead of A-levels. What Can I Do After Completing This BTEC Counselling Course? Once you have successfully completed this course you will be able to use your HND in Counselling Studies as a qualification to enter into university, complete a final year of study, & obtain a full degree. To view direct progression routes from BTEC HND, & the range of worldwide universities this qualification is recognised by, please download this Progression Details Document. Please note: this list is not exhaustive. In addition, the download file also contains the professional bodies you will be entitled to join after completing BTEC HND studies. Please note the professional body will depend upon your course title. Please also note: the list is not exhaustive. Here is an updated list of UK Universities which will accept the BTEC HND as a qualification with which you can top up with a third year at university to gain a full degree. Financing Your HND Counselling Studies Course While our ' Fees' tab below shows only full payment options, we do offer alternatives for financing your BTEC course. You can either pay everything up front so you don't have to think about it again, or we have an instalment payment plan available, whereby you pay a deposit of £194.44 plus 17 monthly intalments of £194.44. ...

Creating Quality Social Care Environments Course This Social Care
- Skills Course has been structured so that students can
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Creative Imagery Course Visualisation therapy can be a powerful & beneficial force. It teaches techniques to benefit health, to assist other natural healing processes & to reinforce positive feelings & well-being. Visualisation is using the conscious mind to imagine positive events based on the fact that there is a close link between emotions, images & sensations. ...