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 Children & Adolescents Course Counsellors help individuals to find their own answers & make their own choices. They help clients to reduce confusion & gain a different perspective to cope with life’s challenges & make positive changes where necessary. About Counselling Children & Adolescents Counselling children & adolescents is often different from counselling adults, though the objective is the same. Methods used in counselling children & adolescents often depend on the clients’ age, development stage & individual challenges. Your role as the counsellor is to help the client, no matter the age, to make their own decisions rather than making decisions for them. About Our Counselling Children & Adolescents Course From the counselling relationship through child development, as well as the information you need to establish a successful practice, our online counselling course will prepare you with the knowledge needed to be an effective child & adolescent counsellor. What Can I Do After Taking This Course? With educational establishments looking to provide professional, in-house counselling for their students, there are ever increasing opportunities for counsellors who are able to relate to young people in an understanding & appropriate therapeutic environment. Work as a counsellor. After successfully completing our counselling courses online, you could work as a counsellor, spending time with clients on their own, with their families, or in groups. You could counsel clients in schools, through youth services or charities, or in your own private practice. As a benchmark, school counsellors can earn up to £61, 000*/year. Build your career. If you wish to further build your career in counselling following this child counselling course, you could continue your training & education to become a child & adolescent psychotherapist working for a health agency, in social services, hospitals, special clinics, or in private practice. * Source: Payscale.com, Oct 2012 ...

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 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
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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. ...

Credit Management Skills Course With the development of business to its present extent, trading on credit has increased to considerable proportions. Managing the business money is therefore an essential skill to ensure a business obtains the best return on its revenue & to ensure a business thrives on a correct credit policy.  The course provides the skills & knowledge to achieve this goal. ...