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(T/618/4169) Unit 3 Human Growth and Development - ATHE Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
Level - 3
Unit 3 - Human Growth and Development
Learning outcome 1: Know stages of growth and development throughout the human lifespan.
Learning outcome 2: Understand potential effects of life factors and events on growth and development.
Learning outcome 3: Understand physical and psychological changes of ageing.
Learning outcome 4: Understand the effect of transitions and significant life events.
Indicative Content
1 Know stages of growth and development throughout the human lifespan.
Life stages:
• Infancy
• childhood
• adolescence
• early, middle, late adulthood.
Physical, intellectual, emotional and social development:
Physical development: gross motor skills, involving large movements that involve the whole body fine motor skills: involving smaller, more controlled movements. Physical changes to the body as a result of puberty.
Emotional and social development: bonding and attachments, expressing feelings, following instructions, cooperation, self-control, self-concept, friendships/peer groups.
Changes from birth to old age affecting health and wellbeing:
Nature-nurture debate: key principles; biological programming, the effects of experiences versus heredity, maturation theory, life factors, genetic, biological, environmental, socioeconomic, lifestyle, major life events.
Developmental norms and milestones:
Holistic development, physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social at each life stage, causes and effects of delayed and arrested development.
The stages of care available to meet health conditions throughout the human lifespan:
Early years, paediatric, children and young people's services, health/healthcare service providers, social care service providers, support service providers, integrated care, multidisciplinary care, end of life care, palliative care.
2 Understand potential effects of life factors and events on growth and development. Life factors and events which affect growth and development:
• biological influences
• lifestyle
• education
• employment
• socio-economic
• relationships
• culture
• physical environment
• health
• bullying
• aspiration.
Effects- illness, disability, loss of focus, increase in focus, achievement, less achievement, need for support and guidance, access to services.
The role of health and social care provision in supporting individuals:
• The extent to which services support, inclusion, development, planning, service delivery, independence, safeguarding, funding, value, involvement. 6C's (Care., Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment).
3 Understand the physical and psychological changes of ageing.
• The physical and psychological changes linked to ageing: physical changes, respiratory system, muscular-skeletal, skin, effects of illnesses that are more common in ageing
• Psychological changes: effects on confidence; effects on self-esteem; effects of ageism; effects of, theories of ageing, e.g. social disengagement, activity theory; application to current health and social care provision
Services available to support individuals experiencing changes associated with ageing: self help, medical and health services, social care services, home support, counselling, mediation, networks, independent living, supported living
Effects on self-esteem and self-confidence of the physical changes associated with ageing: loss of independence, support from others, access to services, community support, provision of services, person centred approaches, consent, capacity
The influence of theories of ageing on health and social care provision:
Principles of mental capacity and establishing consent, self-directed and service support, strength based approach, care planning, advantages and disadvantages of care pathways, features of person- centred approaches to integrated care, working in a person-centred way to promote an individual's wellbeing
4 Understand the effect of transitions and significant life events.
Transitions and significant life events across the life stages:
• infancy: separation, nursery, weaning, toilet training
• childhood: school, siblings, moving home
• adolescence: puberty, exams, leaving home
• early, middle, late adulthood: employment, marriage, parenthood, divorce, bereavement, retirement, age-related medical conditions.
The impact that transitions and significant life events may have:
• long and short term effects
• emotion
• relationships
• financial
• independence
• health and well being
• self esteem
• resilience.
The role of the health and social care practitioner in supporting individuals during transition and significant life events:
• to take action
• to promote health and well-being
• to meet individual needs
• to meet the needs of family/carers/friends.
The impact of person-centred approaches on the support provided by practitioners to individuals experiencing transition and significant life events:
• preparing individuals for transition or event
• supporting the needs of individuals during transition and events
• assessment of needs
• action planning and goal setting
• planning
• choice
• independence.
Assignment
It is important that health and social care practitioners develop their knowledge in relation to supporting people in every stage of their lives, and they need to know how growth and development relate to health and wellbeing.
The Study Skills used, developed and assessed through this assignment are as follows:
• Critical thinking
• Planning, organising and time management
• Gathering information, note taking and summarising
• Analysis
• Written skills
• Academic skills, including referencing
• Application of IT skills
Assessment Problem 1
As a newly recruited health and social worker, you have been asked to create a portfolio containing information on human growth and development across the life stages.
You will also need to create material for a presentation, which you will present to your colleagues in a staff training session. Produce a presentation that details human growth and development across the life stages.
You should:
• Describe physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development for each of the life stages of an individual.
• Identify key changes from birth to old age affecting health and wellbeing.
• Explain developmental norms and milestones.
• Identify life factors and events which affect growth and development.
• Explain potential effects of life factors and events on the growth and development of individuals.
Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade you must also:
• Analyse how each development area has an impact on the other.
To gain a distinction grade you must also:
• Evaluate how nature and nurture affects individual's physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.
Assessment Problem 2
People worldwide are living longer. Living longer gives us opportunities to pursue new activities, for example further education, a new career or pursuing a new sport or hobby. Older people also contribute in many ways to their families and communities. But ageing is of course accompanied by changes, both physical and psychological.
You have been employed to work with a team of Health Care Managers. The Managers need to know how the service they provide meets the needs of the local community. You are required to prepare a training resource for practitioners.
In the resource, you should:
• Explain physical and psychological changes linked to ageing.
• Explain lifestyle choices associated with ageing.
Extension activities:
To gain a merit grade you must also:
• Discuss the effect that physical changes associated with ageing have on selfesteem and self-confidence.
To gain a distinction grade you must also:
• Evaluate the influence lifestyle choices have on ageing.
Assessment Problem 3
Moving between different stages of life, such as school, college and work, is especially hard if a person finds change difficult to cope with. To make transitions easier, it is important to put plans in place and have the appropriate support mechanisms available.
You are required to identify a person, this could be from your own experience, or from the media, television or film, experiencing transition and change. Using this person as a case study, prepare a report in which you:
• Identify transitions and significant life events across the life stages.
• Describe the impact that transitions and significant life events may have on this individual.
• Explain the role of the health and social care practitioner in supporting the individual during transition and significant life events.
Extension activities:
To gain a distinction grade you must also:
• Analyse the impact of person-centred approaches on the support provided by practitioners to the individual experiencing transition and significant life events.
Attachment:- Diploma in Health and Social Care.rar