ICS will support you on the first two modules of your programme
with our friendly mentors and expert tutors. This will help
you gain increased confidence and develop the necessary skills
needed to succeed in your studies.
Level 1
Skills for Learning: Social Care
This module will show you the way to become a more effective
learner. You'll cover a range of different skill areas, including
information technology, academic reading and writing, finding and
using sources, and study skills. What's more, you'll have the
opportunity to develop a Personal Development Plan (PDP) that will
help you reflect on your existing skills and identify gaps where
you need to apply greater focus.
Key Topics
- Learning styles
- Stress management and work-life balance
- Continuing professional development
- Skills development - essay writing, effective reading and note
taking, critical thinking and analysis, taking part in research,
accessing sources of information, using computers and online
resources
Who Cares? The Social Care Mosaic (option)
This module explores in depth the issue of whose responsibility
it is to care for individuals, families and vulnerable groups in
society, and aims to give you an understanding of how different
agencies and disciplines work collaboratively. You'll cover a broad
range of subjects, from the links between social care and the
community, to working effectively with carers, policy makers,
professionals and a mixture of public, private, and welfare
agencies.
Key Topics
- The community care movement and the reduction in institutional
care
- The mixed economy of provision
- The range of agencies and partnerships which deliver care
including residential care
- The issues raised by working with groups with different needs,
including the ageing population, those with mental health
difficulties, those with a disability and people in the role of
carers; the complexity of needs
- Working in the contexts of community care and developing
strategies of intentional learning and empowerment of self and
others
Modules 3-18 offered by University of East London
Once you have successfully completed these initial modules you
would be eligible to enrol for the full undergraduate programme if
you wish. UEL will directly provide the support you need as a
distance learner to successfully complete your chosen degree
programme. This will allow you to benefit from being a university
student and a member of UEL's vibrant and diverse educational
community. As a fully supported UEL student, you will enjoy greater
access to our comprehensive range of services during your
studies.
Level 1
- Caring In Context: Poverty, Exclusion and Care
- Supporting Children, Young People and Families
- Introduction to Conselling Psychology
- Interpersonal Skills 1
- Exploring Social Care Theory and Practice (Option)
- Social Care With and Withing Groups (Option)
Level 2
- Social Care Practice 1
- Research Skills for Social care
- Contemporary Social Policy
- Interpersonal Skills 2
- Psychology of Mental health
- Personal Lives, Identities and Social Care (Option)
- Violence In Everyday life (Option)
- Legal Contexts of Care (Option)
Level 3
- Social Care Practice 2
- Research Project
- Advanced issues in Counselling Theory
- Psychology of Relationships
- Crime and Justice (Option)
- Education and Everyday Life (Option)
- Bodies and Minds (Option)
- Housing and Homelessness (Option)