Care in Practice

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Care First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: June 2019 Develop the values, knowledge, skills and understanding that you need to succeed in your course and become a reflective care worker. Care in Practice combines clear explanations of policy, legislation and theory with practical guidance and real-life case studies. Fully updated throughout and written in a highly accessible style, the Fourth Edition of this book: - Comprehensively covers the material and assessment for the revised Higher Care specification and includes relevant content for a range of SVQs and HNCs - Builds your understanding of the latest research and practice in key areas such as human development, psychology, sociology and safeguarding - Encourages you to think about, examine and develop your practice through regular activities that help you reflect on your learning - Provides up-to-date coverage of the Health and Social Care Standards: My support, my life (Scottish Government 2017), the Code of Practice for Social Service Workers (SSSC 2016) and the Nursing and Midwifery Code (NMC 2018) This book supports a variety of courses including: - Higher Care - National 4 and 5 Care - SVQ2 and SVQ3 in Social Services (Children and Young People) and Social Services and Healthcare - HNC Social Services - HNC Care and Administrative Practice - HNC Additional Support Needs - HNC Childhood Practice - Higher Child Care and Development