SHN5013 - Applying Health and Social Care Policy, Ethics and Law

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

The module will cover contemporary health and social care policy and legislation from a socio-political perspective. You will examine how policy and legislation impacts access to and development of service provision as well as its effectiveness in improving health and social care outcomes. You will investigate equality and diversity, human rights, safeguarding, criminal justice, Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts considering the role of culture, advocacy, choice and empowerment. To support this, theories and concepts of ethics will be explored using case studies to enable discussion of how to respond to ethical dilemmas in health and social care practice.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: Full Cohort

Seminars
Hours: 25
Intended Group Size: Max 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
Post session activities submitted through Moodle will facilitate ongoing formative assessment opportunities via lecturer or peer feedback, these may include responses to case studies, quizzes, forum posts or blogs and self-assessment. One draft opportunity will be provided for each summative assessment with feedback provided at least one week prior to submission.

Poster Presentation: your academic poster will explain the importance of culturally competent practice in supporting equality, diversity and inclusive health and social care practice when interpreting relevant legislation, policy or statuory guidance in practice. You will present your poster to peers and have the opportunity to defend it with Q & A.

Portfolio: The portfolio will require studentsto complete a number of tasks designed to enable you to explore an aspect of social policy and practice relevant to health and social care in more depth. It will require you to reflect on an ethical dilemma case study and outline best practice recommendations to resolve this dilemma in practice using existing legislation, policy development in the area and debates around their application in practice to guide your approach.

The assessment tasks will allow you to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary health and social care policy and legislation as applied to practice.

Assessment:

001 Poster presentation; 10 minutes (plus 5 mins Q&A; mid semester 1 25%
002 Portfolio; 3,000 words or equivalent; end of semester 1 75%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Faith Ikioda
Level - 5
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S1

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