Unit 4: Social Influences on Health and Wellbeing ...



|Assignment title |The Social Influences on the Health and Wellbeing of Individuals |

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|Date issued | |

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|Duration (approx) |8 hours |

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|Qualification suite |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Health and Social Care |

|covered |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Certificate in Health and Social Care |

| |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care |

| |BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Diploma in Health and Social Care |

|Units covered |Unit 4: Social Influences on Health and Wellbeing |

|Learning aims covered |Learning aim B: Understand the influences that relationships have on the health and wellbeing of individuals |

| |Learning aim C: Investigate the effects of social factors on the health and wellbeing of individuals |

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|Scenario |You are a volunteer at your local Health Centre and the team of health visitors that are attached to the centre have |

| |asked you to produce some information materials for parents and some training materials for new volunteers. |

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|Task 1 |Examining the Influence of Relationships |

| |Produce an information booklet for parents that compares the positive and negative influences of relationships, clearly |

| |showing how these influences affect an individual’s health and wellbeing. |

| |Use examples of family, working, social and intimate relationships. |

| |In your comparison, make sure that you fully explain the influence of at least two of these relationships, including |

| |changes that can occur within the relationship and how these changes can affect the health and wellbeing of the |

| |individuals. Examples of effects could include stress, self-esteem and anxiety. |

| |You must use evidence of research from the media and/or summaries of health-related reports to support the points you |

| |make. |

|Evidence you must |Booklet. |

|produce for this task |Written report, presentation slides, verbal presentation with presentation notes and signed observation records. |

|Criteria covered by this task: |

|To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: |Unit |Criterion reference |

|Describe the influences that different types of relationships have on the health and wellbeing of |4 |2B.P3 |

|individuals. | | |

|Explain the influences that different types of relationships have on the health and wellbeing of |4 |2B.M2 |

|individuals. | | |

|Compare the potential positive and negative influences of different relationships on the health and |4 |2B.D2 |

|wellbeing of individuals. | | |

|Task 2 |How social factors affect health choices |

| |Following the success of your booklet, your manager would like you to produce a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that|

| |can be used in a training session. |

| |Produce a presentation, with speaker notes, that evaluates the link between social factors and the health and wellbeing |

| |of individuals. You should provide at least four examples. |

| |Your presentation should then explain how the wider effects of social factors can affect health choices; for example, |

| |diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, etc. |

| |Within your work you must give detailed examples to show your understanding of how social factors can have an effect on |

| |an individual’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social wellbeing. |

|Evidence you must |Presentation slides, with speaker notes and an observation record. |

|produce for this task | |

|Criteria covered by this task: |

|To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: |Unit |Criterion reference |

|Describe how social factors can affect the health and wellbeing of individuals. |4 |2C.P4 |

|Explain how social factors can affect the health and wellbeing of individuals, with reference to |4 |2C.M3 |

|relevant examples. | | |

|Evaluate the link between social factors and the health and wellbeing of individuals, and the impact |4 |2C.D3 |

|on health and wellbeing, with reference to relevant examples. | | |

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|Sources of information |Textbooks |

| |Higgins, H. et al. (2013) BTEC Level 2 First Health and Social Care Student Book, Harlow: Pearson Education, 978 1 44690|

| |135 9 |

| |Haworth, E. and Ashton, A. (2009) Edexcel GCSE Health and Social Care: Student Book, Harlow: Pearson Education, 978 1 |

| |84650 373 1 |

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| |Websites |

| |munitycare.co.uk |

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| |Note to assessors |

| |We are committed to ensuring that teachers/tutors and learners have a choice of resources to support their teaching and |

| |study. |

| |We would encourage them to use relevant resources for your local area such as local employers, newspapers and council |

| |websites. |

| |Resources from various publishers are available to support delivery and training for all Pearson and BTEC qualifications|

| |so that learners and teachers/tutors can select those that best suit their needs. |

| |Above are some suggestions for textbooks and websites. Further useful resources may be found at: |

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|If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met. |

|To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: |Unit |Criterion reference |

|Outline the different types of relationships that have an impact on the health and wellbeing of |4 |1B.3 |

|individuals. | | |

|Identify the effects of social factors on the health choices of individuals. |4 |1C.4 |

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