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Date issued
Final deadline
Duration (approx) / 4 hours
Qualification suite covered / BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Health and Social Care
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 A: Explore the effects of socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals
Scenario / You are volunteering in one of the following settings:
· a parent and toddler group
· a parent and baby clinic at your local medical practice.
You must choose one of the above settings. You have been asked by the health professionals who support your chosen setting to produce an information leaflet for parents.
Task / How Will I Grow Up?
You must produce a leaflet that evaluates the effects of primary and secondary socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals, referring to examples.
Your leaflet must include:
· an explanation of the effects of primary and secondary socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals, referring to two examples
· an explanation of the influence of agents of primary and secondary socialisation on individuals
· a conclusion, substantiated by at least three examples.
Evidence you must produce for this task / An information leaflet.
Criteria covered by this task:
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: / Unit / Criterion reference
Explain the influence of agents of primary and secondary socialisation. / 4 / 2A.P1
Describe the effects of socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 2A.P2
Explain the effects of primary and secondary socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals, with reference to relevant examples. / 4 / 2A.M1
Evaluate the impact of primary and secondary socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals, with reference to relevant examples. / 4 / 2A.D1
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
Websites
www.communitycare.co.uk
www.nursingtimes.net
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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
Identify agents involved in the primary and secondary socialisation processes. / 4 / 1A.1
Outline the main effects of socialisation on the health and wellbeing of individuals. / 4 / 1A.2
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