Health and Social Resources

Please find link below to Atebol's website to buy the Level 3 Health and Social Care – Principles and Contexts Handbook by Carol Bennett, Sara Jones, Rhiannon Salisbury a Philip Webber. Suitable for Level 3 Health and Social Care: Principles and Contexts, part of the suite of Health and Social Care, and Childcare qualifications in Wales provided by City & Guilds/WJEC. The qualification and this resource are aimed at post-16 learners who are keen to learn more about the health and social care sectors. Suitable for Level 3 Certificate, Foundation Diploma, Diploma or the Extended Diploma. Provides a progression path for learners who have studied Level 2 qualifications in Health and Social Care, and Childcare. This resource is also suitable for learners who have not studied Health and Social Care before. A specific resource for Units 4, 5 and 6 of the qualification. It will also prepare you for external examinations and the relevant assessments. Offers guidance for studying the different subjects to make sure that you have a sound knowledge base and the necessary skills to be successful in your studies. Provides an opportunity to reflect on your experiences with opportunity to do further research to improve your understanding. Selected case studies give you an opportunity to show your understanding of what you have learned within the context of what you will face in your work of caring for others.

A series of Welsh medium podcasts discussing topics related to health and social care.

The meddwl.org website was set up in November 2016, and is run by a small group of volunteers, to try to address the lack of Welsh-medium information available to help people living with a mental health condition, and their families and friends. This is the first website of its kind that contains information on mental health issues exclusively through the medium of Welsh. Everyone has mental health. meddwl.org is a place to get support and information, and to read and share mental health experiences – all through the medium of Welsh.

A Welsh adaptation of Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Qualifications Wales), that was developed by Hodder in partnership with City & Guilds. This book is for post-16 learners in Wales who work, or want to work in, the health and social care sectors. It covers the seven core units of the qualification and will also prepare students for the MCQ exam which is assessed externally with the assessments assessed internally within the institution. The textbook covers a basic knowledge and understanding of the All-Wales Founding Framework for Health and Social Care and reflects a variety of different roles and settings. It includes: • Health and social care principles and values • Health and well-being • Professional practice as a health and social care worker • Protecting individuals • Health and safety in health and social care.