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Health Management and Social Care
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Personal Development, Social Care and Health Across the Lifespan
Biological, social, psychological , spiritual, ecological and cultural perspectives and dimensions
Factors which influence personal development
Transitions and changes in the course of the lifespan
Factors affecting our health / illness experiences and per sonal and social well well-being
The need for and the role of social care in the community and the private sphere across the lifespan
Health and Social Care in the Local and the Global Contexts
Responding to the Needs in the Areas of Health (Care, Promotion and Maintenance) and Social Care
Promotion and Maintenance of Health and Social Care in the Community
Disease prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary) and using precautionprecautions in our daily living patterns and lifestyles
Health and safety e.g. at home, in the community, and in the public sphere, at school, at work, in leisure and sport activities, and when travelling
Aspects of risk assessment and health management e. g. diet and nutrition, environmental health, emergencies management
Social care, healthy relationships, social responsibility and commitment in the family, community and groups
Health and social care professions and volunteers complementing primary/ private care
Health Promotion and Maintenance and Social Care in Action
Exten ded Study on Health Promotion and Health Maintenance Services
Contemporary health care systems and their evolutionary characteristics: the cultural, ideological, economic and social philosophies informing the establishment of health policies and services, and their practical outcomes.
An examination of (some) current practices and approaches in the management of health and health care, such as profit-making health services, government services based on social entitlement, and charity-based delivery of service; investigating the differences in user groups and their ability to afford such services.
Extended Study on Community and Social Care Services
An examination of the history and development of the social welfare system and its associated policies in Hong Kong, including study of its ideological and philosophical underpinnings.
Investigation of an area of social service delivery, either based on a certain group of people in need, or on a particular form of service delivery (e.g. home-based care, outreach work, therapeutic approaches, and the various roles played by professionals and volunteers).
Investigation into one “site” where social care services are delivered and an in-depth study of the interactions between clients, workers and volunteers, and an analysis of the hierarchical and team-based forms of work.