UNIT TITLE:                Family Health Care

LEVEL:                          One

CREDIT VALUE:          3 (10 hour credits)

UNIT CODE:                 HJ21TE003

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
(Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned) (Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured)

 

The learner will be able to:

 

 

The learner has achieved this because (s)he can:

1.   Work as part of a group.

 

  1.1   When invited, make appropriate contributions to group discussions.

2.   Recognise the areas of child

      development

 

  2.1   List the 4 main areas of child development.

3.   Recognise the developmental needs

      of children.

 

 

3.1   Identify the needs of children within the 4 main areas of child

       development.

4.   Recognise the importance of fulfilling

      the developmental needs of

      children.

 

 

4.1   Identify the key factors which may affect child development.

4.2   Identify the developmental consequences of these factors

5.   Understand the concept of health

 

  5.1   State the meaning of the term ‘health’.

6.   Recognise the importance of the

      effect of lifestyle on health.

 

 

6.1   Identify at least 3 ways in which lifestyle affects health in a positive or

        negative way.

7.   Recognise the importance of taking

      positive steps to improve own and

      family’s health.

 

  7.1   List at least 4 factors which contribute to the promotion of health

8.   Recognise agencies / personnel

      involved in health promotion.

 

 

8.1   List at least 4 agencies / personnel involved in health promotion.

9.   Recognise signs and symptoms of

      common childhood illnesses.

 

  9.1   List signs and symptoms of at least 3 common childhood illnesses.

10. Recognise the importance of

      appropriately obtaining medical aid.

 

10.1  List at least 3 situations when medical help should be obtained.

10.2  List at least 3 agencies / personnel who provide medical aid.

10.3  List at least 2 methods of obtaining aid.