Course

Concepts: Health & Healing

Important Notice

This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.

Course code
HCSW 1120
Credits
3.75
Semester length
15
Max class size
35
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop a theoretical framework for practice. Students will examine the significant philosophical beliefs and theoretical understandings underlying competent practice as a Health Care Support Worker. The course will focus on the concepts and principles related to health and healing across the lifespan, as well as aspects of care-giving that promote individual health and healing.
Course content

1.             Basic concepts and principles

                •health and healing

                •caring

                •human needs

                •human development

                •families and family systems

                •diversity

                •loss, separation and grieving

 

2.             Common health challenges

                •anatomy and physiology

                •physical health challenges in old age

                •disabilities

                •pain

                •infectious diseases

                •death, dying and grief

                •age-related changes in anatomy and physiology

 

3.           Promotion of health and healing

                •problem-solving

                •medical terminology and abbreviations

                •reporting and recording observations

                •promoting independence

                •resources to assist care-givers (client/consumer groups, special services, support groups and public                library)

Learning activities

1.             Classroom lecture/discussion

2.             Group work

3.             Guest speakers

4.             Audio-visual materials

5.             Computer resources

Means of assessment

Course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College course evaluation policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

 

This is a graded course.  A minimum mark of 65% is necessary to be successful in the course.

Learning outcomes

This course is based on the competencies as outlined in the Provincial Curriculum Guide for Home Support and Resident Care Attendant Programs, 1992.

In this course, students will have opportunities to:

 

        1.    Describe the concepts and principles related to human needs, human development, health and healing,    

               from infancy to old age.

        2.     Explain common challenges to health and healing, with emphasis on the older adult.

        3.     Recognize aspects of care-giving that promote health and healing.

        4.     Apply problem-solving process in identifying care-giving strategies that promote health and healing.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

1.  A list of reading materials is provided to the students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for HCSW 1120
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025