Course code
HSRC 1101
Credits
3.00
Semester length
16
Max class size
35
Course
Health & Healing: Concepts for Practice
Important Notice
This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.
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 Home Support / Resident Care Attendant. 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
2. Common health challenges
" loss, separation and grieving
" physical and mental health challenges in childhood and old age
" disabilities
" age-related sensory changes
" pain
" death, dying and grief
" common disease processes
" 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. Guest speakers
3. Audio-visual materials
4. 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 70% 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.
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.
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 HSRC 1101 | |
|---|---|---|
| There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. | ||
Course Offerings
There are no course offerings this semester.