Unit 7: Sociological Perspectives BTEC Health & Social Care Concepts of Health Unit 7: Sociological Perspectives BTEC Health & Social Care

Starter Write down 1 word into each of the boxes to describe each concept? Positive Concept Negative Concept Holistic Concept WHO Definition

The World Health Organisation Defines Health as: “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Hands up to tell me how WHO describes Health?

P2 Assignment brief and task Explain different sociological approaches to health and ill health. Individually design and create a poster which could be used in local health centres which explains different sociological concepts of health (negative, positive, holistic, World Health Organisation definition) and ill health (illness, disability, disease); the sick role; the clinical iceberg. Deadline: 6th May Poster Draft: 29th April, bring to lesson.....Where are they??

Learning Outcomes To recall concepts of health and ill health. To describe the concepts of health and ill health. To peer assess posters presentations.   Analyse the impact of these concepts on a person’s future health

Match up the Keywords Concepts of ill health Extension: Give examples! Match up the Keywords Concepts of ill health …refers to the number of illnesses or diseases that normally go unreported. Disability Impairment Disabling environment Clinical ice-berg Sick role ...a term used in regarding sickness and the rights and requirement of the affected individual. …where adaptations and other facilities are not in place to ensure that people with impairments can take a full part in social life. Movement…get to come to the front! Disability: is seen as a problem that arises when a society does not take into account the needs of people Impairment: restrictions on the day-to-day restrictions that may arise because of a long-term physical or mental condition Disabling environment: where adaptations and other facilities are not in place to ensure that people with impairments can take a full part in social life. Clinical ice-berg: refers to the number of illnesses or diseases that normally go unreported. Sick role: a term used in regarding sickness and the rights and requirement of the affected individual. Able learners to be stretched by asking to give examples…others verbal prompts! …restrictions on the day-to-day that may arise because of a long-term physical or mental condition. …is seen as a problem that arises when a society does not take into account the needs of people.

Scenario Task Sarah is 45 years old and has Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She needs considerable help with daily living activities. She is in a wheelchair and is unable to leave the house without a carer. Sarah lives alone, speaks very little English and she feels socially very isolated. Sarah has recently been assessed by the local Social Services department for a range of community care services. She is going to receive a direct payment so that she can choose her own care provider and she will be able to pay them directly. She is quite confused by this arrangement and does not know where to go for help. Explain what is meant by the term ‘impairment’ and ‘disability’ in this context? What type of environment does Sarah live in? Now in groups of 3 or 4 create your own scenario on issues relating to concepts of Ill Health. Oral Questioning...targeted...using names!

Draft Posters Title Image Main Text Minor Information Colour Take out your posters?... What is your task? What does a Poster look like? What does it include? Target individuals of lower ability with simple questions Minor Information Colour

Peer Assessment Remember this time you are explaining all the key terms above! Criteria Self-Assessment Peer-assessment Point of Development P2 Different Sociological approaches to health and ill health Explain the different approaches in relation to health and ill-health (same as you did for Unit 7 applying it to Health & Social Examples. Remember also to try and include terminology from P1: These approaches: Functionalism, Marxism, Feminism, Interactionalism, New Right Post-Modernism Collectivism Related to this: Concepts of health/ ill-health Negative Positive, Holistic World Health Organization definition Illness, Disability Disease The sick role The clinical iceberg Understanding patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings Related to this M1: Models of health Biomedical Model Socio-medical Model Do try to include Sociological Perspectives & Models of Health

Deadline: Tuesday 6th May

Plenary Write down 1 thing you have to include in your poster to achieve P2?