Health and Social Care
7 Learning Disability-Related Courses to Start Your Career
Do you want to understand the issues that people with learning disabilities face? Maybe you want to specialise in Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching, or train as a Social Worker? Perhaps you’re keen to[...]
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What is Adult Care?
Adult social care aims to maintain and promote wellbeing for the elderly, disabled and those with physical or mental illness. It is designed to assist individuals to safely live independently.
Employment can range from supporting people in their homes,[...]
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Is Carers Week Important?
What is Carers Week?
Carers Week is a national campaign to raise awareness about carers and the fantastic work they do.
Carers come in different shapes and forms. Other than those who choose care as a full-time job, there are plenty of unsung heroes that[...]
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What it Takes to be a Health & Social Care Worker
Health and social care is such an engaging and varied career, it is no surprise so many people work in this field. The NHS alone employs 1.4 million people in health care and 1.6 million in social care. Did you know that women make up 80% of the non-medical[...]
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How to Become a Social Worker (The Comprehensive Guide + E-book)
How to become a social worker
Do you want a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives? Have you got the drive and motivation needed to empower vulnerable individuals? If so, a career in social work could be suited to you. However, before[...]
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Everything you Need to Know About Becoming a Care Worker (Comprehensive Guide + E-book)
How to become a care worker
So, you are thinking about becoming a care worker? Well, we think this is a great choice, and as far as job satisfaction is concerned, we believe caring is in a league of its own. As well as being rewarding, a career in care[...]
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5 ways health and social care courses can help your career
Why study health and social care courses online?
Stonebridge’s health and social care courses are the flexible way to train. Encouraging lifelong learning is a goal for care industry leaders, but many workers don’t have access to the materials[...]
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Find out how to get into health and social care
Why work in health and social care?
Although almost everyone will at some point in their life rely upon a health and social care professional, few people know much about the vital work that they do. The sector is vast, with a[...]
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The 5 most useful personality traits for carers
Not everyone is suited to caring, but some people seem to be just made for the job of a carer
Many care companies, particularly those that look after people in their own homes, find themselves recruiting carers who come from many walks of life. Often[...]
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5 Ways To Improve Your Communication With The People You Care For
Communication is the key to relationships, and relating to people well is what the best carers do
None of us were born equal, though, so some people find it easier to communicate better than others. If you’re aware that sometimes you don’t[...]
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