Summary:
Fully endorsed by Edexcel, BTEC National in Health & Social Care is the ideal textbook for this new qualification, offering full coverage of all 8 mandatory units, and a further 6 optional units on CD-Rom within the textbook. With a range of features including student activities, key terms, top tips and tasks, and all units linked closely to the new specification, BTEC National in Health & Social Care is a vaulable resource for all Health & Social Care students at Level 3 on all four pathways.

Key topics covered include:
- Developing Effective Communication in Health & Social Care
- Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health & Social Care
- Health, Safety & Security in Health & Social Care
- Development Through the Life Stages
- Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology for Health & Social Care
- Personal & Professional Development in Health & Social Care
- Sociological Perspectives for Health & Social Care
- Psychological Perspectives for Health & Social Care

BTEC National in Health & Social Care is written in a clear and accessible style by a team of experienced teachers and examiners, making it the ideal textbook for students following a wide range of Health & Social Care courses at Level 3 and beyond.

• Fully endorsed by Edexcel, the ideal core textbook for all four of the Health & Social Care pathways
• Covers all 8 mandatory units
• CD-Rom included in book also covers 6 of the most popular optional units
• Authors are all closely involved in developing the new BTEC National - Edexcel writers - and experienced teachers
• Full colour, generously illustrated, highly accessible

Table of Contents:
Core units
1 Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care
2 Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
3 Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care
4 Development Through the Life Stages
5 Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
6 Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care
7 Sociological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
8 Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
Optional units (on CD-ROM in back of book)
19 Applied Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
20 Health Education
21 Nutrition for Health and Social Care
22 Research Methodology for Health and Social Care
26 Caring for Individuals with Additional Needs
29 Applied Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care

About the Author(s):
All Edexcel writers for the new BTEC National Spec; all teaching Health & Social Care in FE.
Alison Hetherington - Mid Cheshire College; Linda Wyatt - Tamworth College; Elizabeth Rasheed - Dudley College and Open University

Readership:
Level 3 BTEC National in Health and Social Care students