PI695 Understanding Epilepsy

Understanding Epilepsy | Level 2

Brand new Understanding Epilepsy course now available from NCC Home Learning!  Deposit only £59.99!

Course Description

Understanding Epilepsy

This Understanding Epilepsy course aims to build on your understanding of what it means to have epilepsy and your caring experience.  The course will suggest lots of ideas about how you can help people in your care who have this condition.

The programme is suitable for staff working in hospitals, care homes, day centres, and in people’s own homes.  This is reflected in the words used to refer to the people receiving care; ‘patient’, ‘resident’, and ‘client’ are used.

The Understanding Epilepsy programme is at Level 2, the equivalent of GCSE or ‘O’ Level. This programme is divided into 12 modules, each covering a different aspect of the condition of epilepsy.
There is an activities booklet containing the activities you need to complete successfully to pass the course.  These are marked by a tutor, who will give you written feedback on your assessments and also give you support and guidance. Each module is assessed by a module assessment, so there are twelve assessments in total. There is more on this in the next section: ‘Introduction to Distance Learning’.

Each module of the Understanding Epilepsy programme begins within an introduction, and states the learning outcomes for the module.  Learning outcomes are statements explaining what you will understand or be able to do by the time you have finished studying each module.  You will see that the assessment questions are closely linked to the learning outcomes.  You can check whether you have met the each learning outcome by successfully completing the associated assessment questions.

Previous Knowledge Required

No previous knowledge is required.

Support

You will receive the Understanding Epilepsy course manual and assignments plus tutor support by mail and email.

Our student support team are also available for any other queries that you may have whilst completing your Understanding Epilepsy Level 2 course. You can be assured that unlimited support is available for your home study course, so there is no need to struggle or feel isolated during your studies.

Assessment

There is an activities booklet containing the activities you need to complete successfully to pass the course. These are marked by a tutor, who will give you written feedback on your assessments and also give you support and guidance. Each unit is assessed by a unit assessment, so there are ten assessments in total.

Modules

• Module 1: An introduction to the brain
• Module 2: Different epilepsy syndromes
• Module 3: Causes of epilepsy
• Module 4: Diagnosing epilepsy
• Module 5: Treating epilepsy
• Module 6: What to do when someone is having a seizure
• Module 7: Managing epilepsy
• Module 8: Impact of epilepsy on a person’s life
• Module 9: Supporting vulnerable people with epilepsy
• Module 10: Maintaining dignity and respect
• Module 11: Explaining the myths
• Module 12: Relevant UK legislation

Awarding Organisation

This course has been accredited under NCFE IIQ Licence by NCC Resources Limited which has been approved as an NCFE Investing in Quality (IIQ) centre to give formal recognition to courses. At the end of this course successful learners will be awarded a certificate of achievement by NCFE. The training courses have been designed specifically to meet the needs of learners who prefer to study from home. The course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at Level 2 (using Ofqual's Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

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