BTEC Level 2 First Award Health and Social Care
Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values
Level: 2
Unit type: Core
Guided learning hours: 30
Assessment type: Internal
Unit introduction
What is good practice in health and social care? What ensures that good practice is applied to
support individuals who use health and social care services? Health and social care values underpin
good practice within the sector.
These care values apply to all areas of health and social care work. In this unit you will gain an
understanding of how these care values are applied in health and social care settings, and their
importance to work in the sector. You will apply these values in practice. Through this activity you
will develop skills that will be of use in all careers in the health and social care sector. The values
described in this unit may be applied to daily life, and to a variety of careers outside the health and
social care sector.
You will also investigate methods used to empower individual users of health and social care
services. This is important in health and social care, as it enables individuals to take control of their
own care, and helps them to ensure that their specific needs are met. These methods include
adapting activities and environments to meet individual needs, promoting choice, and using
individuals’ preferred methods of communication. You will also investigate the importance of taking
individual circumstances into account when planning care, as well as the potential difficulties
involved in doing this.
This unit will enable you to understand the high standards expected in health and social care in
order to safeguard the wellbeing of individuals who use health and social care services.
Learning aims
In this unit you will:
A explore the care values that underpin current practice in health and social care
B investigate ways of empowering individuals who use health and social care
services.
Assessment guidance
This unit is internally assessed through coursework assignments by the centre, and externally
verified by Edexcel.