Implementing Interventions in Health and Social Care (Synchronous e-learning)
About This Course
Singapore’s healthcare system is constantly adapting to changing external environment, which is compounded by our aging population, increasing prevalence of co-morbidities, increasing demand of hospital services and limitations in resources. Our healthcare expenditure is set to continue to increase, largely due to the demand for additional facilities and the increasing operating cost. There is a need to integrate care across the health care system and between the healthcare and social care systems.
However, workers in the field of care integration are hampered by a lack of recognition, training and the resources needed to support their area of work. Current training systems are still dominated by pre-employment training (PET) principles and healthcare workers tend to work in their respective silos. The competency needed for the tasks of integrating health and social care is not well defined. The link between training and work is not well established in care integration.
This course aims to specially address the need to enhance care integration competency in the following areas:
• Knowledge of how our healthcare system works
• Understanding health and social needs of patients
• Systemic approach to co-develop health and social care plans
• Communication skills
• Collaboration skills with partners
This course equips learners with competencies to work in an emerging area of integrating health and social care to work in acute & community hospitals, nursing homes, senior activity centres, family service centres, adult disability homes, day activity centres, etc. The graduate profile of this program will be a client-centred care coordinator who is able to assess clients’ needs, plan interventions and support clients towards improving their wellbeing.
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
The minimum requirements expected are as follow:
• At least O level qualifications or demonstrate English Literacy skills at a proficiency level not lower than the ES WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5; and
• At least O level qualifications or demonstrate Numeracy skills at a proficiency level not lower than the ES WSQ WPLN Level 5
• At least 1 year or working experience or is currently employed by health and social care service providers.
[Note: The nature of care coordination requires work and life experiences. Currency of employment in the health and social care sector is an advantage as the competency can be transferred and applied at the workplace. Therefore, special consideration is given in terms of work experience.]
• Learners should be familiar with local culture.