Careers using Health & Social Care

3. Works in private homes caring for their employer's babies and young children (5).
4. Helps and advises families with long or short-term difficulties (6,7,6).
7. Understands child development and uses therapeutic play activities to help children cope when in hospital (6,4,10).
9. Helps babies and children up to 5 years old to develop and learn in a safe and supportive setting (7,6).
10. Helps vulnerable people to manage their daily activities and to live as independently as possible (4,6).
11. Provides specialist end of life care and support to patients and their families (10,4,9).

1. Studies people's behaviour, motivations, thoughts and feelings, and help them to overcome or control their problems (12).
2. Helps to protect vulnerable children and adults from harm or abuse, and support people to live independently (6,6).
3. Cares for adults who are sick, injured or have physical disabilities (5).
5. Works with families in their own homes to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness (6,7).
6. Helps people in overseas countries affected by man-made and natural disasters like wars, outbreaks of disease and earthquakes (3,6).
8. Responds to emergency call-outs and give people life-saving medical help (9).